BPP wants Mmamabula takeover

FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana People's Party (BPP) says the government must take over the Mmamabula coal project and develop the power station to reduce over reliance on ESKOM.

The BPP wants the government to invite a country that has the technology and the expertise to come and set up a nuclear power station in the Kgalagadi Desert.

The BPP passed and adopted the resolution during its 48th annual delegates conference held at Tonota College of Education over the long weekend. The government must start trade negotiations with the government of Angola which will lead to supply of oil from Angola to Botswana, the resolution says.

Editor's Comment
Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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