Lack of tannery suppresses Botswanan leather brand
23/04/2015
Lebang Setso Leather Crafters - whose customers include Michelle Obama, who reportedly bought a bag on her visit to the country - has to source leather from South Africa and Zimbabwe at ‘exorbitant prices’, according to local press.
Based in Taung, near the capital, Gaborone, the owners plan to build a facility to teach their clients about leather making.
The Botswanan government in 2013 had plans to build a tannery, but those plans were shelved due to a lack of funding.
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