Demolition of SSKIA terminal cost P500,000

The cost of demolishing the old Sir Seretse Khama Airport (SSKIA) terminal building was P520,000, the Minister of Transport and Communications, Frank Ramsden, has revealed.

A new state-of-the-art terminal building was unveiled late last month following almost a year of frenetic construction by the Chinese contractor and various sub-contractors.

The new terminal is part of a P433-million project that includes construction of extensions to the main car park, further work on the new separate terminal that will include car parks and aircraft parking aprons, extension of the runway by one kilometre, a new parallel asphalt taxiway running for four kilometres and 33 new hangar plots.

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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