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Motshegwa ousting looms at Bllahwu Page 3 Page 2 news Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette affected. The mandate of the BDF is to protect the government. If one feels otherwise about this in- Bdf Turns Its Back On terpretation, one may ap- proach relevant authorities to seek redress.” One of the people who have been vocal about the Gov't In Pensions Lawsuit issue isformer BDF Head of Finance, Brigadier Charles Nkele, who was a ficer. However, Segokgo Conflicted because they have a vested interest in the success of their retired colleagues who are suing BPOPF trustee from 2013 reportedly informed the to 2019 during which time the government over their pensions, the top brass of the BDF has asked to stand aside in the matter as Attorney General and the COVID-19 compels several officers to quit ahead of time. Staff Writer TEFO PHEAGE reports Defence Council that it was he was also a member of hard for the army to be of the fund’s investment com- any assistance to the state mittee. Nkelerecently quit lak from the case because the issues that the the army ahead of his re- of retired members retired soldiers are suing tirement age and has since Fof the Botswana for are the same issues that joined forces with the liti- Defence Force (BDF) is the army has presented be- gants. “It is true that I quit breaking the solidarity of fore the government. in May 2020 and I am now those who should be stand- The point is that like the a part of the case,” he told ing as one in the matter, retired servicemen, Segok- The Gazette. “We are not The Botswana Gazette has go and other serving se- doing this because we are established. nior army officers stand in broke but rather because In the result, the army is more than implicit solidar- we feel we have been not lending its support to ity with their retired col- robbed of our hard earned the Defence Council and leagues because their vic- money. My other reason is the Attorney General who tory will benefit them upon to protect my pension from is eager to have the case the effects of COVID-19.” dismissed. The hearts of their retirement. While this active servicemen actually may not have been explic- Nkele holds that the lie with their retired col- itly stated, it is understood government has not cared leagues because they agree that the BDF has asked to to listen to anyone about that transferring them from be a spectator in the matter grievances over pensions. the BDF pension scheme because it is conflicted. “The error may have been to the Botswana Public Asked about the issue committed knowingly or Officers Pensions Fund of conflict, the Permanent unknowingly but it could (BPOPF) robbed and dis- Secretary in the Ministry have been rectified,” he advantaged them. of Defence, Justice, and said. Regarding the dilem- Led by General Gaolathe Security, Matshidiso Bo- ma of serving officers, he Galebotswe and several kole, was terse. “I do not noted: “I know the Com- brigadiers, colonels and have the answers,” she mander has been acting be- other retired senior of- said. Similarly, the BDF hind closed doors and ap- ficers, the more than 500 said it did not want to pealing to the government. former soldiers have cited comment on the matter. A They know his position. the BDF as the second re- representative of the At- But this is not easy when torney General, chief state spondent. The Attorney you are still on the govern- counsel Otlaadisa Kwape, General had expected as- ment payroll. I know sev- said he had not yet heard sistance and participation eral people who are head- of the BDF position yet of the BDF to get the case ing out. Some are running dismissed. added that it might be a in fear of markets crashing The bone of contention new development.“The as a result of COVID-19 is that initially, there were before the general elections income tax”. replacement ratio. BDF should differentiate and want to protect their distinct differences in the last year, President Mok- As it turns out, that re- This publication has it on between professional and computation denomina- gweetsi Masisi said the mains to be effected.A good authority that the con- personal interests,” said pensions. tor used for civil servants, BDF pension arrangement brigadier currently retires troversial litigation by re- Kwape. Among those heading which was 1/720, and the would be reviewed with a with a net replacement ra- tired servicemen has pitted “Your mandate as a pub- out is 60-year old Major one used for the BDF, view to securing a better tio of 50 percent while low- currently serving soldiers lic servant supersedes your General Innocent Phatsh- which was 1/600. During retirement package for sol- er ranks below the P500 against their employer be- personal interests. The wane who has confirmed the switch to BPOPF, the diers. “The aim is to have a 000 threshold do not have cause a similar fate awaits BDF is an establishment. this to The Botswana Ga- former soldiers say the Net Replacement Ratio of pensions and retire with them upon retirement. How you, as an establish- zette. According to him, transfer values ignored the 75% or better,” the Presi- a lumpsum. According to When the case began, there ment, interpret the Pen- several officers remaining difference in the denomi- dent said. He was referring BPOPF, the threshold of was a strategy meeting of sions Act is not how you with three more years be- nators, thus disadvantaging to “the projected pension P500 000 translates into a the state that was attended interpret it as an individual fore their retirement age them when they retired. at retirement expressed as salary of P5 000 per month. the Commander of the and the interpretation can- will quit to protect their Addressing the army at a percentage of final net A lower denominator there- BDF, Placid Segokgo, and not be based on how one pensions against potential Thebephatshwa Airbase salary after deductions and fore results in a lower net his Human Resources Of- thinks one is going to be effects of COVID-19.

