The Tati Land Board has been duly established under Section 3 of the Trial Land Act Cap 32:02 as a trustee for tribal land and is charged with the responsibility of administering land in the Tati Tribal Area. It is a body corporate capable of suing and being sued in its own name (Section 9). This responsibility of being a trustee for tribal land means that Tati Land Board is holding this land for the benefit and advantage of all citizens for purposes of promoting the economic and social development of all the peoples of Botswana (Section 10). Tati Land Board therefore has a responsibility of allocating land fairly and equitably without fear or favour.
The functions of Tati Land Board are executed through its various Departments namely: Surveys and Mapping, Land Registration and Estate Management, land Use Planning, Human Resources Management & Administration, Finance and Procurement, Divisions; Works Services, legal Services, Policy and Strategic Planning, Information Technology and Internal Audit.
The Tati Land Board has been duly established under Section 3 of the Tribal Land Act Cap 32:02 as a trustee for tribal land and is charged with the responsibility of administering land in the Tati Tribal Area.
It covers a total area of appropriately 3391 km2 with forty-three (43) villages. The core functions of Tati Land Board as stipulated in section 13 of the Tribal Land Act Cap 32:02 are:
Sustainable Human Settlements
Management of land and water resources for socio-economic development
Tati Land Board has developed a waiting list for all applications for the Tati Siding, Shashe Bridge, Matshelagabedi and Masunga villages. Applications are normally filled and submitted in the office without the consent of the land overseers. They are then submitted in the office together with a copy of Omang. The office then assign the waiting list number to the applications. The expected time for the consideration of the application is ten years from the time of submission
Tati Land Board serves as a corporate board that aims to provide an equitable Land distribution. This responsibility of being a trustee for tribal land means that it is holding this land for the benefit and advantage of all citizens for purposes of promoting the economic and social development of all the peoples of Botswana (Section 10)
Amongst the 43 villages in the north east village, there are three planning villages; namely Tati siding, Matshalegabedi and Shashe Bridge. The villages are also referred to as the Francistown greater planning area, leading to a gross demand for land. Masunga has now been identified as a planned area. It also has a waiting time of 5 years. Matsiloje has a waiting period of 2 Years while the rest of the villages has a waiting period of three months.
The core mandate of Tati Land Board is allocate land in North East District with a role in land management issues like conservation and economic benefits. The allocation of this land could be for Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Agricultural purposes.
Tati Land Board allocates land for free, the state is the one entity that can own land not individuals, they only own developments on the land they have been allocated.
Ways in which the land can be allocated:
1. Customary Land Grant
2. Common Law Land Grant
Tati Land Board is also involved in Land Use Planning, Allocation of plots and determination of areas for ploughing and communal grazing. The area covered by Tati Land Board is 2324 KM2 with Residential covering 2 000 KM2, Commercial 100KM2 and Agricultural covering 600KM2.
Tati Land Board serves as a corporate board that aims to provide an equitable Land distribution. This responsibility of being a trustee for tribal land means that it is holding this land for the benefit and advantage of all citizens for purposes of promoting the economic and social development of all the peoples of Botswana (Section 10)
Amongst the 43 villages in the north east village, there are three planning villages; namely Tati siding, Matshelagabedi and Shashe Bridge. The villages are also referred to as the Francistown greater planning area, leading to a gross demand for land. Masunga has now been identified as a planned area. It also has a waiting time of 5 years. Matsiloje has a waiting period of 2 Years while the rest of the villages has a waiting period of three months.
Traditionally, the tribal Chiefs were responsible for administering tribal land in Botswana. In 1968, Land Boards were created under the Tribal Land Act. The Land Boards started operating in 1970. At the time of their creation, Land Boards were administratively headed by the Council Secretaries thereby seen as Subordinate to District Councils.
With the increasing workloads and responsibilities of the Land Boards, Subordinate Land Boards were established in 1973, to decentralize the services of the Land Boards and place them closer to the people. However, in 1989 the Land Boards became independent and today there are twelve Land Boards and thirty-seven Subordinate Land Boards.
They are mandated to ensure the wise use fair distribution of Land to all citizens and residents of Botswana in allocation of Land for residential, commercial, Industrial and Agricultural purposes.