Mining sector targets import substitution as next frontier
Tuesday, July 07, 2026 | 0 Views |
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Speaking at the Future of Mining Summit in Gaborone last week, mining executives outlined a strategy that would see the sector leverage its vast purchasing power to develop citizen-owned suppliers, build local manufacturing capacity and reduce Botswana's dependence on imported goods and services.
The approach, increasingly being championed by the Botswana Chamber of Mines (BCM), seeks to reposition mining companies from being merely extractors of minerals to becoming anchor customers for emerging industries.
Those who occasionally use highways like the A1 and A3 roads will bear testimony to have experienced this firsthand as they have been overtaken by overspeeding buses. Sadly, some of the passengers are the ones who urge some bus drivers to overspeed.The result of this madness is the horrific accident that claimed lives of nine people on Sunday evening near Lechana settlement along the A1 Highway.It is reported that the incident occurred after the...