Govt considers building new one Cabinet is considering advice from the Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) that the location of the State House and its deteriorating condition compromise the security of the first citizen, President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Since he became Head of State, Masisi has not occupied the State House, and continues to reside at State House II which is normally allocated to the vice president and his family. Masisi only uses State House for official functions like state banquets. The DIS has recommended the relocation of State House after their earlier advice that residences adjacent to it be relocated was deemed a very expensive exercise and therefore unaffordable. Addressing a press briefing early this year, DIS Director General Peter Magosi revealed that they had recommended the relocation of private properties around State House because the security situation of the country has changed from the time when they were allocated. “We have proposed that those properties sharing the boundary with the State House be relocated because they really compromise the security of the President,” said Magosi. Highly placed sources at the Government Enclave have intimated that the issue was recently brought before Cabinet ministers who were not comfortable with the…