GCC projects run out of cash

The council has secured funds to patch the capital's potholes
The council has secured funds to patch the capital's potholes

The Gaborone City Council (GCC) ran out of funding for its capital projects last year and had to divert funds from its recurrent budget, city mayor, Kagiso Thutlwe told a full council on Monday.

Thutlwe said the local authority had limited funds for maintenance and projects including small roads and storm water drainage.

“We managed to carry out some projects in some locations but the little efforts which were dictated for by our financial challenges are over-shadowed by the large stretches of infrastructure that is in a bad state,” the mayor said.

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