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Street vendors in Francistown. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Street vendors in Francistown. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

FRANCISTOWN: Following their quest to attract investors to Francistown, the city council is busy conducting a surgical operation on the city.

A contractor has been engaged to pave walkways within the Central Business District (CBD), a principal roads engineer at Francistown City Council (FCC), Tlamelo Segootsane has disclosed.

The project, that began yesterday and is estimated to last for two months and will come at a cost of P1,531,244.70.  Segootsane made the disclosure at the City Hall when he addressed vendors on their impending relocation to pave way for these developments last Friday.

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