Land Board loses out on revenue collection

SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Ngwato Land Board attorney, Sesha Masara-Mabeza has remarked that the Land Board was not making revenue collection a priority despite lack of funds stifling daily operations and hampering execution of the organisation’s core business.

The attorney made the comment as part of her presentation on revenue collection at the just-ended strategy formulation retreat here. She pointed out that the Land Board has, over the years, been unable to effectively collect the lease rentals due from the lessees for various reasons.

Masara-Mabeza noted that Land Board allocates, amongst others, plots for commercial or industrial use and that commercial plots attract subsequent issuance of lease agreements, which require payment of rentals on an annual basis.

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