Botswana to host 2017 Zone Six tennis tourney
Wednesday, February 05, 2014
At the end of this year's edition of the competition in the Zambian capital, the Zone Six Committee met and decided the 2017 event will be staged in Gaborone. Namibia will host next year's edition.
Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) president, Thebe Selema said while prospects of hosting an international event were exciting, they needed to involve all stakeholders before kicking off preparations for 2017.
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...