Khama's project will make people poorer - Councillors

Botshabelo West councillor, Kosy Mashaba, argues that most of the yards owned by the beneficiaries of the project in that ward are unfenced and they do not have water.  Speaking at a special full council meeting last week, Matshaba said even those who have taps in their yards have high water bills. He called for the removal of Value Added Tax from water to make it cheaper.

Mashaba also said that there is no space in most yards in Selebi-Phikwe to engage in any project to alleviate poverty. For his part, Botshabelo Central councillor, Molefe Molathegi, pointed out that most people who are benefiting from the backyard gardening project that was launched last year do not have water in their yards.