Vendors cry foul at Botswana Games
Monday, December 14, 2015
UP IN ARMS: Vendors at Francistown Sports Complex. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
In an interview with Monitor Business last Friday, the frustrated street vendors said they were left in the lurch at their designated stalls after some vendors masquerading as spectators snuck their wares into the stadium to sell to potential customers.
It was reported that some street vendors ended up closing down their stalls after operating for a few days due to loss of business. The street vendors had paid money ranging between P100 to P250 in order to get permits to sell their goods inside the stadium.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...