One-Man One-Plot Policy To Be Refined

Even though Parliament rejected Gabane-Mmankgodi legislator, Pius Mokgware’s motion that called for redefinition of the one-man one-plot land policy, the motion is set to pass at a later date.

On Friday Mokgware tabled a motion requesting government to exclude plots acquired through the open market, inheritance and marriage. He argued that the policy, which was adopted last July is discriminatory.

“We should consider incidents such as divorce when allocating a single plot to a couple, it also takes a lot of time before one can be allocated a plot, someone may buy one elsewhere and be denied allocation in their home village,” he said.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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