GCC needs P1.1 billion to fix roads
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Driving in Gaborone a nightmare especially during the rainy season
Addressing a full council meeting yesterday, GCC mayor Kagiso Thutlwe said they have an approved budget of P321,106,430 for 2015/16 and to date they had spent 54,859,482 of it.
He said they anticipate that by the end of June 2015 the council would have spent 25% of the budget.
We are told of massive spin-offs for hosting countries, which we assume was the catalyst behind putting in the bid.We are not too sure if it is a one-size fits all, where any hosting nation reaps the benefits or it’s on a case-by-case basis.There are arguments from both ends, with hosting a sure way to accelerate infrastructure development and a guaranteed cash flow during the 30-days of the tournament.There is a bump in employment creation...