Phakalane residents complain of poor service

CHANDAPIWA BAPUTAKI
Staff Writer | Friday March 26, 2010 00:00

Speaking to Mmegi this week, Mguni said that there is no ward committee in Phakalane, hence everything is supervised from the Sebele ward development committee, which is in a different constituency. She stated that the grass is too long in the neighbourhood, something residents are not happy about.

'The problem is that we can't source labour in Phakalane and we have a problem with them giving us one or two people from other wards, most of these workers are not forthcoming because of the low wages,' she said adding that it would be best if government could look into buying mowing machines for the ward.

'We have accepted that this is a high income area and we would not be treated like other wards. It is however frustrating that residents of this area pay very high rates to the council because of their expensive properties yet they do not serviced like other wards,' said Mguni.

The Ipelegeng programme, which was recently adopted on a permanent basis, has since its inception boosted formal employment in the country as the government tries to alleviate poverty. Gaborone City Council was allocated P8 507 099.06 for the programme.