GOVT SHOULD TARGET KOMBI/ TAXI OPERATORS

Think you broke? You are not, the Botswana government is. The government is so broke that since last year, it has been picking the pockets of both citizens and non- citizens via a slew of taxes. It has also downgraded some of the services it has traditionally provided, forcing members of the public to fend for themselves.

Government health facilities have run out of medication, forcing patients to buy from pharmacies. Every indication is that free education is ending this year. One other result is that potholes on public roads have gone unrepaired for years and some have become basins. Oddly, there is a group of people that the government could very easily target and properly raise money from public transport operators, who break the Road Traffic Act every 10 metres of a journey. As a matter of fact, some traffic cops have long relied on these operators to raise petrol and groceries money.