Gaborone mall gets a facelift

It is expected that the project will cost P18 million. RPM, the site development company tasked with the project design has already submitted its preliminary report to the Gaborone City Council (GCC). RPM managing director, Richard Arthey, said yesterday that the design elements will include entrances and parking space, soft landscaping and water features, three main squares and promenade walkway between squares among other things. The soft landscaping will be designed inside raised planters to direct pedestrian circulation, create visual links and uniformity in the Main Mall.

"The main thoroughfare from the entrance intersects the existing buildings and links the three squares - Mmatlakgwana, Mmelegikoma and Art Square (Mmualebe). "The squares will be used to set up stalls for special craft events and markets. The epicenter of the project is the Mmatlakgwana Square. This will be an assembly point where people gather at a raised platform," he said.