09 Sep 2026

Change is impending for Bokamoso Junior Secondary School and for learners and teachers who have long navigated the hurdles of the shifting timetable, it cannot come soon enough.

Stalled construction at the school is set to resume, spearheading a wave of much-needed community infrastructure upgrades funded by Gaborone South’s P10 million Constituency Community Projects (CCP) allocation for the 2026/2027 financial year.

For Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Gaborone South Member of Parliament, Mr Nelson Ramaotwana, bringing the project back to life was a matter of community urgency.

Addressing residents at a Kgotla meeting on Tuesday, Mr Ramaotwana, then acting President, recalled how the school’s initial partnership with the Construction Industry Trust Fund (CITF) ground to a halt at the roof level due to funding shortfall.

“Seeing that the classrooms remained incomplete, we agreed to prioritise this project to curb the shifting system at Bokamoso, where some learners miss out on morning classes,” he said.

The solution is as practical as it is welcome and crews will return to roof the three lingering skeletons of classrooms and construct three brand-new ones right alongside them.

Once the project is complete, Bokamoso will boast a fresh block of 60 fully-furnished classrooms to put an end to the frustrating scheduling bottlenecks.

Gaborone City Council is expected to bring contractors back to work hand-in-hand with the CITF.

However, Bokamoso JSS is just the starting point of a broader community makeover. Further down the road, residents of Old Naledi can also look forward to a proper gathering space, given that the Kgotla shelter, long worn down by time and weather to the point of structural concern, will receive P1.4 million for a complete and safe overhaul.

Meanwhile, communities in Bontleng, Extensions 2, 4 and 10 as well as The Village are getting a sigh of relief.

Years of battling stubborn stormwater that threatens local properties during heavy downpours are finally being addressed.

With the rainy season looming, Mr Ramaotwana emphasised that fast-tracking such drainage repairs was critical to keeping neighbourhoods dry and secure. ENDS