Youth Games hit hawkers in the pocket
Monday, May 26, 2014
There were only a handful of hawkers on Saturday after many of them made heavy losses on Friday as there was no anticipated crowd to buy their food.
On Saturday Vaka told The Monitor that if the hawkers are unhappy with the way the organising committee handled them the committee would consider refunding the 250 hawkers who bought the stalls for P700 and P1,250 each to trade at Notwane grounds outside the stadium for 10 days.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....