New SADC HQ a public-private partnership project - Salomao
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
SADC has entered into contract with a local company, Bongwe Investments which will design, finance, construct and maintain the building.
The SADC headquarters is going to be built at the new Central Business District (CBD) on a plot offered by the Botswana government. The construction of the building is going to take 17 months after which SADC will occupy the premises for 15 years.
More than P8.1 million has already been spent, yet there appears to be no lasting solution in sight. This is not simply a dispute between the DIS and a group of officers. It is a matter of public accountability. Every pula spent by government comes from taxpayers who expect public funds to be used wisely and responsibly, especially during economic hardships faced by many.The officers exercised their constitutional right to seek justice through...