{"id":25595,"date":"2023-04-15T16:36:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-15T16:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=25595"},"modified":"2023-04-16T18:07:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T18:07:06","slug":"questions-emerge-about-delays-in-moleps-thamaga-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/questions-emerge-about-delays-in-moleps-thamaga-road","title":{"rendered":"Questions Emerge About Delays In Moleps-Thamaga Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Questions have begun to emerge about the snail\u2019s pace of progress in refurbishing the Molepolole-Thamaga Highway that entails putting on a new layer of asphalt.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>So serious is the matter that some members of Kweneng District Council are said to be demanding answers from previous and incumbent council chairman.<\/p>\n<p>The P49 million project was awarded to Felyx Construction Company in February 2022. Informed sources say the project is considerably behind schedule and has already overshot its schedule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe project was to commence immediately upon the contract was awarded but there were a few logistical issues that had to be resolved,\u201d said one source.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took some time before the contractor mobilises and got to site after the company received a mobilisation fee from the government. To-date it is only a fraction of the road that has been done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>DCEC<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The press is informed that the project was to take not more than a year. \u201cCouncillors want to know what is causing the delay and why the contractor got to site late,\u201d said another source.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been attempts to report the matter to the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes because allegations of corruption have also arisen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon being contacted, a director of Felyx Construction, Gaolaolwe Ntapu, said he was constrained to comment on the project and referred Kweneng District Council.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Deputy Council Chairman, Slumber Mokgosi, also said he was in no position to comment and referred the Chairman Allen Jacobs whose phone was not answered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Questions have begun to emerge about the snail\u2019s pace of progress in refurbishing the Molepolole-Thamaga Highway that entails putting on a new layer of asphalt. So serious is the matter that some members of Kweneng District Council are said to be demanding answers from previous and incumbent council chairman. 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