Town folk will fight to keep Lobatse alive

The town nestles on a mountain range with tree major tarred main roads and a wet, cool climate. A water pipeline from Gaborone and a dam at Nnywane have led to the establishment of several important industries in Lobatse, including the recently liquidated giant transporters, Lobtrans, Blue Crystal Sugar Industries and Cumberland Hotel.

The national Radio Botswana (RB1) started operating in Lobatse before it moved to Gaborone. The main abattoir and headquarters of the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) make Lobatse the centre of the cattle industry with animals driven overland from as far afield as Gantsi, 500km away, to the BMC abattoir that has a meat and canning plant attached to it.