Ministry of Land Management, Water & Sanitation Services Botswana

In October 2016 the Government took a decision to restructure Ministries and the Ministry of Land Management, Water & Sanitation Services was created. The mandate of the now Ministry is to ensure, “proper land administration and management to facilitate socio-economic development through land servicing. Furthermore ensures delivery of water and re-use of grey water for both domestic and agricultural development.

The Ministry is tasked to execute duties as follows;

Ø Management and administration of land in both urban and rural areas.
Ø Provision of water for human consumption and all sectors of the economy
Ø Provision and management of Sanitation Services
Ø Water Infrastructure development
Ø Trans-boundary Water Resources Management and negotiations
Ø Water Management
Ø Policy development
Ø Provision of services and information on cadastral surveying, mapping and remote sensing that lay the foundation for physical planning
Ø National physical planning, which involves determination of optimal utilization and proper management and development of land.
Ø Land Policy Development
 Ø Provision of services and information on cadastral surveying, mapping and remote sensing

Ø Provision of service infrastructure to facilitate land development;
Ø Adjudication of land disputes
 The Ministry discharges its duties through nine departments, 12 Land Boards and one (1) parastatal as outlined below: 

Department of Town & Country Planning
Department of Surveys and Mapping
Department of Technical Services/PMO
Department of Water Affairs
Department of Lands
Deeds Registry
Land Tribunal
Corporate Services 
PARASTATAL

Water Utilities Corporation 
LAND BOARDS 

Ngwato Land Board
Malete Land Board
Tlokweng Land Board
Rolong Land Board
Chobe Land Board
Tati Land Board
Kweneng Land Board
Kgalagadi Land Board
Ghanzi Land Board
Ngwaketsi Land Board
Kgatleng Land Board
Tawana Land Boards