FCC To Forcefully Remove Squatting Vendors
Monday, January 16, 2017

Vendors at Francistown Sport Complex for Botswana games. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
The site developer has been given a lease agreement to rent the place for over 20 years.
The FCC had given the small scale traders who occupy 55 stalls until December 24, 2016 to have moved from the place to pave way for the development during a meeting at the Civic Centre towards the end of the year.
With both sides entrenched in legal battles and public spats, the risk to public health, trust in institutions, and the welfare of doctors grows by the day. It's time for cooler heads to prevail. The government and BDU must return to the negotiating table, not with threats, but with a shared commitment to resolve this crisis fairly and urgently.At the heart of this dispute lies a simple truth: doctors aren't just employees but guardians...