Botswana: Consultative workshop discusses land policy

Lands and Housing Minister Ramadeluka Seretse on Tuesday (24 October 2006) said that Botswana's land policies have not done the country much good and need to be changed to address present socio-economic needs. Speaking at a consultative workshop to discuss the draft land policy, Seretse noted that policies such as the Tribal Land Policy of 1975, the National Land Tenure Policy of 1985 and the National Housing Policy of 2000 need to be reviewed and consolidated to produce a land policy necessary for sustainable economic development.