Zim civil strife hits Francistown hard

Mmegi/The Monitor office is perched on the second floor of Ngilichi House, which gives wide exposure to the daily activities on this street of hope.  People of different backgrounds and interests meet daily on this street to ply their trad, especially the informal sector and there are many Chinese shops along this street, which is also known as ‘Bulawayo’.   From dawn to dusk men and women selling airtime, food, candies, tea, water and other wares  occupy the pavements of the street with hope of making ends meet.

The 2011 population and housing census shows that Francistown has an estimated population of about 98,961 people with an estimated unemployment rate of about 18.6 % against the national unemployment rate of 19.9%.