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About P10m in unpaid rates as GCC goes after defaulters

GCC has resolved to initiate legal action, including auctioning off properties belonging to long-standing defaulters PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
GCC has resolved to initiate legal action, including auctioning off properties belonging to long-standing defaulters PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

In a bold move to recover millions in unpaid rates, the Gaborone City Council (GCC) is gearing up to take defaulters head-on, as some could soon lose their properties.

The Council has revealed that it is owed a staggering P10 million by ratepayers, an amount that has crippled its ability to provide essential services to residents.

As a result, it has now resolved to initiate legal action, including auctioning off properties belonging to long-standing defaulters.

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