Balete Farm Forest's legal and constitutional interpretation
Friday, May 28, 2021
Last week Balete breathed a sigh of relief following the confirmed ownership of a portion of Farm Forest land, known as Hill 9-KO by the High Court bench of Justices Michael Mothobi, Gabriel Komboni and Mokwadi Gabanagae, leaving the state through the Malete Land Board weighing options about the dispute.
The Land Board was crying foul of ownership and wanted to cancel its title deed, which is managed and held by the tribe through their paramount chief, Kgosi Mosadi Seboko. But one may wonder if the Land Board by its own accord shot itself in the foot by initially disowning the farm during a similar case involving the Quarries of Botswana. So, did the Land Board relinquish the ownership of this land?
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