War Between FCC, Vendors Continues

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FRANCISTOWN: The longstanding war between the Francistown City Council (FCC) and vendors who erected permanent structures at the bus and taxi rank is far from over.

Last week the vendors stormed this publication’s offices saying that the council has told them to dismantle their structures of trade, otherwise it will destroy them.

The vendors told Business Monitor that they see the move by FCC as another strategy to permanently move them from their places of trade while in the process subjecting them to a life of poverty.  In 2013, FCC informed all vendors not to build permanent structures at the places they trade, as it was illegal to do so.

Editor's Comment
When power scorns accountability

While every citizen, including the Head of State, has the right to voice opinions, the tone and context of the President’s comments were regrettably dismissive and risk chilling free expression in our country. The remarks are not isolated. They form part of a disturbing pattern of public attacks on independent institutions pillars essential to the healthy functioning of our democracy. The Judiciary, the Legislature, and now the media have all...

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