Botswana in chronic housing problems
Monday, December 15, 2014
The report observed that in the urban areas of the country, renting of housing units by individual house owners seems to be common and appears to be gaining ground.
“Therefore, there is a need to formulate proper laws that should aim at protecting both the tenant and the house owners. At the same time, there is an urgent need to develop affordable housing units in the urban areas by the Government in partnership with private sector”.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...