Lands & Housing eyes P806m from stimulus package

Poverty squatters
Poverty squatters

The Ministry of Lands and Housing expects to draw at least P806 million from the country’s foreign reserves, in order to service the 37,000 plots countrywide targeted under the Economic Stimulus Package (ESP).

Of the various ambitious projects contained in the package, land servicing has drawn the greatest attention from land-hungry Batswana who have often clashed at land registrations or allocations at the different land boards.

Yesterday, Lands and Housing minister, Prince Maele told media that preparations for the servicing of the plots under the package was already at an advanced stage. He said a recent assessment of the national waiting list for land allocation revealed 996,303 names.

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