Botswana tariffs throttle Zim borehole exporter
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Chizmark Engineering and Services is a relatively small company that manufactures mainly boreholes and works in general fabrication.
The company's Operations Manager, Joseph Gumbo, said Chizmark has established a firm market base in Botswana for its boreholes, but the biggest challenge was customs duty of P2 000 for every consignment.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...