Leather Park aims for December production
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | 3870 Views |
Value add: Leathern tannery activities could soon kick off in Lobatse
The Leather Park has been in the pipeline since 2014 with little progress, a fact that has frustrated authorities and residents in the border town.
The implementation of the Leather Park was said to be delayed by the need for project reconfiguration to address emerging risks from a change in the project scope and location. The declining national herd warranted a review of the project’s business case to determine the minimal amount of raw material required to kick-start a viable leather processing operation.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...