Business tourists dominate visits to Botswana
Thursday, August 31, 2017
The figure represented 32.2% of overall arrivals of 484,717 for the quarter.
According to the statistical agency, travellers who came for purposes of visiting friends and relatives were 80,362, accounting for 27.8%.
While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...