Police quell near stampede at F/Town labour offices

Friday, January 15, 2021

FRANCISTOWN: With the unemployment rate that has been fuelled by the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Botswana, some people still have high hopes of getting jobs despite all odds.

However, the quest for the little job opportunities that may arise nearly caused pandemonium at the regional labour offices here on Monday when scores of job seekers stormed the offices in search of openings mainly piece jobs.

According to sources who witnessed the scene at the offices, which are located at the Light Industrial Site in Francistown, the job seekers were pushing and shoving one another with the hope of being the first to register their names on the registry of job seekers.

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Police quell near stampede at F/Town labour offices

FRANCISTOWN: With the unemployment rate that has been fuelled by the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Botswana, some people still have high hopes of getting jobs despite all odds.