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Shining example: The Gladstone LNG project is one of the largest in the world and an inspiration to local developers PIC: MECHADEMY.COM
Shining example: The Gladstone LNG project is one of the largest in the world and an inspiration to local developers PIC: MECHADEMY.COM

The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) this week signed an agreement to secure power supply from Coal Bed Methane, the first ever commercial extraction of a resource estimated to be as much as 40 trillion cubic feet in Botswana. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI reports

Local Coal Bed Methane (CBM) developers have dreams of replicating the phenomenal success of the Gladstone Liquefied Natural Gas (GLNG) project in Queensland, Australia.

Gladstone, established in 2011, has created 6,000 jobs, generating US$42.45 billion (P473 billion) of income tax revenues for the federal government. Exports from the project are expected to top US$9.55 billion annually for the next 25 years.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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