Morupule B funding goes before Parliament

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Following a groundbreaking ceremony for the P11 billion project last month, two bills seeking authorisation for the government to borrow approximately P2.4 billion from the World Bank and the African Development Bank to fund Morupule B Power Station are to come before Parliament soon.

The loans will complement the government's own commitments to the project.

In an atmosphere of severely reduced revenues, the Morupule B station is among a handful of projects the government has prioritised for development. Output from the ambitious project is expected in January 2012.

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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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