MPs support airport Bill, warn not to mortgage country

Lobatse Member of Parliament (MP) Nehemiah Modubule failed to force a second adjournment after he called for further deliberation on the matter. Modubule last week managed to call for an adjournment, asking for clarity on section of the Finance and Audit Act that was to guide parliamentarians' debate. Modubule's move divided the House, forcing the Acting Deputy Speaker, Maitlhoko Mooka, to call for a vote that ended with an overwhelming majority of MPs opposing the adjournment.

Conceding defeat, Modubule said that borrowing money for such an airport expansion project is not a bad idea but "we might put the country in a bad situation in future" because of complicated borrowing legislation.