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Absa Bank Botswana Limited (registered number BW00001237900) is regulated by the Bank of Botswana. The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 news Page 3 dismissal. gested to be adopted for the appointment In the notice of urgent application, it of Motshegwa as Secretary General. says that at the time of Motshegwa’s dis- Documents show that there were six Motshegwa Ousting missal, the Central Executive Committee members of the CEC present at the meet- (CEC) ought to have appointed, on an in- ing, including the union President Tha- terim basis, any member of the union to tayaone Kesebonye. It is said that it was the office of Secretary General until the Kesebonye who then suggested that the next electoral Congress in 2016. Court appointment of the Secretary General be Looms At BLLAHWU documents say this would have been in referred to a Vote since there was dis- line with Article 17.2.4 of the Constitu- agreement among the members. The vote tion. Further, it is said the CEC ought was hung, according to filed court papers. • CEC divided, some want Motshegwa out to have further requested Motshegwa to Kesebonye is said to elected to use his attend a CEC meeting for the inspection Casting Vote in favour of Motshegwa. It • Drags him to Court to nullify his contract and hand over of all books, documents is the Applicants’ position that this pro- and papers in his possession. It says as cedure is contrary to the constitution. • Contract allegedly ended on June 30 a non union member, Motshegwa was Further, they say it was not a procedure no longer eligible to hold, nor continue based on any power granted the CEC by • CEC Claims he is illegally employed to hold, the office of the Secretary Gen- the constitution. “The position of Secre- • Ruling expected today(Wednesday) eral. It emerges that none of the afore tary General is not one of recruitment, mentioned steps were taken, instead the nor can an individual be appointed to it CEC opted to offer Motshegwa a contract by the majority vote of the CEC. It is held KEABETSWE NEWEL Motheletsi is BLLAHWU 1st Vice of employment which allowed him to re- only by a union member duly elected at a President, Seloka is Treasurer General main in Office from the st1 of June 2015 Congress, Further, the applicants argued ecretary General of the Botswana while Bato is 2nd Vice President. The until 30th June 2020, a decision which that the Constitution allows members of Landboard Local Authorities and trio filed the case against BLLAHWU as was clearly contrary to the provisions of the CEC to hold office only for up to two SHealth Workers Union (BLLAH- 1st Respondent while Motshegwa is 2nd the constitution and of the union and ultra terms and then vacate such positions. WU) could find himself jobless anytime Respondent. According to Court docu- vires the powers of the CEC. “On the 31st The applicants were represented by soon, should the High Court in Francis- ments, Motshegwa was elected as the of October 2019, a writ of elections for Mboni Manyothwane of Manyothwane town rule in favour of his sacking in a Secretary General of the Union in 2010 office bearers of the CEC was issued and and Partners. In an interview with Mot- case before court. and was re-elected for the second con- by reason of this agreement, the office of shegwa, he said he was aware of such secutive term in 2013. It further shows the Secretary General was not declared a case adding that it is politically spon- The Botswana Gazette established that that Motshegwa was dismissed from his vacant. sored. He however said they have no con- an urgent application was filed before employment with the Francistown City Further, documents reveal that at a crete case against him Justice Sechele at the Francistown High Council around May 2013. At that time, CEC meeting held on the 19th June 2020, The ruling on the urgency of the ap- Court, which was heard this week Mon- court documents say that his membership the CEC proposed to retain Motshegwa plication is expected today (Wednesday). day. The urgent application was filed by with the union terminated, since he was under the same arrangement. The 1st Vice Motshegwa is represented by Nelson st Nicholas Letso Motheletsi (1 applicant), no longer an employee within the regis- President, 2nd Vice President and Trea- Ramaotwana. Motshegwa lost the 2019 nd Baone Christopher Seloka (2 applicant tered scope of the union in terms of Ar- surer General were present according to general elections parliamentary seat at rd ) and Boemo Baletang Bato (3 appli- ticle 11.2 of the constitution. It says his the papers, and are said to have expressed Bonnington South under the Umbrella cant). membership ceased within 30 days of his their misgivings on the procedure sug- for Democratic Change (UDC) ticket. Re okeditse sekale AllMyFriends Enjoy a new social experience on 4G+ network. Dial *121# to subscribe. Page 4 news Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette other businesses. GIPS is owned by business- man Arjinder Pal Singh. He Masisi Somersaults On also owns Major Blue Aviation College; the two institutions enjoy a significant amount of business from the government ‘Punishing’ Foreign Investors through the Department of Tertiary Education Financing (DTEF). • Pleads with Batswana to be inclusive and supportive to foreign investors There are several complaints • He had initially sworn to ensure larger economic share is channeled towards citizen businesses against the tertiary institution relating to poor quality educa- tion. No action has been taken the President (OP) told this pub- tial Affairs, Governance and against GIPS though. lication that the President has Public Administration Dumez- When asked about his cur- sommersaulted. This comkes at weni Mthimkhulu were also rent relationship with govern- a time when there is hype, with futile as his phone rang unan- ment, he said they have been many Batswana calling for the swered on Tuesday (Yesterday) paying staff full salaries and support of citizen owned busi- afternoon. have since withdrawn their an- ness instead, which prompted The Botswana Gazette was nouncement. Masisi to call for incusivity and also unsuccessful when trying He further said GIPS’ rela- tolerance and support to the for- to speak to the Minister of Em- tionship with stakeholders is eign businesses in Botswana. ployment, Labour Productivity normal. “Most of these companies be- and Skills Development, Mpho In 2018, The Sikh Group long to the businessmen of Indi- Balopi. reported that Singh was rated an and Chinese origin. Govern- NO ACTION AGAINS amongst the top 100 successful ment has not taken any action GIPS Sikh in the world. It stated that, against them; and chances are Furthermore, this publication “Arjinder Pal Singh is a busi- that no decision will be taken. has been told that terciary insti- nessman based in Botswana. The issue is also political,” said tution, Gaborone Institution of His business empire spreads LETLHOGILE MPUANG owned companies. a well placed source at OP. nPeofesioal Studies (GIPS) is across the education, construc- The informer also stressed one of the companies that were tion, tourism, airline, manu- “... re bua ka dikomponi, tse e leng st resident Mokgweetsi Masisi gore beng ba tsone ba tsile mono ba that some of these businesspeo- targeted. On March 31 2020, facturing and agriculture in- appears to have chickened tsamaya ka bo rampeechane. Gom- ple are Botswana Democratic GIPS management informed dustries. He started his humble out of taking action against pieno, ba humile khumo ya di nale- Party (BDP) sponsors. staff members that payment of beginnings in 1992 by ventur- P Minister of Investment Trade their salaries would be suspend- some foreign owned companies, di. Bangwe ba bone, bare swabisitse ing into the education sector.” which he publicly described as ‘not ... (Some of these business owners and Industry Peggie Serame was ed until a date, at which learn- In 2007, he set up a manufac- considerate and disrespectful’ to were very poor when they first ar- unable to respond to this publi- ing would be allowed to resume. turing plant which manufac- their citizen employees, The Bo- rived in this country, today they are cation’s enquiry at the time of However due to some serious tures medical and houseware tswana Gazette has established multi-millionaires),” Masisi said, going to press. Numerous at- public backlash the institution products, based in Dubai. He Addressing the nation on Bo- adding that the time has come to tempts to get a comment from withdrew their position a few also has other businesses in In- tswana Television (BTV) last week, have citizens as the biggest players Assistant Minister of Presiden- days later, and so did several dia and Australia. Masisi pleaded with Batswana to in the country’s economy. He also be tolerant, incluisive and support- said he has already instructed his ive of all foreign investors in Bo- cabinet to find ways of ensuring that

