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Selebi-Phikwe citrus investors plot P200m expansion

The Selebi-Phikwe Citrus project has been widely cited in previous policy discussions
The Selebi-Phikwe Citrus project has been widely cited in previous policy discussions

Private investors behind the Selebi-Phikwe Citrus project are planning a further multi million expansion, taking total capital committed to the venture to about P750 million, as the operation positions itself for higher output and entry into new export markets.

The P200 million expansion comes barely a few years after the initial P500 million investment that established what is now regarded as the country’s largest citrus development.

The project, located near Selebi-Phikwe, has already developed about 880 hectares under irrigation and planted approximately 1.1 million citrus trees.

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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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