Anguish for vendors as council mulls mass evictions

Speaking out: Zigwa at her stall on Tuesday PIC:MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Speaking out: Zigwa at her stall on Tuesday PIC:MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Gaborone City Council (GCC) may soon begin its controversial mass eviction of most market vendors across the capital city, whom it has accused of various acts of non-compliance. Staff Writer TSAONE BASIMANEBOTLHE this week met some of the dozens facing an uncertain future

Thoughts of the yellow monster have hung over the hundreds making a living off the Gaborone City Council’s market stalls, since last June.  In that month, the council told vendors to prepare for removal from the stall due primarily to the amounts they owe the local authority.

“Ka jalo ba kopiwa go bo ba ntshitse dithoto tsa bone mo dimausung e bile ba buseditse dilotlele ko go ba lephata la Commercial Affairs ko Khanseleng,” reads the notice, which covers all occupants of GCC stalls.

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