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Applications Close on 28th July 2020 th Toll Free Number : 0800 600 900 Applications Close on 28 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 news Page 5 Ex-Defence Minister Joins Army’s Pensions Case • Ex-minister Seretse says he has joined a cause for justice • Soldiers switch to BPOPF disadvantaged them

TTEFO PHEAGE the cause and call which I believe is about justice and fairness.” ormer Minister of Defence, The case is led by former army Justice and Security, Ram- Commander, General Lieutenant Fadeluka Seretse, has joined General Gaolathe Galebotswe over 500 retired members of the and several brigadiers, colonels, Botswana Defence Force (BDF) majors and includes a host of who hold that they were robbed their subordinates. by the switch from the BDF pen- “Even when I was still with sion scheme to the Botswana the BDF, I refused to migrate to Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF). Alexander Forbes but was forced Seretse, who left the BDF in into submission by the law giving 1998, has confirmed this to The us a certain period to have mi- Botswana Gazette, saying he had grated,” he asserted. “But when I adopted a cautious approach at was minister and chairman of the first because he was part of the Defence Council, I deferred fi- decision-makers. “My position, nancial matters to the Minister of even when I was still a serving Finance who was also a member member of the BDF, has always of the Defence Council. I did so been that BDF pensions cannot with all financial matters because be administered with those of ci- they were the experts in that field vilians,” he said. and the government has always Former Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Ramadeluka Seretse Asked about why he had de- been of the view that the pensions was separate and different from the inherent difference between nators were not maintained, cided to join the effort, Seretse law supersedes the BDF Act.” that of the rest of the civil ser- the army and the civil service in thus disadvantaging the former answered: “It is not out of a wish Seretse said as things stand, vice. There were also differences that members of the BDF retire soldiers. For these reasons, they to gain anything but as a matter of soldiers - both serving and retired in the computation denominators earlier than civil servants. want the transfer declared illegal principle. As I said, I have always members of the BDF - are in for used, for the civil service being The retired soldiers say efforts and nullified. held that the government was a huge disappointment over their 1/720 and 1/600 for the BDF. to discuss rationalisation of the But it is likely to be a tough mishandling the issue. This is a pensions. Although soldiers and civil BDF pay structure with the De- battle between the retired sol- position that resonates well with From its inception, the BDF servants belong to the public fence Council were futile. How- diers and the civilian government what I stood and still stand for had a distinct pension scheme that service as distinct from the civil ever, in the course of switching that has applied for the case to be and therefore my decision to join service, this was motivated by to BPOPF, the different denomi- dismissed. Standard Chartered Botswana Donates Masks to the Botswana Police Service

tandard Chartered Bank interzonal boundaries as well continues to support the as playing the pivotal role of Sefforts of all involved in escorting trucks supplying Bo- the fight against the COVID-19 tswana with essential goods. pandemic. As global numbers Speaking at the handover, of COVID-19 cases continue to Standard Chartered CEO, Mpho increase, Botswana continues to Masupe expressed gratitude to be on the alert. For this reason, the Botswana Police Service for Standard Chartered has donated their dedication and hard work, 5,000 N95 face masks to the val- saying; “Often times when we ue of P510,000 to the Botswana think of the frontline work- Police Service for use by police ers, our focus is on those in the officers nationwide. Medical fraternity, today we This donation forms part of would like to pay tribute to the Standard Chartered Botswana’s disciplined forces for their un- ongoing commitment of being wavering commitment to fight- “Here for good” for the people ing the COVID-19 pandemic, it of Botswana. Standard Char- is because of you, that we feel tered has to date, contributed safe and protected. Discipline approximately P5.6 million to has been maintained due to the Botswana’s COVID-19 Relief incredible work you are doing. efforts. The donation included We also wish to recognise that a P1 million contribution to the BPS has once again been the National COVID-19 Relief recognised by the World Internal Fund, a USD 300,000 (approxi- Security and Police Index Re- mately P3.6 million) contribu- port as the Best Police Service tion to the Botswana Red Cross in Africa, and for this reason, Society and a donation-in-kind our donation serves as encour- of Personal Protective Equip- agement for you to keep serving ment to the value of P500,000 to diligently.” the Sir Ketumile Masire Teach- When receiving the donation, ing Hospital. Senior Assistant Commissioner Standard Chartered Botswana of Police, Solomon Mantswe recognises the critical role that remarked; “The donation will the Botswana Police Service go a long way in assisting us to continues to play at the front- continue to protect and serve, line in managing the pandemic and to do so whilst ensuring our through various interventions, officers are protected.” He high- which include, but are not lim- lighted that the masks will assist ited to; crowd control and main- as the county continues to pro- tenance of social distancing pro- tect itself against the onslaught tocols, manning of traffic and of this pandemic. Page 6 advertisement Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette

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Assistant Minister of Health and Wellness, Sethomo Lelatisitswe; Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Lemogang Kwape; KBL Chief Executive Officer, Brenno Kliger-Diaz; Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Hon. Anna Mokgethi; Acting Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Dumezweni Meshack Mthimkhulu

ABORONE - Acting Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Hon. Dumezweni GMeshack Mthimkhulu; Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Hon. Anna Mokgethi; and Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon. Dr. Lemogang Kwape visited Kgalagadi Breweries Limited (KBL) Head office on July 6th to share the brewery’s latest Covid-19 contributions.

