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Cash-strapped BR expects P25m loss

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State-owned rail monopoly Botswana Railways (BR) is expecting a financial loss of P25 million this year, remaining in the column of the country's loss-making parastatals.

The expected loss follows years of maintenance budget backlogs, including low volumes of freight and cargo transport.

Last year, BR posted a P90 million loss as its financial woes deepened. The entity attributed the losses to “financial pressures and governance irregularities that have festered over the years”.

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