A 200-bed referral hospital is earmarked for Rasesa in Kgatleng, President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has announced. He told a kgotla meeting in Mabalane yesterday that the P400 million facility was budgeted for under the Transitional National Development Plan (TNDP) and was scheduled to be implemented within the TNDP planning period, which ends 2025. President Masisi said a plot for the hospital had already been secured, adding �we are no longer promising, we are now delivering�. In other issues, the President appealed to residents to register for general elections in large numbers at the beginning of next month. �I encourage you to register in large numbers and exercise your constitutional right of taking part in the elections,� he said. He said a budget for elections had been reserved and when all preparations were complete, an election date would be set and gazetted, assuring the meeting that the democratic principles of holding elections would still be upheld as enshrined in the Constitution. President Masisi also informed residents that following the delimitation exercise, boundaries had been re-arranged and that constituencies had since been increased from 57 to 61. Residents also heard that funds for the Constituency Community Projects (CCP) had been reserved for internal roads across the country. In that regard, he encouraged residents to mould interlocking bricks that would be used for internal road projects countrywide. �I encourage you to take part in moulding those bricks, but do them according to the right standards because we want quality,� he added. President Masisi also informed residents about the transformation agenda, which he said was meant to empower citizens. To that end, he said the Economic Inclusion Act served to ensure that Batswana participated in their country�s economy. He explained that different sectors had been identified to revitalise the economy and would act as a springboard for opportunities that Batswana should tap into. Among others, he mentioned horticultural import ban that was meant to boost Batswana, the pharmaceuticals manufacturing and restriction on importation of school uniforms to encourage manufacturers to do more as well as royalty payments for artists. For their part, residents hailed the envisaged developments and asked for clarification on shared water rights and utilisation of the Madikwe river. They were of the view that although their area was endowed with water from Madikwe River, they struggled to use it for irrigation purposes. Youth complained about unemployed graduates and higher requirements needed by employers, while some pleaded for fair assessment under the Youth Development Fund. In response, the Minister of Lands and Water Affairs, Dr Kefentse Mzwinila said Molatedi Dam provided potable water, while the Madikwe/Marico water rights quota remained the same, but it could be negotiated further. Mochudi East MP, Mr Mabuse Pule said President Masisi�s visit to Mabalane was a historic accession and commended residents for their contributions. He said residents were happy for projects that included connecting river villages to the national power grid and the envisaged tarring of Modipane-Mabalane road. �These are the right ticks in the delivery of services. We are doing well and should be hopeful,� said Mr Pule. Bakgatla Deputy Chief, Kgosi Bana Sekai appealed for correction of the boundary anomaly of Sikwane and Mabalane that transpired during Land Administration Procedures Capacity and Systems whereby some Sikwane homes were code-named or counted under Mabalane.