Minestone location - a blot on francistown's landscape

Minestone location is one of the residential areas that make up the Central ward in Francistown. It is in the Centre of the City and it neighbours the Central Business District. It is in fact the nearest residential area to the state of the art Galo Mall as we may be aware is the pride of Francistowners. It is the cleaniest and most well-built mall in Francistown rivaling malls like Riverwalk and Game City in the capital city, Gaborone.

Although surrounded by such affluence, one section of Minestone has been neglected when it comes to development. That section comprises cottages long built by the Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC). I call them cottages least I be recommended for mental examination if I were to call them houses. They are small and crampy, making the living conditions of the inhabitants so unbearable. To add insult to injury electricity connection has always been an elusive dream for Minestone residents. The residents still use candles and paraffin lamps in this era where even the remotest of areas in Botswana have electricity. It remains the dark part of the city when night falls.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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