The road that never was

It was January last year when heavy machinery rolled onto site to expand the Gaborone-Boatle Road to widen the shoulders and redo the surface. Many breathed a sigh of relief that Botswana’s most neglected road that has claimed many lives was finally being attended to.

News soon broke that the Boatle-Ramotswa section would also be redone, prompting ululations among Balete. With just a thin patch between Boatle and the principal town of Balete, the road had long surpassed its lifespan and taken many lives.