Hon. Mthimkhulu launched a P825,000 food relief program intended to assist employees of mainstream outlets (bars). Two employees from 1650 selected outlets will each receive a P250 Sefalana voucher to facilitate their household needs; the program will be rolled out in phases to avoid congestion at Sefalana stores. Mthimkhulu said this of the initiative, “This act of kindness is an indication that we are together in the fight against this scourge.”

The Honourable Minister also helped to officially present KBL’s Covd-19 prevention kits, distributed to outlets nationwide in early June. These kits are comprised of: • Hand sanitizer, • Leteisi face masks, • Social distancing stickers and demarcation tape, and • Chibuku drinking cups to prevent lovers of the traditional brew from drinking from the same carton as is customary. KBL Head of Corporate Affairs, Masegonyana Madisa; Acting Minister for Additionally, KBL has released responsibility adverts on Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Dumezweni print and social media to remind Batswana to observe social Meshack Mthimkhulu; KBL Chief Executive Officer, Brenno Kliger-Diaz distancing regulations and drink at home.

Hon. Anna Mokgethi and Hon. Dr. Lemogang Kwape were also in attendance to accept donations for their respective ministries. Hon. Mokgethi accepted 1000 shields for border officials from various ministries, whom she described as the “key stakeholder[s] in the fight against Covid-19.” Hon. Dr. Kwape received 4000 shields for health workers that have “sacrificed time with loved ones in order to ensure our safety and care for those infected.”

KBL has spent more than P2million on this second round of contributions to support the country; an investment KBL CEO, Brenno Kliger-Diaz hopes will make a positive impact in the lives of Batswana.

ENQUIRIES: Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Ltd Masegonyana Madisa Head - Corporate Affairs The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 news Page 7

lion pula tenders awarded to friends and According to the Union, proceeds from families. A good number of line extensions the recent 22 percent tariff increase should BPC, Workers Clash for instance, are given to companies on the support not only companies chosen by basis affiliations, and the charges are ex- management but also workers. The union orbitant.” had requested an inflationary adjustment The BPC Workers Union also accuses instead of a salary increase. the Corporation of lack of aligning to its “We therefore announce that we are over Wages five year transformation strategy (MASA about to exhaust all channels of negotiation 2020), which was meant to positively turn with the employer, and therefore are about BPCWU further argues that despite ad- around the Corporation’s financial posi- to resort to picketing,” BPCWU states. “If ditional positions at BPC, the Corporation tion. not for the state of emergency we would continuously outsource jobs that can be “They have since diverted from the go for an outright strike. We call upon the done internally. strategy, this is because the strategy had Government of Botswana to act and rein in “This leads to the company bleeding identified only three services for outsourc- the BPC Management. The energy sector cash while still paying salaries for the ing being security, cleaning and fleet ser- in this country is in crisis largely due to same work,” reads a statement from BP- vices,” BPCWU stated. management failure. The failures of BPC CWU. If there was no money, the corpora- He said BPC outsources jobs in areas and even the Petroleum sector are the tion would stop this senseless multi-mil- which were not identified for outsourcing. failures of government.”

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tate owned power distributor, Bo- tswana Power Corporation (BPC) SALE Shas locked horns with its employees over an inflationary adjustment, the work- ers Union has said. It was announced through a statement from the Botswana Power Corporation Workers’ Union (BPCWU). The state- ment was released yesterday (July 14) and signed by General Secretary Ganaone Marumoagae. According to the statement, BPC workers understand that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected companies and their revenues. That being the case, they believe it is not a good enough reason for BPC management to refuse to make inflationary adjustments, Save up to considering then rising cost of living. The Union is of the view that BPC can afford to pay for an inflationary adjustment because the Corporation recently received a P500 million subsidy, which they believe must also cater for staff welfare. “The BPC also embarked on a restruc- turing exercise which was intended to reduce the size of the organisation, but it rather increased the numbers of employees from 2032 to 2187 and many of these new off positions are not essential to the business,” argues BPCWU. “The appointments are also questionable 50% with a clear indication of nepotism. In ef- fect, there is an ample reason to believe po- sitions are created merely to reward friends Sale starts on Monday 13 July 2020. Riverwalk Shopping Centre and family, in the process making the BPC Selected Jewellery in store. (+267) 370 0213 structure bloated. The financial difficulties While stocks last. [email protected] are therefore as a result of mismanagement of resources.” Page 8 news Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette

“I can confirm that recently we had a meeting where the party leadership asked us to make donations to be distributed by the VP when he tours our regional structures"

BDP Councillors reject appeal for ‘visibility’ donations Money needed for visibility where BPF is making inroads

SESUPO RANTSIMAKO here have rejected a request by perceives a threat from the Bo- the party to donate money for tswana Patriotic Front, The Bo- RANCISTOWN: Coun- use by Vice President and party tswana Gazette has learnt. cillors of the Botswana chairman Slumber Tsogwane in Sources say the idea is to FDemocratic Party (BDP) constituencies where the BDP show people in such constitu-

REQUEST TO SHOW YOURSELF – KAYLANE (PTY) LTD Reached for comment, the Chairman of the BDP Francistown Region of the You are requested to report to SACS Office at MAA/Lentsweletau Sub District Council Block BDP, Baemedi Medupi, E, Office 19 in Molepolole. was quite evasive

