Mining boom pushes property prices up

Even property agents admit the boom is something of a mixed blessing for ordinary Francistowners.

Stephina Molefe, a property agent at Willy Kathurima Associates there is in no doubt that locals are now struggling with property, whether renting or buying as a result of rising rates. She says it is definitely an influence of the mines. "Property rates in Francistown are high," Molefe says. "For individuals and local companies, it has become a very stressful experience to try and rent or even buy property."