PPRA, BURS, BR settle 20-year old land dispute

In its recently released annual report, the PPRA said negotiations between the three parastatals had been concluded, with the exchange of similar sized land. Land transfer processing and approvals for subdivision of the land were still underway as at November.

Documents previously uncovered by BusinessWeek reveal that in the mid-1980s, Botswana Railways allocated the plot to the Department of Customs and Excise (DCE) for the purpose of developing offices, a warehouse and a vehicle examination bay.