This is regarding a supplies contract for SUPPLY encies that the BDP is always with “Our government promised to & DELIVERY OF BULK FUELS, OILS AND them, especially in difficult times help people with food relief pack- LUBRICANTS FOR MAA/LENTSWELETAU SUB such as the present scourge of the ages for a period of three months Coronavirus. “I can confirm that re- and the decision has been reversed DISTRICT COUNCIL – KDC\TR\MAA\026\2017 cently we had a meeting where the for unknown reasons. We cannot th which was awarded on the 20 July 2017. party leadership asked us to make therefore be expected to make do- donations to be distributed by the nations to cover this government VP when he tours our regional failure.” You are to show yourself within 14 working days structures,” said one councillor. This is not the first time that the starting from the date of this notice. “We were told that these dona- BDP has attempted to seek dona- tions are meant to make the party tions from its activists around CO- visible, especially during this time VID-19. Prior to the first lockdown, For more inquiry do not hesitate to contact Mr when all activities are suspended. the party failed to draw donations Thato Phindela (Mechanical Engineer Officer) on This was a plan to take the party to of part-salaries from members in the people, more so that the dona- elective office to the COVID-19 telephone number 5915122. tions were going to be led by the Relief Fund. VP and the party councillors.” Reached for comment, the Chair- Thank you, The councillor said the appeal man of the BDP Francistown Re- was rejected because they believe gion of the BDP, Baemedi Medupi, Mr Thato Phindela there are national issues that de- was quite evasive. “We have been For/Senior Assistant Council Secretary serve the priority attention of the making lots of donations to help party more than making campaign those in need,” said. “But if it MAA/Lentsweletau Sub District donations. “Besides that, we were comes as a request from the party, of the view that the party wanted to it looks like people on a mission. fulfill its failed promise of provid- This was not going to look good at ing people with COVID-19 food all.” relief packages,” the councillor said. The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 news Page 9 Four reluctant nudists report fishy assault in the wild Police say they know nothing about four employees of a safari company in the Okavango being allegedly assaulted and paraded naked for the amusement of an abusive anti-poaching detail that found the men in possession of fish, the army says it is fully aware of the matter but won’t say a word, lest investigations become slippery.Staff Writer SESUPO RANTSIMAKO reports

An employee of Machaka Safari was detail may apologise to the men. In the hospitalised after he and three of his col- minutes,Maithoko raises concerns that the leagues were brutally assaulted by a detail soldiers who assaulted them are not pres- of the anti-poaching unit of the Botswana ent. The four men said they would forgive Defence Force (BDF) that also paraded the BDF provided the company they work them naked when it found the men in pos- for and their parents were involved. session of fish in a cooler box, the four have alleged. The four, Maithoko Nyame, Motlhoko- medi Obonye, Moleti Kelebile and Onka- betseSebora, say they reported the matter to Maun Police Station but Station Com- mander Chenamo Orateng says he is not aware of such a case. “I am not aware of the case you are talk- ing about because I have been out of the office for some time,” Orateng told The- INVITATION TO TENDER BotswanaGazette in an interview.“If it was reported here, I could be aware of it. Maybe I will be briefed later.” Botswana Investment and Trade Centre wishes to invite reputable companies to tender for the By contrast, the BDF has confirmed following tender: awareness of the case but said it would be improper to pre-empt the outcome of 1. Tender No. BITC 003 /2020-21 Partnership with Botswana Investment and Trade Centre to investigations by discussing it with the organize Global Expo Botswana (GEB) Virtual Exhibition media. “The BDF is aware of a joint BDF • PPADB Registration Certificate under Code : 120-ICT Technical Support Services Sub codes: 01 and Department of Wildlife (detail) man- – Systems Development Services and Maintenance, 02 – Server Management and Maintenance ning a gate Xuruxharaga,” a spokesman of Services, 03 – Data Centre Maintenance & Hosting Facilities, 04 – Desktop Management the army, Colonel Tebo Dikole said.“The and Maintenance Services, 05 - Network Management and Maintenance Services ,06 – ICT detail stopped a vehicle and discovered Security Management and Maintenance Services. fish suspected to have been acquired ille- • Closing Date of Submission- 4th August 2020 at 10:00 hours. A tender box will be kept at BITC gally. The men in the vehicle reported to Office 1st floor where the bidders are expected to submit their proposals. Maun Police Station three days later that • Price: P100.00 they had been assaulted and abused.” NB: THIS TENDER IS RESERVED FOR 100% CITIZEN OWNED COMPANIES ONLY. The four men have admitted being found in possession of fish on their way Full details, requirements and specifications will be provided in the Tender Document that can be from Kiri Camp to Maun but say they had obtained from the address below: caught the fish at NG32 Concession for consumption in accordance with terms THE SECRETARY of an arrangement with the Community BITC TENDER COMMITTEE Trust for Okavango, Kopano and Mokoro. PLOT 54351, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, According to the Manager of the trust, GABORONE SeikanengMoepedi,a licence is required PRIVATE BAG 00445 GABORONE only for commercial fishing as opposed TELEPHONE: 3633357 FAX: 3170452 to fishing for consumption.When the four Email: [email protected] explained this to the anti-poaching detail, it was allegedly ignored and instead had Contact Person: Kgomotso Botsang their fish confiscated. “They confiscated the cooler box and referred us to the De- The tender documents may be collected on or after Monday 06th July 2020 between the hours of partment of Wildlife for enquiries,” said 08:00 hours to 12:30 hours and 14:30 to 16:30 hours between Monday and Friday (working days) Nyame. They also ordered us to report from the above address. back to them afterwards.” CONDITIONS FOR ALL THE TENDERS It was upon their return to the detail that the four men were allegedly assaulted. • BITC reserves the right to accept or reject any bid; and is not bound to accept the lowest or any “They started assaulting us, kicking us tender or assign reasons for the acceptance or rejection of the tender. severely with their boots,” Nyame con- • The Centre reserves the right not to proceed with the tender and may cancel the envisaged tinued. “We begged for mercy but no one tender without providing any reason. cared. When we thought the assault was • The submitted proposal shall under no circumstances be returned to the bidders. over, we were made to drink a lot of warm • Proposals received or delivered after the above-mentioned dates and time will not be consid- water and eat soil. I was severely injured ered nor will any telephonic, telex, facsimile or electronic mail submissions. • No liability will be accepted by BITC for loss or late delivery of tender documents. in my eyes, ears and teethduring the beat- • BITC reserves the right to request for a site visits before the award of any tender. ings.” • Tender documents and all supporting documents shall be submitted in plain /unmarked and In addition to being assaulted, the four firmly sealed envelopes or packages. allege that they were ordered to undress • Tenders shall be opened immediately after the tender closing at the BITC Head office, in the for the amusement of the detail. “We presence of bidders or any representatives who choose to attend. were then paraded naked in front of them, including a Wildlife woman who was among the soldiers,” Nyame said.“The soldiers jeered and laughed raucously as visit us at www.gobotswana.com we paraded our nudity.” The Botswana Gazette is in posses- sion of minutes of a meeting between the assaulted men and representatives of the BDF and the Department of Wildlife that was apparently convened so that the Page 10 news Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette Informal sector body Hundreds of elephants are mysteriously dying in Botswana – a conservationist dismisses Letlhabile explains what we know

