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Stakeholders embrace #PushaBW

Keletsositse Olebile PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Keletsositse Olebile PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

The #PushaBW initiative, launched by the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) in 2018, has gained significant momentum, fostering a deeper appreciation for local products and contributing to the expansion of indigenous product lines. The campaign challenges Batswana to shift their mindset, placing greater value on and embracing locally made products.

The launch of the campaign has seen local retailers increasing the number of local products on their shelves and also committing to engaging local producers on their listing requirements.

Under the stewardship of BITC, the campaign has spurred local retailers, including prominent names like Woolworths, Square Mart, Fours Cash and Carry, Trans Africa, Choppies, and Sefalana, to augment their offerings with more local products.


Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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