Botswana volumes lower

Volumes into Botswana are
stable albeit slightly lower than
expected ahead of the end-of-year
peak.
According to Kevin Lees,
managing director of Botswanabased
Truckhire, the ongoing global
economic fluctuations continue to
impact on the landlocked country.
“Volumes have not picked up to
the extent one would have expected
for this time of the year. It is a clear
sign that the economy has not
grown, but with an election in the
country next year it is expected that
volumes will increase significantly
ahead of that.”
At the same time, said Lees,
several of the big projects in the
country have been completed.
“We saw some massive loads
being brought in during the
building of several capital projects
– including the construction of a
power station. There are also several
projects in the pipeline that have not
yet kicked off.”
Lees said despite volumes
not showing growth at present
he remained positive about the
opportunities, not only in Botswana
but southern Africa as a whole.