Goo-Kodisa residents whom government has given a new lease of life by withdrawing the court decision to demolish their houses called on Moshupa sub land board to issue them with home ownership certificates.

Moshupa Sub Land Board secretary, Ms Frengelin Selemogwe told residents that the issuance of certificate would take a little while because surveying of the entire area (Goo-Kodisa) would have to be carried out first.

“Surveying has started and it is in full throttle for the entire area so that we can have a clear picture of the plots available, space available and it is from this point that we will take the maps in question to council before the process of issuance of certificates,” she told the packed kgotla.

She said information that would be gathered during the surveys forms are important ingredient in the issuance of the certificates in question because it was inclusive of things such as measurements of the homesteads.

Earlier on, Goo-Kodisa Village Development Committee chairperson, Ms Baratwa Kesetse commended Water Utilities Corporation for bowsing water to the village and remained hopeful the corporation would in future augment the water given to Goo-Kodisa populace.

Water Utilities Corporation manager for Kanye management centre, Mr Matthews Sebina concurred with Ms Kesetse but added the corporation was humstrung by shortage of resources such as trucks used to ferry water across the sub district.

He also assured them that plans were ongoing to come up with modalities on how best Goo-Kodisa could be connected to the North/South carrier that passes through the village via Moshupa to Kanye.“Unfortunately, your case with government was still on going at the time designs for the pipeline was carried out and we did not know your fate,” he said.

Mr Masisi suggested that Goo-Kodisa vicinity to Thamaga coupled with the fact that a pump station is being constructed at the same makes Thamaga an ideal point to connect Goo-Kodisa. Ends