Peace Corps volunteers end tour of duty
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Speaking at the farewell luncheon organised for them by their ambassador, the Minister of Health, Professor Sheila Tlou, commended the Peace Corp volunteers for their good work and said she too benefited from them when she was doing her secondary schooling at Kgale.
Tlou said all her Science teachers were Peace Corp volunteers and now, after 30 years, she became her country's minister of health.
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...