Govt to establish roads authority
Friday, December 13, 2013
"We are moving towards establishing a roads authority so that they can go into the markets and borrow funds to finance roads infrastructure and maintenance," said Minister of Transport and Communications Nonofo Molefhi at the recently ended HATAB conference held Maun.
Molefhi said the roads authority would be created from the restructuring of the Roads Department.
Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...