Firestone holds 'milestone' inaugural tender
Friday, December 03, 2010
Observers have hailed the achievement as indicative of Botswana's efforts to become a global diamond-producing, processing and marketing hub.
Firestone's efforts are expected to become significantly more successful than DiamonEx's ill-fated auction of 10, 613 carats in October 2008 that sold at a fraction of the price due to the global recession.
For too long, the state of many public schools has been a source of shame. We have all seen the pictures and heard the stories of broken windows, unreliable water and electricity, topped by classrooms that are not fit for proper learning. The establishment of the Education Infrastructure and Management Company Ltd (EIMC) signals that authorities are finally ready to take this problem seriously. We must commend the government for this initiative....