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.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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