Millers decry �dumping� of SA products into local market
Thursday, August 17, 2017
Millers say cheaper imports from South Africa are suffocating the local industry
The association’s chairman, Nkosi Mwaba said this is particularly so in wheat flour products that he said are being dumped into Botswana at below cost.
“Sadly, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry has taken a decision to remove a critical protection mechanism that was levelling the playing field between Botswana and South Africa,” he said.
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...