Francistown, the city of hope for Zimbos

Economic collapse in Zimbabwe brings shoppers from that hapless country to Francistown in their droves, resulting in unprecedented commerce and unparalleled crime blamed on visitor and native alike, reports SYLVESTER WAPITSO

FRANCISTOWN: Human endurance versus human capacity. Hard times are nigh. A twinge of compassion is felt when men and women overcome insurmountable odds to take home a 12.5kg bag of mealie meal. Everyone tells the same story: the shops are dry where they come from.

New and old malls tell the history of the city, which stands at the intersection of the Gaborone, Nata, Kasane, Ramokgwebana, Bulawayo and Orapa roads.

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