Mogae house defects to be fixed

Department of Electrical, Engineering and Building Services (DEBS) cannot carry out scheduled maintenance at former president Festus Mogae's retirement home in Pakhalane because of financial constraints.

The house, whose construction was initially budgeted at P14 million but later escalated to P20 million, was completed and handed over to government in 2008.

However, DEBS' principal public relations Morwalela Kesalopa however says with the establishment of Ministerial Technical Units (MTU) the situation should improve "because maintenance plans will be drawn and where possible service providers would be engaged on yearly contracts to carry out routine maintenance of key installations such as air conditioning".

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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