THE LONG WAIT
Malete Land Board currently has a total of 23 354 applicants on their waiting list, and plans to allocate only 1 844 residential plots in Seuwane in the 2022/23 financial year.
According to the South East District Council Chairperson, Augustine Peloewetse, a total of 160 applicants were invited during the May 2022 Board meeting where 65 applicants were allocated residential plots at Seuwane while 13 were rejected.
“Turn up was low as 78 out of the 160 invited applicants did not turn up despite the fact that people are complaining about delays in land allocation,” Peloewetse said on Monday during a full council session, adding that those who did not turn up were re-invited during the end of May Board meeting.
He said the Land Board continues with the cleaning of the waiting list and rejecting those who have been directly allocated residential plots by the Land Boards elsewhere so that only those without plots remain on the waiting list.
According to the Chair, consultation and assessment of property owners at Mojadife are also underway to pave way to village expansion. So far, a total of 59.7058 hectares of land out of 200 has been assessed.
“There are delays as some of the property owners are deceased and issues of inheritance have not been resolved,” Peloewetse said, adding they also face challenges of traceability of plot owners.
Malete Land Board has also submitted change of land use of some open spaces within built-up areas to speed up land allocation. They are also waiting for production of two layouts at Bojantsa and Malaladiepe from the Council with 191 expected residential plots.
The Land Board is also at the design stage currently and the Sub Council is expected to speed up the production of all the layouts so as to allocate them this financial year.
He reported that in Tlokweng Land Board, two detailed layout plans in Maratadiba and Sefoke wards have been prepared as part of the Tlokweng Development Plan 2001 - 2030. “Together these layouts are expected to yield about 4 700 residential plots, among other land uses,” he said.
The Land Board has also identified land within the built-up area and is currently in the process of allocating it. About 470 plots have been identified and so far 189 have been allocated in accordance with the available land allocation policies.
The Land Board continues to identify land within the village built-up area for purposes of intensification but without compromising other land uses or the principles of planning and sustainable neighborhoods.
The re-enacted Tribal Land Act of 2018 came into effect on the 20th April 2022. The Act repeals the Tribal Land Act of 1968. The re-enacted Act is part of the land reforms brought through implementation of the Land Administration Procedures, Capacity and Systems (LAPCAS).
The Act, which is expected to go a long way in preventing the corruption that is synonymous with Land Boards, requires Land Boards to consult with Tribal Administration and District Councils in formulation of policies and makes registration of tribal land grants by Land Boards - Customary Grants and Common Law Leases - at Deeds Registry compulsory.
According to the South East District Council Chairperson, Augustine Peloewetse, a total of 160 applicants were invited during the May 2022 Board meeting where 65 applicants were allocated residential plots at Seuwane while 13 were rejected.
“Turn up was low as 78 out of the 160 invited applicants did not turn up despite the fact that people are complaining about delays in land allocation,” Peloewetse said on Monday during a full council session, adding that those who did not turn up were re-invited during the end of May Board meeting.
He said the Land Board continues with the cleaning of the waiting list and rejecting those who have been directly allocated residential plots by the Land Boards elsewhere so that only those without plots remain on the waiting list.
According to the Chair, consultation and assessment of property owners at Mojadife are also underway to pave way to village expansion. So far, a total of 59.7058 hectares of land out of 200 has been assessed.
“There are delays as some of the property owners are deceased and issues of inheritance have not been resolved,” Peloewetse said, adding they also face challenges of traceability of plot owners.
Malete Land Board has also submitted change of land use of some open spaces within built-up areas to speed up land allocation. They are also waiting for production of two layouts at Bojantsa and Malaladiepe from the Council with 191 expected residential plots.
The Land Board is also at the design stage currently and the Sub Council is expected to speed up the production of all the layouts so as to allocate them this financial year.
He reported that in Tlokweng Land Board, two detailed layout plans in Maratadiba and Sefoke wards have been prepared as part of the Tlokweng Development Plan 2001 - 2030. “Together these layouts are expected to yield about 4 700 residential plots, among other land uses,” he said.
The Land Board has also identified land within the built-up area and is currently in the process of allocating it. About 470 plots have been identified and so far 189 have been allocated in accordance with the available land allocation policies.
The Land Board continues to identify land within the village built-up area for purposes of intensification but without compromising other land uses or the principles of planning and sustainable neighborhoods.
The re-enacted Tribal Land Act of 2018 came into effect on the 20th April 2022. The Act repeals the Tribal Land Act of 1968. The re-enacted Act is part of the land reforms brought through implementation of the Land Administration Procedures, Capacity and Systems (LAPCAS).
The Act, which is expected to go a long way in preventing the corruption that is synonymous with Land Boards, requires Land Boards to consult with Tribal Administration and District Councils in formulation of policies and makes registration of tribal land grants by Land Boards - Customary Grants and Common Law Leases - at Deeds Registry compulsory.
