GCC evicts Gabs street vendors

One of the street vendors, Masego Rapekenene, said they were called to the council on Monday where GCC officers told them not to return to their usual selling spots.  They were warned that failure to comply would lead to the council confiscating their goods and trucks.  She said that it was not the first time that GCC banned them from selling at the bus rank parking lots.

A heartbroken Rapekenene said that she has been a street vendor for 45 years.  She expressed her disappointment in the council, accusing the officers of being disrespectful. She said that the officials never bothered to hold meetings with the committee, they suggested should be established.  Rapekenene said that council has not allocated them a place to do business.