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Leather Park aims for December production

Value add: Leathern tannery activities could soon kick off in Lobatse
Value add: Leathern tannery activities could soon kick off in Lobatse

The long-awaited and much-anticipated Leather Park in Lobatse could finally be taking shape a decade later, as authorities now expect the first phase of the project to be complete by the third quarter of this year.

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.

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