Overcrowding Overwhelms Kumakwane Families
Monday, February 22, 2021
It has been years since the last cycle of the residential plot allocations at the village, something that has forced many residents to live in extended-family settings.
Chairperson of Kumakwane Village Development Committee (VDC), Deenie Monthusi told The Monitor the setup has become a crisis.
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...