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Lack of tannery suppresses Botswanan leather brand

23/04/2015

A Botswana-based leather brand that has international ambitions says its growth is hampered by the lack of a tannery in the country. 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’,...

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