Zim Pirate Taxi Drivers Wreak Havoc :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: While the business community especially those in and near the Francistown business district (CBD) are smiling all the way to the bank because of a flood of Zimbabweans shoppers, there is a section of Batswana to whom the much-talked about boom is likely to remain a dream.

These are Batswana taxi operators who are now crying foul because the Zimbabweans have virtually taken over the area and the business, which is by law, reserved for locals.
For them, the sight of our neighbours with their luggage only brings anger and frustration. This is a market segment that has unfortunately been declared out of bounds for them by the influx of Zimbabwean mechova drivers and operators in the town. The local taxi operators have not only been out-competed but have been turned into mere spectators as these mechova wrestle business right under their noses.

A visit to Jumbo wholesalers, which is always flooded with Zimbabwean shoppers, confirms the local taxi operators' lamentations.

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