Power and water shortages threaten Youth Games

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Shaw Kgathi has said he trusts assurances from his Minerals, Energy and Water Resources counterpart, Kitso Mokaila, that the current power cuts and water shortages will not affect the Africa Youth Games in Gaborone in May.

 

“As per the last statement from the minister, things are in control (sic). I have confidence in what he said. I will have to rely on his last statement,” Kgathi told Parliament yesterday. He was responding to MPs’ questions on what preparations he has made to ensure the current power cuts or water shortages do not affect the games.

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