Will it be fourth time lucky for Air Botswana?

Wilderness Air has been named the preferred bidder for Air Botswana
Wilderness Air has been named the preferred bidder for Air Botswana

The Ministry of Transport and Communications this week revealed Wilderness Holdings as the preferred bidder for the privatisation of Air Botswana, the beleaguered national airline. With three failed previous attempts at privatisation, will the fourth be the charm? Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI reports

A political storm is brewing over this week’s announcement by the Transport Ministry that Wilderness Holdings is the preferred bidder for the privatisation of the national airline, Air Botswana.

Commentators, who have long questioned President Ian Khama’s links to the tourism group, say the fact that a presidential directive appears to have decided a public procurement process points to bad ethics.

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