Tourism has potential to create more jobs � Khama

Toyota 1000 desert race. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Toyota 1000 desert race. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Kasane will be upgraded to a premier tourist centre through the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) as part of government’s efforts to create employment, President Ian Khama said yesterday.

The ESP, which will be funded from Botswana’s foreign reserves, was announced at a Botswana Democratic Party special congress in Gaborone recently.

Khama said even though tourism is the highest economic revenue earner after minerals, the government is committed to ensuring that more jobs are created in the sector. The tourism sector accounts for over 35,000 jobs.

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