Councillors Want Security Companies To Pay

Councillors for Gaborone City Council (GCC) have urged council to tighten its agreement it has with security companies. This comes after councillors and council officials complained that thieves break into schools at night.

Last week during a council meeting, the councillors demanded to know if security companies do compensate council or meet it half way for the damages since council is paying them to guard its buildings during the night and afternoons.

“We are paying a lot of money to this security companies but our properties as council especially schools are broken into every week. Are they guarding this building at night or not. I honestly doubt that some of this security guards do their job,” councillor for Babusi ward Daniel Mokgatla said.

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