Pula slips against the dollar, firms against the rand
Friday, October 31, 2008
Two months ago, the pula was trading at just under P7 per dollar, but it has now weakened to as low as P8.7 per dollar, following in the footsteps of the currency of Botswana's biggest trading partner, the South African Rand.
It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...