Police chase night vendors at �murder� spot

Police officers moved in swiftly over the weekend to disperse unlicenced street vendors at the busy Maruapula Shopping Complex. Sources say this may have been motivated by the two gruesome killings that happened there in the last two weeks.

Those present at the Complex,  which houses the popular Gaborone hangout, Zoom Nightclub, say by Saturday night no street vendor was operating around the area.

Mmegi had previously been informed that the street vendors were the main cause of the havoc around the area. Sources say that the street vendors attracted people who camped outside the area, leading to increased incidents of crime, including murder.

Editor's Comment
Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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