FCC reverts to old committees

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FRANCISTOWN: Francistown City Council (FCC) deputy mayor Joyce Ndove says they were misled into abandoning the old committee system after the Minister of Trade and Industry, Dorcas Makgato-Malesu visited last year.

While not saying who misled them, Ndove said the council has decided to revert to the old system of committees. This was a system where councillors would sit on many committees. But a reshuffle was done after Makgato-Malesu had announced in the council chambers that there would no longer be Liquor and Trade Committees.  

At a recent past special full council meeting, Ndove proposed that the council revert to the old system and the motion was adopted. 

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