Councillors Nkaigwa and Kenosi face off

While the Gaborone City Council (GCC) has released a report justifying the removal of trade wares left overnight by vendors/hawkers on public land and road reserves, it has also given a glimpse to the cat and mouse chase and failure by the council to rein in informal traders accused of flouting by-laws.


The report states that consultative meetings were held in 2012 and 2013, concerning the Hawking and Street Vending Regulations. According to these consultative meetings, it was clearly stated by the mayor, Haskins Nkaigwa, City Clerk, Agnes Seragi and deputy clerk, Lebuile Israel, at the May 9, 2012 meeting that hawkers/vendors must remove their trade paraphernalia when they knock off.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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