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Traffic cops hope new system stems road casualties

Traffic cops PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Traffic cops PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Traffic Police anticipate a reduction in road casualties at the end of the ongoing installation of centralised traffic control and surveillance systems in the Greater Gaborone.

The traffic control system is currently being installed amongst monitoring sites mostly at major intersections and it is expected to monitor the state of the city’s core routes and digitally feed that information to the command centre.

Furthermore, these traffic lights will be able to adjust on-street traffic signals timing in real-time in line with traffic conditions to alleviate congestion as well as to ensure smooth traffic flow.

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WUC must fix its pipes, not just say sorry

“Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.”– Michel CousteauWe see notices for Block 6, Extension 11, Gaborone, Francistown; the list grows every week. It is good that WUC warns consumers, but so many warnings point to a deep problem. Water pipes are old and falling apart. And the people who pay the bills are the ones suffering.When a main pipe bursts, taps run dry. Families in...

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