Cllrs Agitate For Law Against Dodgy Vendors

Monday, June 19, 2017

Councillors want law against bogus hawkers PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: Local councillors are itching for a law to crack the whip against the street vendors who sell drugs under the pretext that they are selling sweets and airtime.

It has become fashionable to spot street vendors who fake that they sell commodities like sweets and airtime, but rather have a hidden agenda of distributing drugs, especially marijuana to people.

Kanana ward councillor, Cornelius Gopolang raised a concern in an interview with Business Monitor that most of the unlicensed street vendors have a tendency of selling drugs under the pretext of selling different commodities.

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Cllrs Agitate For Law Against Dodgy Vendors

FRANCISTOWN: Local councillors are itching for a law to crack the whip against the street vendors who sell drugs under the pretext that they are selling sweets and airtime.

42 out of 45 bodies of Limpopo bus crash victims identified

Selefu

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A city divided!

Civil Society threatens Masisi with legal action

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