Govt to establish roads authority
Friday, December 13, 2013
"We are moving towards establishing a roads authority so that they can go into the markets and borrow funds to finance roads infrastructure and maintenance," said Minister of Transport and Communications Nonofo Molefhi at the recently ended HATAB conference held Maun.
Molefhi said the roads authority would be created from the restructuring of the Roads Department.
Over the past weekend in Greater Gaborone, four people tragically lost their lives in separate accidents, a stark reminder of how vulnerable we are on the roads, especially during this busy time of year.The accidents, which claimed the lives of three pedestrians and one driver, paint a grim picture of the dangers faced by everyone on the road, not just motorists but also pedestrians. In one case, a young man was fatally struck by a truck whilst...