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.
A young man suspected of breaking into a car was seized by residents, severely assaulted, and died in the hospital within an hour. We unreservedly condemn this mob justice. It is not a solution to crime, but a criminal offence that turns citizens into murderers.Residents are understandably angry about theft. The person who raised the alarm at 4am acted lawfully, and the neighbours who rushed to help showed community spirit. But what followed was...