• Says requirements are more suited to the formal orrying news has recently come ephants annually. to light: hundreds of elephants The elephants could have been killed by sector have been found dead in Bo- frustrated local people, typically by shooting W or spearing. In this case however, the sheer tswana, and as yet, there is no clear cause of • Declares itself unfamiliar with banking death. But as an expert in elephants and their number of dead elephants and the lack of re- conservation, I believe we can at least rule ports of gunshot or spearing wounds, does out a few possible answers. not support this hypothesis. • Says grants would make better sense Here’s what we do know: the first deaths Poisoning could be used instead, either by were reported in March, but significant num- poachers or in retaliation by locals. A few • CEDA says assessments can handle issues raised bers were only recorded from May onwards. years ago hundreds of elephants in Zimba- To date, it’s thought that the death toll stands bwe died after drinking from watering holes at nearly 400 elephants of both sexes and all laced with cyanide, and the proximity of ages. Most of the deaths have occurred near many of the recent deaths to water has given the village of Seronga on the northern fring- the idea some foundation. es of the Okavango Delta, a vast swampy However, in the event of poisoning, we inland region that hosts huge wildlife popu- would expect to see other species dying as lations. Many of the carcasses have been well, either because they drank from the found near to water. same poisoned water source or because they Of those discovered so far, some lay on fed on the poisoned carcass of the elephant, their knees and faces (rather than on their and this has not been reported. side), suggesting sudden death, although A natural cause of death? there are also reports of elephants looking If the evidence currently available doesn’t disoriented and even walking in circles. The support foul play, that leads us to consider tusks of the dead elephants are still in place natural causes. and, as yet, no other species have died under Drought can cause significant deaths. In similar circumstances. 2009, a drought killed around 400 elephants Botswana’s elephant politics in Amboseli, Kenya, a quarter of the local Botswana has long been a stronghold population. But drought tends to kill the very for Africa’s remaining 400,000 elephants, young and old, while the deaths recently re- CEO of CEDA, Thabo Thamane boasting a third of the continent’s popula- ported in Botswana show elephants of all tion. While elephant numbers have widely ages are affected. Moreover, rainfall in re- cent months has been near normal, ruling out SESUPO RANTSIMAKO declined in recent decades, largely due to made up mainly of hawkers and vendors poaching, Botswana’s population has grown. the influence of drought. who are not registered with the Botswana However, this growth has been outpaced Mount Kilimanjaro looms over Amboseli RANCISTOWN: The Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS).” by the ever-increasing human population. National Park. Graeme Shannon / shutter- Informal Sector Association (BoI- He noted that the informal sector is not With more elephants and more people, com- stock FSA) has cast aspersions on a re- very familiar with banking and banking petition for space has escalated and increas- Perhaps because wildlife disease has cently introduced programme under the plans. For that reason, he added, it would ingly, elephants and people find themselves gained much attention in light of the CO- Citizen Entrepreneurial Development make better sense to speak of grants at odds. Some communities see elephants VID-19 pandemic, the remaining possibility Agency (CEDA) that aims to stimulate rather than loans. “With the Letlhabile as pests, as they feed on and trample crops, that has been widely suggested is disease. informal sector businesses post-COV- programme, our sector has been sidelined cause damage to infrastructure and threaten While COVID-19 itself is unlikely, ele- ID-19 lockdown. because most of us do not meet the re- the lives of people and livestock. In return, phants, like humans, are affected by a range Known as Letlhabile, the stimulus quirements,” Matoeng asserted. people retaliate by killing and injuring of- of diseases. For instance, over 100 were suspected to programme will provide such business- But a spokesperson of CEDA, Neo fending elephants. es with loans from as little as P500 to With large rural communities struggling have died from an anthrax outbreak in Bo- Tumelo, says the complaints relate to ad- tswana in 2019. Those elephants that seemed P10 000 with interest payable over six to coexist with elephants, the issue has be- justment of loans sought and that this is disoriented and to be walking in circles months.“This programme focuses on sup- come highly politicised. In 2019, in a con- a matter for assessment by CEDA.“We troversial move, president Mokgweetsi Ma- might suggest a disease causing a neurologi- porting businesses in the informal sector have noted that most of the concerns arise sisi lifted a ban on the hunting of elephants cal condition. and micro-enterprises that were opera- from reduction of the proposed loans,” in Botswana, reasoning that hunting could Still, the information currently available is tional prior to movement restrictions,” Tumelo told The Botswana Gazette.“The both reduce their numbers and generate in- inconclusive. The Botswana government has the CEO of CEDA, Thabo Thamane,said applicants have to understand that we do come for struggling rural communities. This, released a statement explaining that inves- when launching the programme. the assessment before allocating the loan against a backdrop of rising poaching, sug- tigations are ongoing and that laboratories However, the General Secretary of proposed.” gests that times are changing for Botswana’s had been identified to process samples taken BoISA, Mpho Matoteng, has told The Regarding the proposal for grants rath- elephants. from the carcasses of dead elephants. Botswana Gazette in an interview that er than loans, Tumelo stated that CEDA Speculation To avoid further speculation and prevent contrary to CEDA’s claim, the Letlhabile has a mandate to fulfill. “We have a man- This has sparked speculation about the re- the deaths of more elephants in their last re- maining stronghold, it’s vital that investiga- programme misses the point because re- date to account to our stakeholders,” the cent deaths. However, given what we know, tions are expedited so that the cause of death quirements to qualifyfor it are more suit- spokesperson noted. “Besides, amend- we can address some of the rumours. able for the formal sector. Firstly, it seems unlikely that poachers can be determined and suitable action taken. ment should come from the government. Vicky Boult “Evidently, the government confuses are to blame, since the tusks of the dead We cannot introduce grants before the elephants have not been removed. It’s esti- Postdoctoral Researcher in Conservation the informal sector with small businesses government gives us instructions to do mated that illegal black-market ivory trade Biology, University of Reading in the formal sector,” Matoteng said. “Our so.” is responsible for the deaths of 20,000 el- THE CONSERVATIONIST conviction is that the informal sector is

