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Botswana suffers misfortune due to poor leadership

Duma Boko PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Duma Boko PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

FRANCISTOWN: President Duma Boko has criticised years of poor planning, attributing the country’s misfortunes – including dilapidated government infrastructure such as schools and hospitals – to decades of neglect.

Addressing residents of Francistown at Tatitown kgotla recently, he said lack of proper planning and building maintenance has created problems for the country.

Boko stated that the country’s second city currently has over 103,417 residents and that poor planning has led to a long waiting list for maintenance, repairs, and development.

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