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.
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...