Govt secures P60m monthly bill for BCL

Masisi and his body guards
Masisi and his body guards

Government has secured a monthly bill of P60 million to mitigate against the effects of closure of the BCL and Tati Nickel mines, the acting President Mokgweetsi Masisi said yesterday.

Addressing the monthly Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) press conference, Masisi explained the funds are for the 12 to 18 months period.

 “This money is for two mines which are Tati Nickel and BCL. It includes salaries and expenses of maintaining the mines. For over 40 years, the government has been injecting money on BCL and we only made profit for three years,” Masisi said.

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