Kazungula Bridge to open business opportunities
Wednesday, August 07, 2019
Speaking during the grand opening of Sefalana Shopper at Kazungula over the weekend, Sefalana Group managing director Chandra Chauhan said that he was optimistic that the bridge would bring more customers from Zambia.
“The bridge will also attract more customers from Zimbabwe who will buy goods and services from this mall. All our managers are Batswana. Sefalana first opened its first store in 1974. The Botswana Public Officers Fund is the largest shareholder in Sefalana. Other shareholders are Debswana and Motor Vehicle Accident Fund. We recently made profit in excess of P250 million. Batswana hold 93% of our shares. We spent over P10 million to open this store,” Chauhan said.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...