botswana

Lobatse Leather Park to be completed in 2025

Published: August 10, 2023

Construction of the Lobatse Leather Park in Botswana is on track for completion in 2025, according to the latest update from the park Director. Read More...

Construction of Lobatse Leather Park delayed

Published: April 15, 2019

The completion date of the new leather complex has been revised to 2020 due to a lack of funding and insufficient domestic hide availability.

New Lobatse Leather Park operational in 2019

Published: December 9, 2016

Full-scale commercial production of the new Leather Park in Lobatse, Botswana, is planned to commence in January 2019, a year later than initially announced, with the help of private investors.

Illegal international donkey hides market unveiled

Published: February 24, 2016

An illegal trade market of donkey hides between Botswana, Zimbabwe and China has been uncovered by police during a warehouse operation in Botswana.

Cattle farmers advised against hot iron branding

Published: October 29, 2015

Zimbabwean tanners have advised representatives from Botswana’s farming and leather sectors on damages caused to leather by the hot iron branding of cattle.