Francistown Oriental Plaza remains idle

Friday, June 16, 2017

White elephant: The building has not been fully operational since 2011

FRANCISTOWN: The 51 units at the Oriental Plaza shopping complex at Kgaphamadi still remain idle since the opening of the building in 2011.

The shopping complex was denied an operating licence by the then Ministry of Trade and Industry and has since been used by Chinese business people as warehouses.

Responding to a questionnaire on why the complex is not yet licensed, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), Peggy Serame said they only issue trading licences to individual businesses and not to building complexes.

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Francistown Oriental Plaza remains idle

FRANCISTOWN: The 51 units at the Oriental Plaza shopping complex at Kgaphamadi still remain idle since the opening of the building in 2011.

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