Tlokweng set for expansion

Katse has said that Batlokwa will be given first preference in land allocation PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Katse has said that Batlokwa will be given first preference in land allocation PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

The Tlokweng Land Board is set to augment its settlements into the outskirts of Tlokweng as way to allocate more residential plots to the deserving and eligible citizens of Botswana.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday this week at the Platinum Hotel in Tlokweng, the chairperson of the Land Board Elijah Katse echoed that the plan to augment the settlement areas follows the development plan for Tlokweng, which has now been accepted.

“The Revised Tlokweng Development Plan 2001-2030 has been finalised and approved by the minster and the plan proposes settlement expansion into the ‘Maratadiba’ and Sefoke areas,” Katse stated. Katse further indicated that the decision to expand their settlements has been instigated by the surge in applications for residential plots.

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