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Local manufacturers lament snub by retailers

Brainstorming: The Summit delved into challenges and solutions for the manufacturing sector PIC: LOCAL MANUFACTURING SUMMIT FACEBOOK
Brainstorming: The Summit delved into challenges and solutions for the manufacturing sector PIC: LOCAL MANUFACTURING SUMMIT FACEBOOK

Citizen entrepreneurs in the manufacturing industry have decried the low desire by major retailers to stock their products, citing this as a major financial constraint.

The complaint was raised by several entrepreneurs at last week’s Local Manufacturing Summit held in Gaborone. The Summit provided a platform for entrepreneurs to air their grievances and to communicate their market handicaps to an array of institutional investors and public legislators.

This follows a series of high level conversations as the entrepreneurship space seeks to align itself with the recently announced Mindset Change campaign announced by President Mokgweetsi Masisi.


Editor's Comment
Micro-procurement maze demands urgent reform

Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...

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