Alumni to petition UB against demolition of old buildings

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The University of Botswana (UB) alumni plan to petition management against the demolition of old buildings at the institution. The alumni argue that buildings targeted for demolition form part of the campus' heritage.

The alumni committee sent an email to its members, which Mmegi is in possession of,  urging support for the petition. The former students request the management of the institution to stop the demolition process and retain the old campus  buildings in the western part of the university.

Some of the blocks earmarked for demolition include Blocks 201, 205 and 211, among others.The alumni state that the buildings are the identity of the UB campus as they go back to the Motho le Motho Kgomo era.

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