UK company sues BTO for P7m
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In April 2017, the Ministry through BTO announced that it was introducing the levy to raise funds for conservation and national tourism development. According to the announcement then, Effective June 2017, all Non-SADC visitors entering Botswana would be required to pay $30 tourism levy at the point of entry.
“The levy is purposed to support the growth of the industry and broaden the tourism base, resultantly improving the lives of the people of Botswana,” BTO said in a statement.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...