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Trade ministry reassures school uniform industry

Manake PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Manake PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Up to 85% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Botswana fail within the first five years of operation due to inadequate market access and lack of financing, studies have shown.

In most instances, a record-high number of SMEs have been indicated to fail within their early years of conception.

Usually, SMEs require growth and expansion which can come if businesses have access to markets beyond their borders. Often at times, entities that can identify cross-border markets are those with a dedicated research department, however, due to cost requirements, SMEs do not have the finances to invest in a dedicated research department to prospect for markets.

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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