Botswana licks wounds as P4bn lost to fuel smuggling

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MOROKA: Botswana is reeling from a staggering P4 billion loss due to fuel smuggling, with Moroka and border villages emerging as key hotspots for the illicit trade.

According to the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) Chief Executive Officer, Dr Never Tshabang, the country is feeling the pinch, with seized fuel stocks and lost levy revenues impacting development initiatives.

When addressing the recent Ramokgwebana, Moroka, Jackalas 1, and Kgari (RAMOJAKGA) crime prevention seminar, Tshabang said that between 2019 and 2025, authorities confiscated around 800,000 litres of fuel, resulting in a P2.7 million levy loss.

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