Francistown cllrs accuse BMC of �cheating� farmers

Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Councillors decry the low prices paid to farmers by BMC

FRANCISTOWN: Councillors have accused the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) of cheating struggling cattle owners.

Last Thursday, after the BMC chief executive, Akolang Tombale addressed the Francistown City Council on progress since he took over, councillors took turns attacking the corporation, which had been for a while engulfed in scandals.

The stage was set during the last session of the weeklong council meeting by Ikageleng ward councillor, Tabengwa Tabengwa, who criticised BMC for ‘cheating’ Batswana.

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