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Mmegi Staff Writers, MBONGENI MGUNI & PAULINE DIKUELO report on leading smartphone retailer, Samsung’s growing frustrations with spreading its wings in Botswana

The explosion of counterfeit mobile phones and accessories in Botswana could have the unintended effect of turning away investors and exporting potential local jobs elsewhere.

World leading smartphone producer, Samsung is contemplating reaching out to local law enforcement authorities and the telecommunications regulator, BOCRA, as its push into the lucrative Botswana market encounters massive counterfeit devices and accessories in the local market.

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