Mogoditshane ‘car wars’ rumble on

This week, hundreds of imported cars remained strapped to the top of trucks as the taxman suspended trading at the majority of warehouses in Mogoditshane.

With the warehouses closed, frustrated car-haulers were left with nowhere to offload their imports and remained stranded by the roadside.

This comes after Botswana Unified Revenue Service’s (BURS) recent declaration of war on grey import dealers in the Kweneng District town.

Angry dealers accused BURS of sabotage by delaying the tax clearance on their imports - a move which they say has left them unable to sell their stock.

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