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Tax blind spots widen as unpaid bills expose gaps in Govt’s revenue system

The government's growing backlog of unpaid invoices has revealed a less visible problem than the cash shortage itself. The government does not always know how much tax it should be collecting from its own spending. During a parliamentary question and answer session with Arafat Khan,...

BPF Suspends Mediation Talks

The Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) has abruptly suspended its much-anticipated mediation process aimed at resolving internal party disputes, citing new developments over the weekend. In a statement issued Monday, the party leadership confirmed that the mediation talks, which were scheduled to begin the same day,...
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The government's growing backlog of unpaid invoices has revealed a less visible problem than...

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