Cllrs express mixed views on street vendors

Nkaigwa
Nkaigwa

The mayor of Gaborone City Council Haskins Nkaigwa has told the full council meeting yesterday that the continued tension between his council and vendors should stop as they would not take the country anywhere.

Nkaigwa admitted that the informal sector continues to play an important role in the society and therefore there was need for continued engagement in an effort to establish cordial working relationship between both parties.

Recently, the council and street traders at Gaborone bus rank were at each other’s throats after the by-law officers confiscated the vendors trade wares. 

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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