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Batlokwa demand land justice now

The expansion of Gaborone came at a high cost to Batlokwa, who surrendered land without compensation PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
The expansion of Gaborone came at a high cost to Batlokwa, who surrendered land without compensation PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Tlokweng councillors have renewed calls for the government to compensate Batlokwa tribe for land that now forms part of Botswana’s capital city, Gaborone.

Their argument is that continued inaction on the part of government has left the community landless, economically constrained and unable to develop.

The councillors raised the issue while debating the role of the Constitutional Court, arguing that the long-standing Batlokwa land question is precisely the kind of matter the court should resolve once established.

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