Lunchtime raid leaves food vendors with heavy losses

In a move apparently sanctioned by the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, a combined force of bye-law officers of Gaborone City Council officers and the police this week raided food vendors in the Main Mall and confiscated their goods, sparking an uproar among the informal traders.

The unannounced raid took place at a time when the vendors were expecting feedback from the City Clerk on negotiations, they claim.

George Mafifi, one of the vendors, is fuming after he was fined P200 by the police on Wednesday. Mafifi wonders why the police picked on food vendors when there were many other unlicensed vendors at the mall.

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