Boko blames FMD for BMC payment delays

Sunday Standard Boko blames FMD for BMC payment delays President Duma Boko has blamed the ongoing outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) for continued payment delays at the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC), saying the disease has disrupted government’s pledge to pay cattle farmers within seven days of delivering livestock. .ihc-locker-wrap{}There's more to this story But to keep reading, we need you to subscribe. Investigative journalism is an indispensable part of a healthy society, but it's also expensive to produce. We are reliant on subscriptions to fund our work, and while you can enjoy most of our stories for free, a small number of premium features are reserved for subscribers. You can subscribe for one week, a month or a full year - the choice is yours. Save 77% on an annual subscription. Click here to find out how. Existing subscribers can log in to keep reading here. jQuery(document).ready( function(){ jQuery('#iump_login_username').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#iump_login_password').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#ihc_login_form').on('submit', function(e){ e.preventDefault(); var u = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=log]').val(); var p = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=pwd]').val(); if (u!='' && p!=''){ jQuery('#ihc_login_form').unbind('submit').submit(); } else { ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post Boko blames FMD for BMC payment delays first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter