15 Feb 2018

Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, through Kweneng District Council has proposed a budget of P200 000 to purchase school furniture for all primary schools in Mogoditshane and Thamaga Sub-district. The assistant minister in the ministry, Ms Botlogile Tshireletso said during this financial year, Kweneng District Council procured 200 chairs and 200 tables at a cost of P17 400.

The furniture, she explained, would be shared among the seven primary schools in the Gabane-Mmankgodi constituency, namely Mmonye, Letlole, Gabane, Pule, Gasiko, Tloaneng and Mmokolodi.

“The plan is to distribute all procured furniture by the 23rd February,” she said. Ms Tshireletso said in view of the budgetary constraint, her ministry could not commit to a plan to clear the entire backlog for the supply of furniture in primary schools.

The assistant minister was responding to a question from MP for Gabane-Mmankgodi, Major General Pius Mokgware, who wanted a detailed plan given on how the minister would ensure that there was adequate supply of furniture in primary schools within the Gabane-Mmankgodi constituency. Ends