Estate developer Jamali has 147 residential plots in Tlokweng

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* Developing 250-room hotel
Troubled estate developer and Duma FM radio station owner, Said Jamali of Universal Estate has acquired 147 residential plots in Tlokweng that he is developing into a residential mall, to be known as BoosTown.

Jamali says on his website that his company is currently the biggest private developer in Botswana. Still in Tlokweng, Jamali says he is building a 250-room hotel. Jamali was last week served with court papers for prosecution for allegedly corrupting a public officer to get a chunk of land on which he has built residential units at Maruapula, among others. He will appear in court on April 13.

Universal Builders, which has over 20 years of industry experience in Botswana, advertises the Tlokweng BoosTown as, " The Keys to your House are in our Hands". "Boostown Housing Complex is being developed in order to address the challenges of providing safe, affordable, quality housing for Batswana.

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