The union has agreed to the three percent offer by the government, but is insisting the fired workers be reinstated. So far, the government refuses.
Here's a good article:
http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=10&aid=1394&dir=2011/June/Monday6
Meanwhile, the police claim neutrality:
Thebeyame once again appealed to the strikers to act within the law and promised that the police will restrain themselves even in trying situations. He said the police recently denied political parties permits to demonstrate because such permission was likely to jeopardise national security.
http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=1401&dir=2011/June/Monday6
As in the US and elsewhere, international capital is running the show.
Thanks in large part to good policies supported by a rebound in diamond exports, the Botswana economy is now back onto a strong growth trajectory, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which recently sent a mission to Gaborone to review economic developments, prospects and policies to ensure the country's continued macroeconomic stability and growth.
http://www.diamondintelligence.com/magazine/magazine.aspx?id=9600
And there's plenty of them.
BOTSWANA'S LERALA DIAMOND MINE READIES TO RE-OPEN
http://www.diamondintelligence.com/magazine/magazine.aspx?id=9599
