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Hika La Ngwanyana Cultural Festival attracts multitudes

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On Saturday morning, all roads led to Moshupa for the village’s very first ever cultural event dubbed, Hika La Ngwanyana, hosted by Ipelego Trust at the village dam.

For its first installment, the event that was free entrance for everyone, attracted a number of people from the village, nearby villages and some from towns such as Gaborone and Jwaneng. For an event that is said to have been planned for a few months, the outcome was very commendable.

It also attracted a number of donors and companies that bought stalls to exhibit their products and services.

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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