U.S global hunt for critical minerals arrives in Botswana
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Green partnerships: Kenewendo, Boko, Caner and Bunning at the launch on Tuesday
MATSILOJE: In 2016, a pall of devastation, sorrow and despair fell over the entire North East as a global meltdown in prices sank operations at Tati Nickel and BCL Mine.
For decades, as early as 1959 in the case of BCL, the base metal mines had anchored the economies of Selebi Phikwe and Francistown, providing employment, powering growth and oiling the expansion of downstream activities.
A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...