WUC moves to address acute water supply in the greater Gaborone area
Friday, July 26, 2019
The 100km pipeline tender for the design and construction of the pipeline and associated works comes at a time when the greater Gaborone area, which is also the economic hub of Botswana has current water demands of 145 ml/day, while the current North South water career system, even with upgrades is able to supply approximately 80 ml/d, resulting in water supply shortfall of 65ml/d which has hit areas like Molepolole, and Kanye in particular very hard.
Khato Civils joint venture, which already has a clean track record in Botswana, having undertaken P200 million water works at Mmadinare, recently signed on the dotted lines for the commencement of the P700 million Pula water works scheduled for completion inside 12 months.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...