CoF secures eviction order against market vendors

Friday, September 29, 2023 | 390 Views |

Taking action: Radisigo's council has taken a tough line against the vendors' resistance.

FRANCISTOWN: The City of Francistown Council (CoFC) has evicted more than half of the vendors who have been refusing to leave the city’s central market plot and is awaiting a High Court judgment to evict those remaining, BusinessWeek has learnt.

For over five years the vendors have been resisting calls to relocate as they argue that other alternative spaces offered by the council are not suitable for their businesses.

On the other hand, council authorities have argued that the land where the market is situated can only be fairly rewarding if turned into a new state-of-the-art central business district.

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