27 Aug 2018

Residents of Makalamabedi in the Central District have been informed that a clinic was planned for their village.

Addressing a kgotla meeting in Makalamabedi last week, Vice President Slumber Tsogwane said Mr Nadim Bobat of Leseding Interiors would fund the project.

Mr Tsogwane said the project would address the issue of lack of health services since they had been accessing them far from their village.

He pointed out that government had been experiencing shortage of funds for infrastructural development.

He informed the residents that President Mr Mokgweetsi Masisi would be travelling to China in September to attend the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation summit where he would solicit funds for infrastructural development.

He stated such funds would be used for construction of major roads such as Maun-Shakawe road and Nata-Francistown road among others.

Mr Tsogwane indicated that National Development Plan funds would therefore be used for construction of short distance roads such as Motopi-Makalamabedi.

The vice president also toured a housing project for an underprivileged member of society currently at window level.

The house is beng built with through Mr Tsogwane’s assistance who solicited funds from Choppies Chain Stores.

For his part, Mr Bobat said he would also provide underprivileged local tertiary students with spectacles and all the visually impaired.

The Village Development Committee chairperson Mr Letsogile Jane had earlier on requested tarring of Motopi-Makalamabedi road and construction of a clinic.

One of the residents Ms Menomasweu Dihedile expressed appreciation for the promised clinic.

She complained that she had applied for funding under the gender affairs programme but had not been assisted to date.

Another speaker, Mr Tlale Setumo also lauded the clinic project  saying it should match the population size of the village.

The area councillor Mr Onkhuparetse Monnaatsie expressed delight with the clinic project which he said would result in the recruitment of extension officers would to assist the social welfare officer.ENDS