SONA empty rhetoric - councillors :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: Civic leaders in Francistown have labelled President Ian Khama’s State of the Nations Address (SONA) an empty rhetoric. The councillors were speaking in reference to the declining economy of Francistown.

The councillor for Itekeng Ward Lesego Kwambala said that based on the dynamics within the city in recent months, he was expecting more than what the President delivered on Monday afternoon. “Francistown has been hard hit by the closure of the Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC). The city needs special intervention. I was hoping that the President will introduce measures meant to rescue the economy of Francistown like he did with Selebi-Phikwe.

“The economic situation in Francistown is increasingly becoming worse and need serious intervention of the government. Businesses continue to close and some are shedding jobs,” Kwambala said.

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SONA empty rhetoric - councillors

FRANCISTOWN: Civic leaders in Francistown have labelled President Ian Khama’s State of the Nations Address (SONA) an empty rhetoric. The councillors were speaking in reference to the declining economy of Francistown.

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