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GAZETTE REPORTER of its MLA request to South Africa, the very banks that are potential wit- outh African financial giants nesses in the matter have been swift ABSA and Nedbank have in responding to enquiries by Mot- Sfound themselves entangled in sepe who at this time is not party the controversial case that has pitted to any ongoing investigations,” the regional neighbours Botswana and source points outs. “This is despite South Africa against each other on a the fact that by doing this, Motsepe prosecutorial course that could strain may be using her political and busi- their relations. ness connections to meddle with Questions have been raised damning evidence central to the Bo- regarding how they came to tswana case.” assist powerful South African It also raises serious questions businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe- why, after denying any personal Radebe while the Botswana knowledge of Maswabi, who is bet- Government was simultaneously ter known as “Butterfly,” Motsepe- blanked out by South African Radebe should go out on a limb for government authorities in its request her and secure denials from ABSA for Mutual Legal Assistance. and Nedbank on Maswabi’s behalf. Botswana investigators and “If Umam’ Maswabi is a stranger to prosecutors were left scratching Bridgette, why would she expose their heads when, just months after herself to the risks of being caught making their request, ABSA and in future NPA investigations that Nedbank both came out to dismiss may lead to her criminal prosecu- a major point in the request: a look tion?,” ponders a source inside Ned- into alleged accounts belonging to bank. “It is clear that the letter from Motsepe-Radebe. Nedbank was made on behalf of The South African authorities Maswabi at her (Motsepe-Radebe) gave the inquiry a cold shoulder, request and the title of the letter is especially this aspect of it, at a time very clear on that.” when the accounts were the focus of The amount of political weight on South African and Botswana media the case compelled the prosecutors reports. It is for this reason that to pursue an MLA rather than the hardnosed legal mind Gerrie Nel, more circuitous diplomatic chan- whose appointment by Botswana nels between the two countries. But has received criticism for his pro- when even the MLA was stalled, the Afrikaner advocacy work, will delays by the South African authori- seek to focus his inquiry on highly ties may have helped both Motsepe- suspected behind-the-scenes Radebe and her allies in Botswana. collaboration between bank officials, “Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) South Africa government officials Gerrie Nel’s argues that Botswana should have and powerful political leaders both exhausted diplomatic channels,” in and outside government. notes a government source in Ga- This week Nedbank sought to borone. “They know it affords them distance itself from the controversy a strategic delay that helps them in- Attention Turns To terfere with potential investigations by claiming that it was merely responding to a legal request by while also marshalling a political Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe’s legal programme to paralyse the current representatives. “Nedbank con- administration. However, diploma- firmed in November 2019 that it SA’s Major Banks cy cannot trump concerns against does not hold accounts in the name crime involving politically exposed of Blue Flies (Pty) Ltd and Fire Flies persons.” (Pty) Ltd. Following requests by Motsepe-Radebe’s connections both Ms Radebe and the attorneys The unwanted meerkat in the “Butterfly” case, Gerrie Nel, seems to be to Maswabi and ex-president Ian representing Hilton Lerato Mot- making some headway towards the gates of hell because questions are Khama are well known. Under swana late last year, letters were normal circumstances, Botswana’s sent to both parties confirming that already being raised over the behaviour of South Africa’s major banks MLA request - which is still at South Nedbank does not hold accounts for Africa’s Department of Internation- these entities,” the bank said in a that seem to have colluded with the defence and powerful personages to al Relations and Cooperation (DIR- response to an inquiry by The Bot- block investigation of certain accounts and even deny they ever existed. CO) through which it was properly swana Gazette. channeled, should been sent without This publication sought to know delay to the country’s Ministry of what Nedbank knew and how in Justice for approval. If approved, South Africa’s National Prosecuting the entire time when Botswana Gazette investigations re- would have been caused by Bo- tigated by the NPA if the MLA Authority would have investigated authorities were blanked out and veal that Nedbank South Af- tswana’s MLA request if it had request had been granted. Ned- the money laundering allegations unable to get a response to its inquiries rica spoke to Motsepe-Radebe been granted. Following this, bank would not be drawn into raised in Botswana’s request to es- into the bank accounts allegedly in November after which it on 11 November 2019, ABSA elaborating on how it collabo- tablish the extent to which institu- held in the banks, Motsepe-Radebe released a letter titled “W.M. Bank in Pretoria responded to rated with state bodies in South tions like ABSA and Nedbank, as was able to get their cooperation, Maswabi 11 THE STATE (BO- a letter from Maswabi’s law- Africa at the time. “Nedbank is well as politically connected per- including a statement from the bank. TSWANA HIGH COURT)” yer Uyapo Ndadi which he not in a position to comment on In media interviews, Motsepe- to her. The communication had sent to the bank through its engagements with authori- sons like Khama, Motsepe-Radebe Radebe is curiously arguing that the between Nedbank and its Motsepe-Radebe, also denying ties, which should not be con- and Maswabi were involved, at least pursuit of Botswana’s Mutual Legal subsequent assistance came existence of account number strued as having /not having on the surface. Assistance (MLA) request through two months after Botswana 40892246893. This is despite engaged with authorities,” a Nel says his clients suspect the Nel in South Africa is intended “to sent its request to South Afri- the fact that Motsepe-Radebe statement from the bank reads. delays were caused by the profile open apartheid wounds”. However, can authorities. In Botswana, is cited in the Botswana’s MLA The Botswana Government had of the people that are the focus of those close to the investigation say Motsepe-Radebe facilitated request as a suspect. requested South Africa to assist this inquiry, in particular Motsepe- she is launching a major diversion the bail release of the main The focus for Nel will be in the investigation that in- Radebe. Meanwhile, she continues from the fact that as a politically accused person, Welhelminah whether or not there were po- volves obtaining evidence from to deny any involvement, directly or connected and prominent business- Maswabi, by causing the bank litical arrangements to assist financial institutions in that indirectly, in the matter(s). Sources person, she is actively interfering to deny that account numbers Motsepe-Radebe. Nel’s team country, among them ABSA in Botswana say by choosing Nel, with key evidence in the graft case 8061923840 and 1099810081 will be interested how, even be- and Nedbank. A South Afri- they wanted not just a lawyer with against powerful political elite in were opened with the bank. fore South Africa could act on can source says developments insight into the working of the NPA Botswana. The full extent of the col- Motsepe-Radebe made this in- Botswana’s request, Motsepe- around this raise eyebrows. but the connection between the laboration of South African institu- quiry before investigations by Radebe was personally actively “Our information shows that political leadership, prosecuting tions and Motsepe-Radebe is be- South Africa’s National Pros- working with another bank that whilst the Botswana Govern- authorities and the South African coming clear. ecuting Authority (NPA) which could have possibly been inves- ment still awaits the outcome economy, in this case, the banks. Page 12 advertisement Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette

