FCC vows to eliminate illegal vending
Friday, January 31, 2014

"We are not done yet," that was the warning from Francistown City Council (FCC) clerk, Leboile Israel, after the stealth operation that saw council officers demolishing vendors' stalls and carting their merchandise away to the landfill last December. He said ever since they started raiding the Central Business District (CBD) and the Bus Rank last December, they have never stopped the operation. "We managed to control cleanliness of the city.
This ruling is more than a technical legal decision it is a mirror reflecting the rot in the country’s procurement processes and governance.For far too long, government officials have twisted regulations to serve their interests, betraying the very citizens they are sworn to serve.The Judiciary’s rejection of this appeal is a timely reminder that corruption—no matter how deeply entrenched cannot indefinitely escape accountability. Yet,...