Market vendors appeal for time extension
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Street vendors packaging some tomatoes PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
For some years, the Francistown City Council (FCC) has been trying to relocate the vendors without success. Early last week, the FCC told the vendors that they should have vacated their stalls before the end of this month. In the past, the vendors have even refused suggestions that they should move to a place near the Francistown/Ramokgwebana border road on grounds that the area is crime infested.
The FCC has granted the central market lease to a private property developer who reportedly wants to start developments in the property.
We duly congratulate them to have ousted the long ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power. Prior to taking power from the BDP, the coalition had made several election promises that are credited for influencing change and swaying the people to vote in its favour.The party had made an undertaking, which its leader and President Duma Boko consistently bellowed in his campaign trail. These undertakings were promises that Batswana would be...