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BURS, media need each other

Endeavours to cultivate a positive working relationship with media can be a big challenge if not handled properly and it duly requires effort. And every effort will be worth it.

Hence, the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) should be hailed for its continued effort to cement relations with the local media, something that the tax agency has been doing over and over again.

The semi autonomous tax agency has been concerned about media reports that often times carried ‘misrepresentations’ of its activities. As a result, the BURS has apparently been itching to find a platform to air its concerns and share information with members of the Fourth Estate.

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