Power crisis could be the bane of growth
Friday, June 13, 2008
In its Annual Report for 2007, the Central Bank says in the short-term, the economy, which grew by 6.1 percent in 2006/2007, will receive several sector-specific stimuli that should boost growth.
These include momentum arising from the beneficiation of diamonds and other minerals, as the new Diamond Trading Company Botswana comes into full operation.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...