Firms urged to build more mining townships

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Tati East Member of Parliament (MP) Guma Moyo suggested that mining companies should extend their helping hand by building townships

MATSHELAGABEDI: At a ceremony held in Matshelagabedi to hand over a house to a beneficiary, courtesy of Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC), Tati East Member of Parliament (MP) Guma Moyo suggested that mining companies should extend their helping hand by building townships.

Moyo, who was the guest speaker, said instead of throwing in one house randomly, companies should actually build townships for the benefits of both workers and residents of adjacent villages.

He said such townships would become hives of activity that would help propel the economies of such villages and ultimately Botswana at large.

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Firms urged to build more mining townships

MATSHELAGABEDI: At a ceremony held in Matshelagabedi to hand over a house to a beneficiary, courtesy of Tati Nickel Mining Company (TNMC), Tati East Member of Parliament (MP) Guma Moyo suggested that mining companies should extend their helping hand by building townships.