26 Mar 2026

Efforts are underway to procure a contractor to complete the outstanding works at Department of Curriculum and Evaluation located in Gaborone. 

Assistant Minister of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Mr Justin Hunyepa told Parliament on Wednesday that the expected duration of the outstanding works was estimated to take 120 days and thereafter, the department which had been renting at Fairground Holdings was expected to occupy the building by the end of September.

Mr Hunyepa admitted the state of the buildings at the Department of Curriculum and Evaluation located adjacent to the Mosque in the Gaborone Central Constituency. The facilities, he said were vacated on October 2013 for the purpose of renovation but the project was not completed on time.

He added that the tender to renovate the building project was awarded to Alindo Engineering PTY LTD at a contract sum of P5.9 million on November 11, 2013 and had a five months’ duration where the completion date was April 28, 2014. 

“So far the contractor has been paid a sum of P5.6 million for all works which formed the invitation to tender document which included building of electrical and mechanical works,” he said. 

He told Parliament that the current rental paid by the department at Fairground Holdings was P198,000 per month and that efforts were underway to complete the works to be able to move back to the Department of Curriculum and Evaluation building by September. 

The assistant minister was responding to a question from Maun West MP, Mr Caterpillar Hikuama, who had requested the minister to apprise Parliament on the state of Department of Curriculum and Evaluation Buildings located adjacent to the Mosque in Gaborone Central constituency and confirm that in 2012 the building was vacated for the purposes of renovation.

Additionally, Mr Hikuama wanted to know, which company was awarded the tender for the renovation works and the contract cost. He further wanted to know when the renovation was expected to be completed and how much was paid thus far. 

He further wanted to know how much the department paid annually for the buildings currently rented at the Fair Ground Holding and when the staff was expected to move back to the Department of Curriculum and Evaluation buildings. BOPA