Public Celebrates Reduction Of Fares

Commuters have received with jubilation news that taxi and mini-bus fares will go down on 24 December.

But taxi operators are seething with anger. They have threatened to take the government to court today (Monday).

"The Ministry of Transport has served us with letters of notice. We will approach the High Court on Monday," chairperson of the Gaborone Taxi and Local Bus Association, Gipson Matenge, said on Friday.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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