Storm brews over tennis courts� refurbishment

The Selebi-Phikwe tennis courts
The Selebi-Phikwe tennis courts

A storm is brewing over the refurbishment of the Selebi-Phikwe tennis courts with members of the Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) querying the tender process. As a result of the suspected flawed procedure, the BTA is in the process of engaging the contractor to register displeasure at the workmanship.

The tennis courts were refurbished for P150,000 from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Grand Slam Development Fund. The funds were released to BTA in 2015 and the contractor was appointed in December 2016.

BTA public relations officer, Shelton Benzah told Mmegi Sport that they are in the process of engaging the contractor. He said they want to show the contractor some faults with a view to engage them to rectify the anomalies.

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