Botswana kick-starts action plan on housing
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
With this plan, the government will be paying extra attention on ensuring that Batswana are adequately housed.
According to the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Development, Nonofo Molefhi the NUA is an urbanisation action blueprint of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–Habitat) and its partners in support of the 2030 agenda on sustainable development especially the Urban Sustainable Development Goal.
While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...