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The National Stadium is finally open for public use after years of silence. This victory belongs to everyone who refused to accept the endless delays. Keep your eyes on the facility to ensure the management maintains these grounds properly.

May 29, 2012

Open Botswana National Stadium Now

Open Botswana National Stadium Now

🏆 Won — 180 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 4 months ago
The National Stadium in Gaborone is a public facility. It was closed in 2008 for upgrading,  and was scheduled to be reopened early 2010. Four years on there is still no definite official word on when it will be reopened. As the largest stadium in the country its closure has brought untold difficulty to the population. 


This petition seeks to bring the issue of the closure of the National Stadium to the forefront. Being a 20, 000 seater we hope to collect as many signatures as that to represent every single seat at this facility. 


The questions on everybody's mind is:

1. Who is ultimately responsible for this failure?

2. What corrective steps are being taken to correct the situation?

3. When will the stadium finally be ready for public use?


IN ADDITION TO ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS, THIS PETITION DEMANDS THAT THE NATIONAL STADIUM BE REOPENED WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.


The signatures collected will be presented together with the petition to the President's Office as soon as we reach 20000 signatures, or in one month, whichever comes first.


Add your voice by signing this petition.

Updates

May 11, 2012

The silence from the authorities regarding the stadium remains unacceptable while the facility sits empty. Send an email to the Ministry of Infrastructure today and demand a clear reopening date. Post this link on Facebook to ensure the public pressure stays high.

May 11, 2012

Moving past this milestone proves that the people of Gaborone are tired of waiting for answers. Take this momentum and text three friends the link to this page today. Mention the stadium closure on your Facebook wall so we keep the pressure on the President's Office.

Reached 100 supporters

May 11, 2012

6 Comments

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Kabelo Beck
14 years ago Featured

4 years late is completely unacceptable. Somebody needs to explain where the money went.

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Neo Holmes
14 years ago Featured

BRING BACK OUR STADIUM!!!!

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Tshepo Abbott
14 years ago Featured

This is ridiculous. How do you take 6 years to finish a renovation? Gaborone needs this place open right now.

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Thabo Sanders
14 years ago Featured

My kids want to watch the games and we have to travel so far. Get it together.

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Lorato Mathis
14 years ago Featured

Such a waste of a good facility. We pay our taxes for these things to actually be used.

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Boitumelo Cooper
14 years ago Featured

The youth are suffering because we have nowhere to play or watch games. Just open the gates already.