At least 64 vendors get space in govt offices

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Only 10 government offices and 11 parastatals have offered space to 64 informal small scale food vendors, whilst 17 government offices and 10 parastatals have not been able to do so, Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry Duke Lefhoko told Parliament yesterday.

Their reasons are that they had already rented out their cafeteria to private business operators; lack of space within their offices; and occupying rented accommodation for which lease agreements do not permit activities such as accommodating third parties.

Lefhoko was responding to Gaborone Central Member of Parliament (MP) Dumelang Saleshando's request for an update on the implementation of the Presidential Directive that instructed government offices, parastatal offices and companies in which government has a stake to avail space for small-scale food vendors.

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