Super vendors to reduce congestion at BPC offices
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Speaking at a media briefing hosted by super vendor, Sandulela Telecom, in Gaborone yesterday, BPC chief executive Jacob Raleru said the rationale to partner with Sandulela and other super vendors like Choppies, Spar and Engen is to help Batswana access electricity in the electrified villages.
"This will mean that people do not have to travel long distances for electricity and they are also able to buy at all times of the day. The partnership would also be necessary in future so that we reduce congestion at our offices. In the next five years, we want to find ways of delivering services without customers coming to our offices," he said.
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...