Leather park development pushed back even further

The leather park, a Local Enterprise Authority initiative, has been in the pipeline since 2014 with little progress, a fact that has frustrated authorities and residents in the border town.

The project entails development of a complex for different tanneries, supported by the Botswana Meat Commission and primary infrastructure such as a common effluent treatment plant, sewage treatment plant and others. Government has said the plant could employ up to 10,000 employees when fully functional, marking a sustainable economic diversification effort.