Saleshando to move rent subsidy motion

 Leader of Opposition, Dumelang Saleshando PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Leader of Opposition, Dumelang Saleshando PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

The Leader of Opposition (LOO), Dumelang Saleshando will move an urgent motion requesting that the COVID-19 Relief Fund subsidies citizens affected by the national lockdown that was extended by another week. 

Saleshando wants to propose that the fund assists Batswana, who are unable to pay rentals for their residential and business premises, as well as Batswana in the informal sector, who have lost their income on account of the lockdown. 

In a correspondence dated May 4, 2020 to the Clerk of the National Assembly, Saleshando argued that his motion is urgent as there are many Batswana who are unable to pay rentals as they have lost their regular income due to the lockdown.

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