Slow down on land 'seizures'

Last week, the Minister of Lands and Housing, Nonofo Molefhi, threatened that government would repossess commercial and residential plots which remain undeveloped.

In actual fact, government has already started these repossession. Our view is that government should put its house in order first before it carries out Molefhi's threat.

There is no reason why ordinary Batswana who go through cumbersome processes to acquire land take heed of government's position on land repossession.

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Closure as pain lingers

March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...

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