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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.


Editor's Comment
Child protection needs more than prevailing laws

The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...

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