07 Jul 2022

Due to limited land for expansion and close proximity to the capital city, Tlokweng Land Board is struggling to meet the demand for land.

The waiting list currently stands at 59 164.

This was disclosed by Tlokweng Land Board chairperson, Mr Elijah Katse during the allocation of 104 residential plots at Maratanang ward.

“The current waiting list is at 59 164. 

However, the land board continues to ‘clean’ this list since it is not everyone in it that is eligible for allocation. 

The land board has an obligation to avail land to Batswana in line with the RESET Agenda and for socio-economic development,” he said.

Mr Katse said the plots allocated were part of the 470 previously identified within the village and were intended to facilitate densification of developments as prescribed by the revised Tlokweng Development Plan 2001-2030.

He said the plots were identified through consultation with the Sub-district Council physical planning office.

He further noted that the land board would continue to allocate all readily available pieces of land through relevant policies and processes.

“The revised Tlokweng Development Plan which has been approved, proposes settlement expansion into the Maratadiba and Sefoke areas. 

More residential plot allocations are therefore expected going forward,” he added.

Mr Katse said the land delivery process had started to be realised through the Land Information Systems (LIS), the end product of which was the new Secure Land Title (SLT). 

He said Secure Land Title would, therefore, be registered with the Deeds Registry and issued to allottees, who were expected to have submitted all relevant documents to facilitate registration.

For his part, deputy paramount chief of Batlokwa, Kgosi Michael Gaborone pleaded with those allocated land not to sell it. 

He said it was disheartening to see Batlokwa landless while outsiders owned chunks of land in Tlokweng. 

He urged allottees to make necessary developments and consider themselves fortunate to have been awarded so scarce a resource.

According to the 2022 Population and Housing Census, the population of Tlokweng is 55 508, while the Batlokwa tribal territory covers an area of about 22 000 hectares. Ends