Francistown City Council owed P76 million
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The Mayor of Francistown, Godisang Radisigo revealed this during a special full council meeting at the council chambers last Friday.
Radisigo said that the council could be getting P1, 25 million every month in service arrears but was getting far less than that due to oustanding debts.
The Francistown Umbrella Informal Sector chairperson, David Mbulawa, has highlighted this growing concern, revealing that many local traders are using their licences to facilitate the entry of foreign goods into the market at a fee.Fronting undermines the very fabric of our local economy. It allows foreign traders to exploit the system designed to benefit Batswana, using local licences to cross borders and sell goods at prices intended for local...