Dikgosi resolve to defer the Tribal Land Bill

The Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services, Prince Maele presented the Tribal Land Bill of 2017 to Ntlo Ya Dikgosi during the just ended meeting. Members of Parliament will discuss the Bill, which seeks to improve the administration of the tribal land in the ongoing session of Parliament.

Kgosi Moeti Monyamane of Kgalagadi North stated that it is very important for Batswana to be consulted about the Bill before it is passed into law. He said while Parliament, as the supreme law maker has referred the Bill to Dikgosi for further advice, there has to be intensive consultation with the people who will be affected by the new legislation. “Land issues are very sensitive and important.