В Ботсване запускают первый крупный завод по переработке стали

How Galvanising Botswana seeks to spark a steel revolution Friday, August 28, 2026 | 120 Views | The project, being developed in Mmamashia by Galvanising Botswana, will have the capacity to process about 100,000 tonnes of steel annually, or roughly 220 tonnes a day. The facility is expected to become the country’s first major downstream steel-processing plant, targeting industries ranging from mining and construction to agriculture, water infrastructure, and renewable energy. Its arrival comes against a backdrop of heavy dependence on imported steel and steel products. Botswana imported iron and steel worth about $114.9 million in 2023, whilst articles of iron and steel accounted for a further $130.1 million, representing a combined import bill of more than P3 billion. Much of that market consists not only of raw materials but finished or semi-finished products that could potentially be fabricated and processed closer to home. “Try a crime you end a criminal,treat an environment you end crime.”– Abhijit Naskar, Sleepless for SocietyWhat should be a vibrant entertainment hub has instead become an area where people increasingly fear for their safety.Hardly a weekend passes without reports of people losing their valuables, vehicles being broken into or stolen, revellers being assaulted and injured, and, in the most tragic cases, people being attacked with sharp...