EU grants P330m to Botswana
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation says minister Phandu Skelemani and EU Commissioner for Development Cooperation, Andris Piebalgs, signed the programme on the sidelines of the Joint ACP-EU Council of Ministers Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya last week.
The programme is a comprehensive document setting out expected results, indicators and means of verification on the implementation of agreed areas of cooperation. The 2014 – 2020 programme will focus on inclusive and sustainable growth in the education sector, public sector reforms and measures in favour of civil society.
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...