Okavango tourism concession dispute reverts to Land Tribunal

Advocates for the litigants made an agreement through a consent order to transfer the matter from the High Court to the Land Tribunal following issues that aroused when the case was about to resume before Justice Bengbame Sechele. The case was filed by Lodges of Botswana who wants a review of a decision of the Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) and Tawana Land Board to reject two tenders it submitted for the tourism concession area.

The parties agreed this week that the matter will be dealt with better at the Land Tribunal and successfully sought the approval of Sechele. The case will now go back to the Palapye Land Tribunal.