The Competition Authority Celebrates its First Anniversary and Launches Website

The Competition Authority has in its first year of operation strived to guard against complacency and mediocrity even though competition law is new to Botswana. This was said by the Chief Executive Officer Mr Thula Kaira at a news conference on Tuesday 24th April 2012 to mark the Authority’s first anniversary.

Mr Kaira said the government has conferred on the Authority its investigative independence from any other external influence and assured the business community of the highest levels of transparency, accountability and due process.

He outlined some of the Authority’s achievements as follows:

Staff recruitment, securing office space and refurbishment, staff training, completion of the Competition Regulations and operationalization of the Competition Act; the corporate logo and national stakeholders conference as well as engagements with local authorities.

The occasion also marked the launch of the Competition Authority’s website www.competitionauthority.co.bw Mr Kaira called on members of the public to give feedback on the website.