'Reserve Transportation Of Goods For Locals'

Thapelo Letsholo. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Thapelo Letsholo. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Member of Parliament (MP) for Kanye North, Thapelo Letsholo has called on government to reserve transportation of goods in Botswana for locals.

Letsholo had tabled a motion calling in Parliament to resolve that the local distribution, courier and transportation of goods in Botswana be wholly reserved for citizen-owned companies and that all foreign transport and courier companies be allowed a single drop-off once arriving in Botswana.

He said the nurturing, establishment and eventual development of the local industries is of paramount importance if the country is to raise economic growth that the country so desires of its citizens.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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