Promotion without promoters: When bureaucracy undermines enterprise

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The recent Northern Business Conference (NBC) organised by Business Botswana PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Last week I attended Business Botswana’s National Conference in Francistown, which ran from October 18 to 21.

After listening to several speakers on the panel and conversing with a few businessmen of rank during the breaks, I noticed a worrisome pattern. The complaints were largely similar.

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