Councillors Nkaigwa and Kenosi face off

While the Gaborone City Council (GCC) has released a report justifying the removal of trade wares left overnight by vendors/hawkers on public land and road reserves, it has also given a glimpse to the cat and mouse chase and failure by the council to rein in informal traders accused of flouting by-laws.


The report states that consultative meetings were held in 2012 and 2013, concerning the Hawking and Street Vending Regulations. According to these consultative meetings, it was clearly stated by the mayor, Haskins Nkaigwa, City Clerk, Agnes Seragi and deputy clerk, Lebuile Israel, at the May 9, 2012 meeting that hawkers/vendors must remove their trade paraphernalia when they knock off.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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