Govt seeks to break impasse with SA retailers
Friday, October 14, 2016
Mbaakanyi
According to the Trade Act of 2003, businesses such as; auctioneers, car wash, cleaning services, curio shop, fresh produce, general clothing, general dealer and hairdresser are exclusively reserved for citizens.
Chief commercial officer for the citizen economic empowerment (CEE), Banusi Mbaakanyi said mall developers have been complaining that there are no local companies that are capable of supplying malls.
That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...