SA-bound Batswana increase after sharp decline

The trend reversed in subsequent months to register an overall growth of 13.1 percent in the first half of the year.

SATI says 74 058 Botswana residents travelled to South Africa from January to July this year, compared to 65 477 in the same period last year. Despite the overall growth in the six months, Botswana travellers to SA had declined by -11.4 percent in the first quarter ending March 2009 as the full impact of the global financial crisis on travellers was felt.