Gov�t secures over P11m for Gabs expansion

The Ministry of Lands and Housing has used P11,874, 870 million to buy 544.50 hectares of land from the Kweneng Tribal authority, to expand Gaborone.

The minister of Land and Housing Prince Maele on Tuesday told Parliament that they were still searching for additional land around towns and major settlements.

“Our commitment is to ensure that, as much as possible we preserve fertile agriculture land in the process of land acquisition. This process will support growth point strategy referred to earlier on,” he said.

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