Batswana spend P30m over W/Cup

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Batswana in South Africa between June 01 and 20, 2010 spent US$4.3 million (P30.1 million), making the country the second heaviest African spender at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, recent data has revealed.

Statistics rank Botswana among the top ten spenders in South Africa between June 1 and 20, 2010, a list that also includes some of the world's richest nations.

Expenditure by Batswana was 22 percent higher than levels recorded over the same period last year, second only to Mozambique, whose citizens spent US$4.9 million (P34.3 million).

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Batswana spend P30m over W/Cup

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