Bid to reopen BMC abattoir fails

The Francistown BMC facility was closed early last year, as it was not viable to operate. Although it has the capacity to slaughter 380 cattle per day, the abattoir was reportedly dismally failing to reach its target. In some instances the facility would reportedly go for an entire day without slaughtering a single cow.

The government-backed parastatal said that it was losing millions of pula on an annual basis to keep the Francistown abattoir operational.