GCC spends P1.3m to de-bush crime hotspots
Thursday, September 01, 2016
The city council is clearing away troublesome areas
The company awarded the tender of slightly over P1.3 million is expected to also conduct de-silting and the removal of reeds.
The de-bushing exercise followed numerous complaints from the police and councillors that thieves hide in the bushes to surprise and attack people walking past the bushy areas.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...