Tati Nickel's reopening highly commendable

At the time, most of the nation’s eyes were on Selebi-Phikwe, where BCL Ltd, which owned Tati Nickel, spectacularly liquidated the copper operation there. These events had dashed the hopes of the people of the northern city and extinguished their dreams. Families were broken as many people lost their jobs. Employment is a huge issue for Tati and the broader Francistown community.

Fast-forward to September 2025, today, we are witnessing the reopening of the Tati Nickel Mine, now renamed Tataki. This is highly commendable. Tataki promises revenues of $4.2 billion (P56bn) over the next decade.