Consultant details serious irregularities in stadium renovation

With the government and the lead consultant in the National Stadium project engaged in a bare-knuckled fight which points to a lengthy court tussle, Mmegi Sport stumbled upon a damning report, which the consultant addressed to the client. Below, Correspondent THATO KALA picks excerpts from the eight-page document

Formation of a reference group
A Technical Reference Group (TRG), made up of 10 senior government officials, was formed to shorten the period decisions are taken. The TRG met fortnightly to pass decisions on clarifications of briefs.

TRG's first major decision was the recruitment of a Landscape specialist to join the team. During the first TRG meeting, a design brief was agreed upon. It had a softball facility, a cafeteria, multi-purpose hall for 5,000 people, administration offices, soccer-cum-athletics stadium with additional sitting of between 5,000 to 10,000, a stadia retractable roof, TV and radio transmission studios.

Editor's Comment
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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