Wooden spoon for Sevens team
Tuesday, December 02, 2014
The team finished in the 10th place out of the 12 countries that took part in the tournament. South Africa (academy) won the tournament and Kenya ended in the second position after coming in as the defending champions.
Botswana was beaten 33-7 by Madagascar in the first game; Zambia then gave them a 19-12 drabbing in the second match followed by a 19-10 loss at the hands of Senegal.
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...