In a community meeting in Maun on Friday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi delivered a pointed message on the need for greater Batswana ownership and control over the Okavango Delta, a globally prized natural resource. Masisi criticized past tourism policies that he said sidelined local communities from benefitting fully from the Delta’s economic potential, pointing directly to a legislative amendment introduced by a former tourism minister that he argued effectively privileged foreign companies over local citizens.
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