The strike in Francistown

Friday, May 20, 2011

FRANCISTOWN: Chedu Choga Ground is ensconced between the grass-thatched Phase Four community hall in the south and Block 1 Self Help Housing Agency (SHAA) houses and the colourfully bright yellow and green Zion Christian Church (ZCC) building in the east.

In the north is the Marimavu Street junction. On the way to the city centre, there is the mammoth Botswana Insurance Company (BIC) billboard overlooking the ground.

Its advertising message is "get hassle-free insurance cover that goes the extra mile". For the last one month-plus, civil servants have been gathering at the grounds in support of the on-going strike and to hear messages from union leaders.

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The strike in Francistown

FRANCISTOWN: Chedu Choga Ground is ensconced between the grass-thatched Phase Four community hall in the south and Block 1 Self Help Housing Agency (SHAA) houses and the colourfully bright yellow and green Zion Christian Church (ZCC) building in the east.

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