AboutTime Issue 39 | Page 9

PROJECT UPDATES - BOTSWANA Kanu Equipment’s big move set for December By Roy Mapharing The new home of Kanu Equipment is well ahead of the program. The client is already finalising the logistics of moving which is scheduled for the first week of December 2019. Final external trades are ongoing while the tenant is busy with the installation of the IT networking. The attention to detail and quality of the work is exceptional considering the rate at which we have accelerated the program. In the next 60 days we will have completed and handed over to Kanu Equipment for beneficial occupation. Lobatse Junction One-stop shopping in a bustling transport hub By Mmika Selei The project has experienced some delays in obtaining planning and building approval. After engaging with the Lobatse Town Council, we were able to get a conditional approval pending environmental management plan (EMP) approval from the Department of Environmental Affairs. The contractor has been issued with the letter of intent and construction work is expected to get underway beginning of October. ISSUE 39 - SEPTEMBER 2019 The work will be done in two phases. Phase 1 work includes construction of new roads and parking for the new taxi and bus rank and bulk earthworks including road widening of the existing town council road. Phase 2 will include the shopping centre and associated works which is expected to start in the first quarter of 2020. The project will be a long awaited development to the landscape of the small town of Lobatse and we are proud to be part of this development. 9