Red tape snags Kanye destitute housing
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
A full council meeting held here on Monday heard that the P6 million allocated by government to the Southern District Council (SDC) in the February national budget, was supposed to build 21 destitute houses in Goodhope and 19 each in Moshupa, Kanye and Mabutsane.
However, progress in the Kanye Administrative Authority (KAA) has been at a snail’s pace, with construction yet to start. SDC chairperson, Alec Seametso said after approval of the funds, it took too long for officers involved to undertake the procurement and implementation phase. “It is very slow in almost all sub-districts and the civil servants should pull up their socks,” he said.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...