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The Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry has announced a restriction on the importation of cloth face masks.
In a news release dated 18th May 2020, the Ministry said in accordance with Section 3 of the Control of Goods, Prices and Other Charges Act, the Minister has ordered that:
i) No…
At a time when movement is restricted due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the CCA continues to sample prices of essential and basic products to help the consumer make an informed consumer choice:
Essential products
Basic Products
Gaborone has been declared a high risk area and Return to Work Pink Permits for those traveling into and out of the capital city have been suspended until further notice.
This follows one new confirmed case of COVID-19 in Botswana of a truck driver who came into Gaborone through the Tlokweng Border…
The African Competition Forum (ACF) notes the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic that has ushered in unparalleled universal social and economic pandemonium in recent history. As the coronavirus generally spreads globally, and in Africa in particular, freezing virtually all economies and with an ever-…
The Competition and Consumer Authority is mandated to conduct amongst other surveys a market price survey or a price guide. At a time when movement is restricted due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the CCA has sampled prices of an essential food basket to help the consumer make an informed consumer…
