Someone should be held accountable for BCL mess

The closure of the Tati Nickel Mining Company and BCL Mine at the end of last year was met with resistance from stakeholders such as the Botswana Mine Workers Union.

The trade union opposed the closure of BCL on grounds that the mine had potential but that it was poorly managed.

Their arguments were ignored because it was apparent that the sole shareholder in the company, Botswana government had long made the decision to stop BCL operations.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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