Residents sue govt over radiation facility

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Pilikwe villagers in the Central District have taken government to court over its decision to erect a radiation facility in their village, against their will.

The residents, represented by attorney Bugalo Maripe, last month filed papers before the High Court in Lobatse demanding that government stop the erection of the radiation facility and remove their village as the location for the project. 

The villagers took the legal route after the Ngwato Land Board allocated government a piece of land for the project, prompting villagers to rush to Pilikwe’s defence.

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