Budget sidelines S/Phikwe's arts college

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SELEBI-PHIKWE: Residents of this mining town feel short-changed by the apparent decision to shelve construction of the P200 million College of Applied Arts here.

Government authorities have remained mum on the project, which was supposed to take off in 2007 with the hope of diversifying the economy of Selebi-Phikwe.

The global economic downturn has further dented hopes of the project taking off. The government has been shelving certain projects, channelling funds allocated to them to projects believed will ensure economic growth.

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