We are exporting jobs - Gare

Karabo Gare
Karabo Gare

FRANCISTOWN: Government is worried that the country is exporting a lot of jobs by not adding value to its resources.

The concern was relayed by the Minister of Entrepreneurship, Karabo Gare when officially opening the Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair (BBNTF) here on Friday.

The Fair was held under the theme, “Promoting Economic Growth Industrialisation”. Gare said Botswana still has challenges to beneficiate its diamond and beef sector, adding it was high time the country fully exploited its diamonds and beef among others in order to benefit Batswana. “We should fully exploit our various resources locally in order to create jobs.

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