Jwaneng approves vendor shelters under Constituency Fund

Under the Fund, Jwaneng received a share of close to P5 million with the other half going to Mabutsane District, which is within the constituency. The vendor shelters will accommodate members of the informal sector, which has grown significantly with the growth of the town’s commercial and service sectors.

The larger numbers have caused conflicts among vendors as well as proprietors of formal businesses, while complaints have been made about the town’s aesthetics being badly affected. According to proposals from the Ward Development Committee (WDC), the types of shelters currently used by vendors in the town “do not blend well” with the image it seeks to portray.  “The shelters will therefore provide quality standard structures in an approved area while WDC will generate income through leasing and the project will be under the custody of Umbrella Development Committee,” the proposal reads.