SEZA pushes for high-income economy status

SEZA chief executive officer (CEO), Lonely Mogara revealed in an interview this week that the authority’s new strategy seeks to diversify the economy and improve output in key sectors such as agro-business, financial services, applied ICT, health, manufacturing, energy and water management.

“By so doing, we believe SEZA will be able to tackle some of Botswana’s long-standing challenges; amongst them unemployment, poverty, high import bill as well as water and energy insecurity,” he said. Last year, SEZA launched key projects that were meant to spur infrastructure development at its portfolio of SEZs: Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (SSKIA), Fairgrounds, Lobatse, Pandamatenga, Palapye, Francistown, Selebi-Phikwe and Tuli Block.