GCC proposes stiffer laws for matimela

Speaking to Mmegi yesterday, GCC Mayor Haskins Nkaigwa said that by end of last year, they proposed to the central government to have the Pound Act revoked and be replaced by a new and more effective legislation, the Road and Traffic Act.

 The council has drafted and submitted proposed law to the Ministry of Local Government, which if accepted will declare Gaborone a livestock free zone. The proposed act will also bar parking and advertising of vehicles on the side of the roads. Nkaigwa said the proposed law will be more punitive as cattle owners will be charged P5,000 per herd of stray animals, instead of the current 50 thebe per animal per night.