Gov�t Leads Buyers Of Local Goods
Monday, January 29, 2018
According to BITC’s 2016/2017 annual report, the survey states that about 66% of locally produced goods were consumed locally followed by South Africa with 13%, Zimbabwe with nine percent and Namibia with four percent while the rest of Africa, SADC region and Asia each at two percent.
“This therefore indicates that Africa, particularly the SADC region remains a potential market for Botswana,” read the report.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...