Govt's new land promise

URBAN and rural development minister Sophia Shaningwa said there are about 27 310 serviced plots available countrywide, while over 89 399 plots are ready to be serviced.

Shaningwa made the announcement in the National Assembly yesterday when she provided a ministerial statement updating the people on the land issue. This means that around 116 709 plots will be given to land seekers countrywide. The government has been accused of making promises with the absence of exact timelines of implementation of some projects that are sometimes too good to be true. Shaningwa did not provide the exact time frame on when these 116 709 plots will be made available.