2008 New Year message from MELS
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Our focus must not be on by-elections but harnessing our resources towards building a capacity to fight effectively in the general elections. To me the results of General Elections will mean two things:
* If our party is to fare badly in the general elections, it will be necessary for our membership to consider an effective change of strategy and tactics.
The Francistown Umbrella Informal Sector chairperson, David Mbulawa, has highlighted this growing concern, revealing that many local traders are using their licences to facilitate the entry of foreign goods into the market at a fee.Fronting undermines the very fabric of our local economy. It allows foreign traders to exploit the system designed to benefit Batswana, using local licences to cross borders and sell goods at prices intended for local...