AB, BMC queue for P200m bail-outs
Friday, September 18, 2020
The two parastatals are amongst a list of perennially struggling government entities, with AB cutting its workforce by half as part of efforts to trim down and stay afloat. The BMC in recent years, meanwhile, has survived only through government support, piling on hundreds of millions of pula in loans in the process.
According to a supplementary budget request tabled by the Finance Ministry in Parliament this week, Air Botswana is requesting P100 million as “short term” funding to sustain its operations. The national airline’s troubles were worsened by the travel ban in place since April as a response to the COVID-19 onset.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...