The voices of Phikwe�s anguish

Friday, September 08, 2017

Phikwe residents is attracting interest, but residents have had their hopes dashed before

A new hope beckons for Selebi-Phikwe with news that an international company plans to pump P1.4 billion into the town and create 3,000 jobs. Staff Writer, ONALENNA MODIKWA KELEBEILE finds subdued reactions in the town’s streets

Brite Star, the American/Hungarian group, created ripples recently when it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with government agencies for a P1.4 billion aviation project in Selebi-Phikwe, to create 3,000 jobs.

On the streets here, however, not everyone is convinced by the latest promise of recovery the for the town.

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