'There are people living there'

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As Mmegi Correspondent TABOKA BACHBILI NFILA reports, an abandoned house that caused considerable consternation among neighbours will eventually be renovated and hopefully occupied, thanks to the Department of Administration of Justice

FRANCISTOWN: After years of neglect, a 'spooky' house in Area G here that was once the proud residence of judges will eventually be renovated and hopefully occupied.
The decrepit house has been a source of considerable trepidation to neighbours as various government departments bickered and each distanced itself from responsibility for the renovation and maintenance of the property.

Mmegi learns that the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) is not associated with the house, as rumour has had it, but that it is under the 'jurisdiction' of the Administration of Justice.

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