Ngwaketse Land Board Ignores Court Orders
Monday, September 27, 2021 | 1210 Views |
The Ngwaketse Land Board had two court orders from the Land Tribunal, which instructed the Land Board to consult Motlhwase residents before they allocate plots in their area and stop the allocations to attend to the matter to solve it, but no orders have been implemented.
The court orders date back as far as 2011, 2018 and the latest one is for this year.
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