Residents call for revitalisation of Phikwe ďż˝ Keorapetse

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Following the liquidation of BCL Mine, residents of Selebi-Phikwe are eagerly calling for the resuscitation of their town so as to attract investors.

Selebi-Phikwe West Member of Parliament (MP), Dithapelo Keorapetse told Mmegi on the sidelines of Parliament session on Monday that his constituents feared Selebi-Phikwe will end up a ghost town. 

The MP had early asked the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration  in Parliament if he was aware of the wishes of Selebi-Phikwe West people who had sought audience with President Ian Khama as soon as possible at a kgotla meeting, regarding their concerns following the liquidation of the Mine and the town’s future generally.

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