Gaborone roads embarrass city mayor
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
![Gaborone City Council Mayor, Kagiso Thutlwe](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/uploads/imported_images/2019/september/17/php0nBNQu.jpg&w=400&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
Gaborone City Council Mayor, Kagiso Thutlwe
“Almost all roads in Gaborone have reached their lifespans. This is the painful reality. The council has tried to maintain the roads and potholes but unfortunately these roads are beyond redemption. Gaborone needs new roads, simple as that,” Thutlwe said yesterday during a council meeting.
He urged the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) to commit resources towards building new roads in Gaborone.
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