Good times, loadshedding is back!
Thursday, October 16, 2014
To me, it doesn’t matter whether or not my cousin, thousands of miles away, has been missing in action. You know the Kim…Un guy? We are distant cousins! He was recently reported missing, until he emerged this week in good spirits.
You will be shocked to learn that throughout that period we were constantly on the phone discussing the future. He only stopped taking my calls in the past two weeks after we agreed to embark on another round of missile tests just before the Festive Season. We want to prove to the world that ours is a nuclear powerhouse. Perhaps we should start relations with this desert country, which can’t produce anything for itself.
That should concern every Motswana. The implications extend far beyond cattle and farmers. Botswana’s beef industry is a critical pillar of the economy, supporting thousands of households and sustaining businesses along the value chain.The loss of access to lucrative export markets has already demonstrated how quickly an animal-health crisis can become an economic crisis.This is, therefore, not the time for complacency, blame, or political...