Defence ministry to tackle BDF housing crisis

BDF housing units at Sarona City
BDF housing units at Sarona City

For years, the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has been faced with an acute shortage of accommodation for its personnel. To this day, the crisis remains a concern.

However, the Defence ministry has vowed to unlock the housing problem. To mitigate the problem, the ministry has identified procurement of multi-residential facilities from private entities and owners as a viable option.

On Friday, the Minister of Defence and Security Kagiso Mmusi officially handed over a total of 113 housing units to the BDF at Sarona City in Block 10, Gaborone which is expected to enhance cohesion, easy command and control and operational readiness.

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