Botswana licks wounds as P4bn lost to fuel smuggling

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.