COVID-19 forces B&M to scale down output

The company has been in Botswana for almost two decades and its main shareholders are from Mauritius.

Before the onset of COVID-19, the local textile and clothing sector was already facing numerous challenges, including competition from imports into Botswana and competition against other countries exporting to the key market of South Africa. The pandemic appears to have now worsened the situation with many textile units either closing shop or reducing production.