BITC woos multimillion pula investments

The BITC had targetted raking in P180 million in investment deals at the six-month expo, which will reach its halfway point at the end of December.

Briefing journalists on the investment agency’s progress thus far, BITC chief executive officer, Keletsositse Olebile said another company, the Sheetal Diamond Company, had also shown interest in setting up a diamond cutting and polishing facility in Botswana. He said the company has already secured a factory shell to start operations in early 2022. Sheetal expects to invest $5 million (P59.2 million) and intends to create 150 jobs.