Vendors evicted from Jwaneng mall
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
The mall owners, Advent Enterprises, represented by Thabiso Tafila, a partner at Minchin and Kelly law firm, issued the informal traders with eviction letters that bore an ultimatum saying move out or else---.
Mmegi is in possession of one of the letters in which the lawyers state that they have been instructed by the mall owners to request the vendors to vacate the premises with immediate effect.
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