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Palapye to be special economic zone

Palapye village PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Palapye village PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

President Duma Boko says government is moving towards declaring a Special Economic Zone around Palapye to accommodate a major investment proposal, following discussions with investors he met in Singapore.

Boko said the investors had identified Palapye as the preferred location for their project and outlined four areas in which they required government support. Details of the proposed development, including its investment value and the businesses involved, have yet to be disclosed.

“Massive, massive, multidimensional intervention will take place there, and this investors have asked that we declare Palapye a special economic zone before they invest,” Boko said.

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