A PPP unit is in the offing - Tibone
Monday, December 06, 2010
The Assistant Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Charles Tibone, told Parliament on Friday that the two projects were the building housing the Ombudsman and the Land Tribunal and the [new] headquarters of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), both of which are in Gaborone.
The Office of the Ombudsman and Land Tribunal is a PPP pilot project that cost the private partner P55 million while the government is paying an annual unitary payment of P15.7 million. It provides office accommodation for 90 employees in an area of 28, 000-square metres over a 10-year concession period.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...