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The slow descent of the once-mighty NBC

Presiding: Masisi officially launched the NBC with a call for the private sector to participate in government’s review of policies PIC: BW PRESIDENCY
Presiding: Masisi officially launched the NBC with a call for the private sector to participate in government’s review of policies PIC: BW PRESIDENCY

Senior government leaders, including President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and captains of industry met in Francistown this week for the biennial National Business Conference (NBC). Mmegi’s Francistown Bureau Chief, CHAKALISA DUBE, has attended several NBCs over the years and notes that the event is degenerating into a talk shop

FRANCISTOWN: Business Botswana’s biennial National Business Conference (NBC) is unquestionably the largest corporate-to-government gathering in the country.

The event, which takes place once every two years brings together senior government officials and respected corporate executives with the main goal of coming up with economic as well as business reforms to improve Botswana’s economy and competitiveness globally.


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DIS must correct costly stalemate

More than P8.1 million has already been spent, yet there appears to be no lasting solution in sight. This is not simply a dispute between the DIS and a group of officers. It is a matter of public accountability. Every pula spent by government comes from taxpayers who expect public funds to be used wisely and responsibly, especially during economic hardships faced by many.The officers exercised their constitutional right to seek justice through...

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