Letlhakane Stadium At Tender Stage

Lucara General Manager Johane Mchive
Lucara General Manager Johane Mchive

LETLHAKANE: The tendering process for a state-of-the-art Letlhakane Sports Complex expected to commence construction next year is should begin in a fortnight, Lucara Botswana general manager, Johane Mchive has revealed.

Mchive was speaking at the unveiling of a historic half-a-million Boteti Division 1 sponsorship. Lucara is the first organisation to sponsor a second tier league to hundreds of thousands.

The mine had proposed to construct a Sports Complex for Letlhakane village as a way of giving back to the community it operates in. The stadium is part of the area of excellence project that is inclusive of a centre of learning. The centre of learning will be built side by side with the stadium.

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