New Palapye malls trigger misgivings

Palapye is enjoying a balloon in construction
Palapye is enjoying a balloon in construction

PALAPYE: The news that four malls are due to be built here has triggered misgivings among residents, with the business community worried about intense competition and residents worried about a possible increase in crime.

Anywhere else, the construction of a new mall would be met with ululation by the local community, and indeed some residents here are excited at the employment prospects. However, having experienced a boom in construction in recent years, residents of Palapye know better than most the dark side of rapid development.

Palapye is rapidly being propelled from a village to a town and the four malls, to be located along the A1 highway, are expected to give the area an urban facelift and dust off its village origins. Resident businesses of various sizes are wary about the new malls, which they fear will swallow their enterprises.

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