Workers agitated as Activox collapses

FRANCISTOWN: A contingent of regular police supported by members of the Special Support Group (SSG) had to rush to the construction site of the Activox refinery near Francistown after a group of workers gathered there demanding to know what was going on yesterday.

But the Officer Commanding Number 1 District Senior Superintendent Alakanani Makobo has played down the matter, saying the situation was nowhere near riotous.

Just like you, the regular police and SSG there received a report relating to some agitated workers, Makobo says. We went there to find it was calm and there was nothing to worry about.

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SADC must see its words become action

An election is held in a member state, international observers raise concerns, but the Southern African Development Community (SADC) often remains silent or offers only gentle, diplomatic praise. This has led to a widespread belief that the regional body prioritises solidarity amongst governments over the democratic rights of ordinary citizens. This is why the preliminary statement from the SADC Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) on...

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