Letlhakeng District Council plans solar farms, a commercial farming cluster and a modern bus-rank centre – a bid to build its own revenue base rather than wait on transfers.
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Boots on the Fence Line: Ikageng Workers Redeploy to FMD Zones
The Local Government Ministry has redeployed Ikageng workers to help control foot-and-mouth disease in affected zones, turning an existing labour programme toward an animal-health front.
Rural Council Bets on Solar and Agro-Clusters to Break Fiscal Dependence
Letlhakeng District Council plans to raise its own revenue through a solar farm, a commercialised agricultural cluster and a modern commercial centre.
Public Works Dominate Local Budgets as Councils Tackle Unemployment
Mabutsane Council put P25.9 million of its P34.6 million May 2026 budget into the Ikageng programme and P5 million into community projects, a public-works tilt against unemployment.
The Needle Eye Review: Retail Reality and Consumer Power in Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe
African consumer markets continue to be interpreted through lenses that are often disconnected from lived experience. Institutional reports, aggregated datasets, and external advisory perspectives provide high-level insight, but they frequently fail to capture the...
Local Councils Juggle Social Protection with Infrastructure Plans
Kgatleng and other councils tied child-grant registration to revenue drives while weighing roads and sewage – the everyday arithmetic of local government.
SADC Accelerated Regional Integration: Built-Market Implications and What Comes Next
More than 14,000 megawatts of new generation capacity have come onto the SADC grid, and renewable energy's share of the regional mix has risen from 25% to 38%, according to figures the Council of Ministers reviewed in Pretoria on 13 March 2026. That is a genuine...
Masunga Sports Facility Opens Doors to Community and Enterprise
The Masunga Sports Complex has opened to public bookings, with councillors proposing solar lighting and lower fees to lift utilisation.
Dormant University Hotel Gets a Second Life from Private Capital
Sky Clouds (Pty) Ltd has signed a March 2026 lease to refurbish the University of Botswana’s 80-room hotel and 15 conference rooms, injecting over P4 million.