30 Nov 2015

Poverty eradication projects carried out in the Ghanzi South and North constituencies ranged from backyard gardens, agro based alternative packages, tree nurseries, leatherworks, services, welding, maintenance, food processing and packaging and other small scale income generating projects.

Responding to a question, the Assistant Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Mr Dikgang Makgalemele said there were 654 projects funded in Ghanzi South and 548 projects in Ghanzi North.

Talking about backlogs, he said the delays were attributed to untimely tendering processes, suppliers inability to supply all items of tender, outbreak of new castle disease limiting chicken stocks and movement, shortage of small stock, shortage of water and reluctance of beneficiaries to change from gardens to other packages and shortage of training institutions.

Ghanzi North MP, Mr Noah Salakae, had asked the Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration to state the nature and number of poverty eradication projects carried out in the Ghanzi North and Ghanzi South constituencies and the causes of backlogs, if any. Ends