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Mmegi Staff Writers, MBONGENI MGUNI & PAULINE DIKUELO report on leading smartphone retailer, Samsung’s growing frustrations with spreading its wings in Botswana

The explosion of counterfeit mobile phones and accessories in Botswana could have the unintended effect of turning away investors and exporting potential local jobs elsewhere.

World leading smartphone producer, Samsung is contemplating reaching out to local law enforcement authorities and the telecommunications regulator, BOCRA, as its push into the lucrative Botswana market encounters massive counterfeit devices and accessories in the local market.

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Botswana must not be a flag of convenience for rogues

‘A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle’.- George William CurtisAccording to the report carried in this publication, the fraudsters operating the so-called “dark fleet” have selected Botswana’s flag as their cover of choice. This is a direct assault on our country’s most valuable asset, the good name.For decades, Botswana has...

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