Beata Kasale joins the Realm of Equals

Beata Kasale.PIC: PRESS PHOTO
Beata Kasale.PIC: PRESS PHOTO

I disembarked the train at the Francistown station and hardly had I stepped on the dirt, and I was trudging along the Blue Jacket Street whereupon I chanced upon the street that was the address of The Voice newspaper. It was August 1995.

My mentor; the Rev Timothy Bertsche who had been a long-time missionary in the Ghetto had told me of the new publication in town and that he had put in a good word for me with its Managing Editor; Donald Moore.

I requested to see the managing editor but the lady receptionist told me point-blank that he was not in.

Editor's Comment
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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