Durban car trail on, but not so hot

Botswana's enterprising middlemen have started travelling to and from Durban once again to profit on the lucrative trade of sourcing Japanese cars for locals, after the confusion on whether the cars can still be imported to Botswana was recently cleared.

Since mid-October, local dealers and middlemen profiteering from the Japanese cars in Durban were hit hard after dozens of warehouses were shut down, while clearance certificates were also frozen for Botswana-bound vehicles, leaving local dealers in confusion.

However, some locals, who had long put in orders for their Japanese cars started receiving them last week, while some middlemen early this week also started travelling to Durban to buy cars for their clients.

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