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Gov’t moves to diversify Air Botswana’s revenues

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Government, as a shareholder in the cash-strapped Air Botswana, says it is focusing on diversifying revenue streams for the national carrier as it looks to make it cargo driven, Parliament has been told.

In his last week address at Committee of Supply in the National Assembly, the Minister of Transport and Public Works, Eric Molale said progress has been made as the cargo project is underway.

He added the airline has signed agreements with cargo handling agents at key source markets that include China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Germany and the United Arab Emirates.

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