�Neither a borrower nor a lender be�

James Fern
James Fern

As cooperative savings societies wrap up for the year, members are scurrying about collecting on arrears from customers. The tactics used and the pressure applied has not only triggered panic among debtors, but has also exposed the extortionate interest policies of some metshelo. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI peers behind the veneer of normalcy

Neither a borrower nor a lender be;

For loan oft loses both itself and friend,

Editor's Comment
A step in the right direction

It has only been a month since the newly elected government, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), took power, and there are already a lot of changes. Across different ministries, ministers are hard at work. Following heavy rainfall and storms that hit Francistown recently, the Minister of State Presidency, Moeti Mohwasa, made a commitment that government will assist those affected by the heavy rains. Mohwasa, when addressing the media in...

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