Scramble for land hits Marapong

MARAPONG:The scarcity of land is becoming acute – a situation that forces Batswana to scramble for the few plots available whenever an opportunity for land acquisition opens up. Last week multitudes thronged Marapong Sub-Land Board premises hoping to be among those on the list to be allocated land.

Batswana were invited to apply for land in 17 villages through the Marapong Sub Land Board. Close to 4, 000 applications were submitted for the few plots on offer, with Chadibe village alone receiving more than 2,000.