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Lands ministry allocates 67,883 plots, advances development plans

Maipaahela plot PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Maipaahela plot PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Lands and Water Affairs minister, Dr Kefentse Mzwinila, has announced that his ministry has so far allocated 67,883 plots out of the 100,000 planned for allocation.

He told Parliament on Friday, when presenting his ministry's consolidated and development funds, that the remaining 32,117 are in preparation for allocation before the financial year-end.

Mzwinila said during the 2023-2024 financial year, a total of 73,520 plots were surveyed nationwide, with 59,475 approved, and 22,811 uploaded into the Land Information System ready for conveyancing and subsequent allocation. Another 25,813 plots are at various stages of uploading for allocation.

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