Electronic land titles to battle corruption

 IN a bid to stop the abuse of the system in the handling of land titles, the Department of Lands and Physical Planning has introduced an electronic system.

Lands and Physical Planning Minister Benny Allan said the issuing and printing of land titles would be done electronically.

Australian company Technology 1 started the installation of the electronic system using the LEAP software programme last year.

“We have a system now in place, the title will not be manual where it’s handwritten. It’s going to be an electronic title, it’s computerised now and we will give out a computer printout as a title to the successful applicant,” Allan said. 

“We have now improved our system and there will be no more fake titles.” 

Land board chairman Sam Wange said they were working in support of the Government’s fight against corruption at all levels.

“This is part of the process and we have made the recommendations to the minister. This is the process that we are following so everything we have done is here and it’s before the minister,” Wange said. 

“We want to tell the public is that the process is not going to easy like in those days. It’s not that you come in and expect a title tomorrow.”