Selebi-Phikwe councillors on the warpath

The councillors resolved in special full council meeting held on Thursday last week, to send a delegation to the Office of The President (OP) to challenge the decision. The delegation will also challenge the decision by the government  of cutting down its 2010/2011 budget. The Town Mayor, Lekang Mukokomani said they still have to write the OP informing them about their visit and seeking a convenient date for the two parties to meet. He stated that they will inform the OP that the matter is urgent.

"Our budget was drastically cut. Our situation is different from other towns and there we need special dispensation. Right now we have a completed maternity wing at Sesame clinic but the facility is a white elephant because there is no staff. We wanted to hire personnel but all the posts have been frozen," he said.