Work starts on developing Sowa Town SEZ
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Making plans: Mogara addressing the Mayors Forum in Nata on Wednesday
This was revealed by SEZA CEO, Lonely Mogara, at the sixth Mayor’s Forum in Nata on Wednesday. Mogara revealed that Parliament approved the declaration of Sowa Town as an SEZ in August 2019 and mandated the Authority to develop, manage and regulate it.
The 59.8-hectare SEZ has been earmarked as a chemical manufacturing hub, primarily because of its abundant sodium resources.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...