Advertiser Sues GCC For P74M

This comes after the GCC Town Clerk in February 2019 issued an enforcement in terms of Section 30 of the Town and Country Planning Act alleging that the developments in terms of the approval had been carried out without Physical Planning Department permission.

According to court papers, the company argues that they had followed procedures and should be paid for loss of business. “On or about  June 2, 2017, the Plaintiff applied for permission from GCC for the erection, upgrading and maintenance of advertisement and hoarding at various sites across Gaborone including the BTV circle, Gaborone West Extension 40, Nokia Circle in terms of section 16 and 17 of the Gaborone City Council (General) By-Laws (reg 34 and 35,” reads the court papers.