Mpule Kwelagobe Centre Needs P3.5m For Refurbishment

Monday, October 08, 2018

The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Khumo Matlhare has revealed that the Mpule Kwelagobe Children’s Centre needs P3.5 million for refurbishment.

Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee last week, Matlhare said the Ministry intends to hand over the centre to Jwaneng Town Council. He said his Ministry did not budget for the money that the centre requires for the refurbishment.

The centre accommodates under-privileged and orphaned children between 0-18 years when the family structure had failed dismally. It has 35 to 40 children, but has the capacity for 60 children.

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Mpule Kwelagobe Centre Needs P3.5m For Refurbishment

The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Khumo Matlhare has revealed that the Mpule Kwelagobe Children’s Centre needs P3.5 million for refurbishment.

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