DIS thwarts Masisi as SPEDU P1.2bn project stalls

Friday, November 13, 2020

SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Directorate of Intelligence and Security has put the brakes on the SPEDU Industrial and Urban Agriculture Land Service project, a 3,500-job development President Mokgweetsi Masisi highlighted with hope in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.

“The construction of the SPEDU Industrial and Urban Agriculture Land Servicing project commenced in August 2020 and it is expected to be completed by June 2023,” Masisi told the nation on Monday.

“Once complete, the project is expected to create 3,500 jobs with an investment of P1.2 billion.” It appears the President was unaware that the works contract for the design and building of Phase 1 infrastructure in Bolelanato and Senwelo Industrial Sites in Selebi-Phikwe was halted, thanks to the DIS.

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DIS thwarts Masisi as SPEDU P1.2bn project stalls

SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Directorate of Intelligence and Security has put the brakes on the SPEDU Industrial and Urban Agriculture Land Service project, a 3,500-job development President Mokgweetsi Masisi highlighted with hope in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.

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