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Boteti District faces budgetary difficulties

 Onkhuparetse  Monnaatsie
Onkhuparetse Monnaatsie

FRANCISTOWN: The Boteti District Council chairperson, Onkhuparetse Monnaatsie, says the local authority is experiencing a financial deficit which poses challenges to implementation of district projects.

Speaking during the recent Council meeting, he also said disparity between their expanding duties, responsibilities and the limited resources available continues to widen.

This deficit directly affects ‘our ability to implement key projects and meet the increasing expectations of their communities’, he added.

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