Broadhurst Court Extension Project Bleeds P4m

Broadhurst Magistrate's Court PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Broadhurst Magistrate's Court PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Government has incurred cost overruns of over P4 million when it extended the Broadhurst Magistrate’s Court, the Auditor General’s report has revealed.

This is despite officials at the time of the delivery of the project crediting the contractor, Red East Construction, “for delivering the state-of-the-art Broadhurst Magistrate’s Court on time and within budget”.

Auditor General (AG), Pulane Letebele stated in her report on government accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2019 that the issue of cost overruns has become a regular feature in project implementation showing government coffers haemorrhaging millions of pula. 

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