Sefophe reels under perennial water woes

SEFOPHE: A 20kilometre drive to Sefophe, southeast of Selebi-Phikwe can be a torturous experience. Motorists have to navigate a narrow strip, which is slowly being eaten away by years of poor maintenance.

 Sefophe is a village that is home to one of the most powerful political figures in the country, Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Affairs, Ponatshego Kedikilwe. 
Kedikilwe is the area Member of Parliament.

Despite the presence of the high profile Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) politician, Sefophe is known to be a hotbed of opposition politics.

Editor's Comment
Batswana need to do better to stop FMD

It is a clear signal that the government’s purse is empty and that our own behaviour has left veterinary officials fighting with one hand tied behind their backs. We have been here before. During COVID-19, many of us thought we knew better. We ignored simple rules, we carried on as if the danger was someone else’s problem, and the virus took lives and left our economy on its knees. We are still broke from that experience. Yet now, with FMD...

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