Reforms needed to smoothen cross-border trade � BURS

BURS Head Office
BURS Head Office

Trade integration can only be fostered by an open trade regime when a range of complementary policies are in place, a customs official has said.

Customs general manager at the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), Buhalo Mudongo said this during a public lecture on the Trans-Kalahari Corridor (TKC) held at the University of Botswana conference centre this week.

The TKC is a road network spanning the territories of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia, right through to the Port of Walvis Bay.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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