The provision of affordable urban housing in
Botswana is inadequate. The high population growth rate and
rapid urbanization has resulted in housing backlog as housing
supply does not commensurate demand. The shortage of serviced
land especially in urban areas coupled with the excessive
infrastructure costs has greatly hampered private developers’
efforts in the provision of urban in housing Gaborone. It is
imperative that the government provide an enabling environment
for all development entities. The study considers the current state
of housing supply with the difficulties experienced especially at
low income levels. The outcome is an identification of the typical
problems causing such difficulties and initial suggestions to
alleviate this.