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"In exercising the powers vested in the minister responsible for lands, my predecessor has appointed 80 out of the 118."
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Micus Chimbombi"In line with these statutory instruments, the minister can at most appoint 118 out of 342 members outside the recommended list; being 36 for the main land board while 84 is for the subordinate land board."
"In exercising the powers vested in the minister responsible for lands, my predecessor has appointed 80 out of the 118."
"However, the appointment of land board members follows the selection process as prescribed in the Tribal Land Regulations of 2022."
"Dissolution of membership of land boards must be in accordance with the law. At the moment, I have not found any legal reasons to dissolve their membership."
"Although members of the land boards are supposed to be apolitical, I am aware that some of the board members are people who lost primary elections from the past regime."
"The minister is further empowered by Section 7 (2) to appoint a Chairperson from the members of the land board while the Deputy Chairperson is elected by the members among their number."
"The semen from the imported bulls will be accessible to farmers at affordable prices. Included in the targeted population are small-scale farmers in eastern Botswana and the SPEDU area."