Filling station boom raises market saturation alarms
Friday, June 05, 2026 | 190 Views |
Studies due: BERA wants to check the density of filling stations around the country PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The study comes as the country’s retail fuel sector faces growing concerns of overcapacity, with instances where some filling stations receive licences and open a few metres away from each other.
Statistics Botswana data on transport and infrastructure shows that since the third quarter of 2023, the number of first-time registrations in the country have gone up on a quarterly basis. The trend means the traditionally accelerated growth in the country’s vehicle population, has slowed down.
‘When you make peace withyourself, you make peace with the world’- Maha GhosanandaThis may come at a huge cost if not handled properly. What started off on Labour Day in Letlhakane this year, where Boko was in attendance when the militant lawyer-cum-trade unionist, Robert Rabasimane rebutted the President’s address in defence of the trade union has seemingly spiralled out of control. The issue is now creating a cat-and-mouse type of a...