Francistown Airport opens-at last

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FRANCISTOWN: The long-awaited new-look Francistown Airport has finally been completed and is ready to operate.

Minister of Transport and Communications, Frank Ramsden, briefed the media last week on the completion of the airport at a media tour organised by the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB).

Ramsden said that almost everything was in place. "We took the keys and we will be doing a check list to see what needs to be attended to," he said.

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Time to end informal sector fronting

The Francistown Umbrella Informal Sector chairperson, David Mbulawa, has highlighted this growing concern, revealing that many local traders are using their licences to facilitate the entry of foreign goods into the market at a fee.Fronting undermines the very fabric of our local economy. It allows foreign traders to exploit the system designed to benefit Batswana, using local licences to cross borders and sell goods at prices intended for local...

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