�Botswana is not immune to slums�

FRANCISTOWN: The Minister of Lands and Housing, Lebonaamang Mokalake, says that although there is a notion that there are no slums in Botswana, the country is not immune to the situation.

Mokalake was speaking at the 10th World Habitat Day Commemoration, which was held in Matsiloje Village on Monday under the theme, “Voices From the Slums”.

“While we do not have slum settlements like in other countries, I can confirm that we do have households living under slum conditions,” he said. 

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