Youth Games hit hawkers in the pocket

Monday, May 26, 2014

Small business activities around UB and National Stadium during Africa Youth Games. PIC KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

The chairperson of the Local Organising Committee of the on going Africa Youth Games hosted by Botswana Reginah Sikalesele Vaka was on Saturday contemplating refunding some 250 hawkers after they complained of heavy losses at the Notwane Grounds since they pitched stalls there.

There were only a handful of hawkers on Saturday after many of them made heavy losses on Friday as there was no anticipated crowd to buy their food.

On Saturday Vaka told The Monitor that if the hawkers are unhappy with the way the organising committee handled them the committee would consider refunding the 250 hawkers who bought the stalls for P700 and P1,250 each to trade at Notwane grounds outside the stadium for 10 days.

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Youth Games hit hawkers in the pocket

The chairperson of the Local Organising Committee of the on going Africa Youth Games hosted by Botswana Reginah Sikalesele Vaka was on Saturday contemplating refunding some 250 hawkers after they complained of heavy losses at the Notwane Grounds since they pitched stalls there.