Tender dispute delays classrooms construction
Friday, February 22, 2019
This week, the Lobatse High Court interdicted the council from going ahead with the project by re-advertising and awarding the disputed tenders.
The interim interdict by the court came in the wake of the contractors having taken the council to court for cancelling the tenders that were awarded to them in August 16, 2018.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...