State Theatre finally takes shape
Friday, March 31, 2023 | 290 Views |
Rakgare PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
The Minister of Youth, Gender, Sports and Culture, Tumiso Rakgare told Parliament that am amount of P 2,922,000 was approved for engaging the services of the Transactional Advisor (TA) for the development of the State Theatre during the financial year 2022/2023.
The Transactional Advisor is required to produce comprehensive feasibility analysis for all components of the Project, including assessment of alternate methods of project delivery and operation. This must enable the government to determine: Full project cycle costs; Affordability limits risks and their costs and Optimal Value-for-Money (VfM) methods of procurement and delivery.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...