Botswana in mining versus tourism conundrum

Staff Writer TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA finds that reconciling the interests of the mining and tourism sectors on the international stage will be a challenge for Botswana.

Botswana is a mining field and this is increasingly spreading to all its shores. Sitting on over 200 billion tonnes of coal, the country is marching steadfastly towards turning coal into gold as the diamond era is slowly facing the setting sun.

"As diamonds are a finite source, we have to turn to other minerals especially coal.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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