BATLA to hold biennial conference

LINDIWE MOZOLA
Correspondent | Wednesday October 5, 2011 00:00

 

The conference will be held under the theme, 'Transformation of Tribal Land Administration - Towards Global Economic Competitiveness'. It will be supported by the Ministry of Lands and Housing, the Citizen Entreprenuaral Development Agency (CEDA) and Debswana.

According to the executive secretary of BATLA, Barati Modibetsane, the conference will bring together various stakeholders in land-related matters. This will include the ministries of lands and housing, agriculture, local government; all land boards, CEDA, Botswana Institute Development and Policy Analysis (BIDPA) and the University of Botswana (UB). 'The conference will tackle issues such as the best use of land, globalisation implications to land boards and other internal issues. During the conference, BATLA members will check how they have fared in executing their aims and objectives,' said Modibetsane.

She revealed that one of BATLA's key objectives is to promote effective land management and administration, as well as to inform the public on matters relating to management and administration.

Presentations and panel discussions by land and business experts shall allow participants to interrogate regulations, policies and laws that drive land use administration in Botswana. Some of the topics that will be discussed are related to transformation of land boards, harmonisation of land-related policies, entrepreneurship and access to land, globalisation and its implications to land boards.

Nonofo Molefhi, Minister of Lands and Housing will officially open the conference and the Francistown mayor is expected to welcome all the participants and Jim Gowans(Debswana Managing Director) will deliver a key note address. He is the BATLA patron.