The former permanent secretary to the president (PSP) Carter Nkatla Morupisi and his wife Pinnny Morupisi appear in-front of High Court justice Chris Gabanagae at the high court in Gaborone on 13 July 2020. Both of them facing are corruption charges. (Pic:MONIRUL BHUIYAN/PRESS PHOTO)

The Botswana Gazette Page 12 Wednesday 15 July 2020 Opinion Forum SINCE 1984 UB’s Rebuke of Protesting Workers Was Misguided

he Covid-19 pandemic 2020, the University of Botswana It was to serve as a mould for a ogy to all the workers that they The Gazette Newspaper is published by continues to rear its ugly flighted several advertisements country we could all be proud of. threw under the bus. That is a News Co. Botswana (Pty) Ltd, head. For those in the in- in newspapers that condemned Part of the responsibility of UB is moral obligation UB owes the Plot 125 Sedimosa, Gaborone T Int. Finance Park (next to Game City). P. O. Box 1605, formal economy, the effects have industrial action by several em- to stand against acts of injustice, country. As an alumnus of the Tel: 3912833/3900451/3180701 Fax: 3972283. been devastating as the economy ployees of its sub-contractors. especially when they happen on University of Botswana, I ex- Managing Director: Shike Olsen nullifies opportunities on a daily For years, it has been known its soil. pect as much and hope that the Editor: Lawrence Seretse basis and the economy has been that many of the several service By allowing companies that rest of the alumni community Email: [email protected] predicted to shrink considerably. providers employed by the Uni- not only exploit citizens but flout will feel the same. Secondly, the Deputy Editor: Keabetswe Newel In these trying times, one would versity of Botswana have been the law to continue to work for university should, along with Advertising Manager: Joyce Mohurutshe hope that there is a unity of pur- exploiting their employees. The it, UB has tarnished its own im- now accepted best practice, in- Email: [email protected] pose to preserve jobs and to en- exploitation, to put it lightly, has age. These groups of employees, sert peremptory labour-friendly sure that those on the fringes of at times bordered on criminality. being extremely vulnerable, were clauses that protect employees of www.thegazette.news the economy are protected. One would have hoped that the appealing to the conscience of its sub-contractors from exploi- tation. Unpaid salaries should, The most precarious workers University, out of moral consid- the university management. But among others, amount to a mate- DISCLAIMER in Botswana, among them secu- erations, would have stood with instead of being met with a warm rial breach of contract. Further to rity guards and shop assistants, the workers. embrace, they were met with a Readers please note that the views that, the university management are not organised as a labour col- As the country’s premier ter- cold and heartless rebuke. I be- aired on this page are those of the should ensure that such clauses writers and not the publishers. lective. Union busting tactics in tiary institution and based on lieve the employees were mak- are enforced. Letters must bear the full address the private sector has made or- its history, UB has a special ing their appeal with the hope and name of the author even where In closing, I would like to call ganising this section of workers role in moulding the moral fab- that the university management upon labour unions to come to the a nom de plume is to be used. extremely difficult. This article, ric of the country. But its recent would use its power to intervene Letters must conform to the laws of aid of informal workers. In times however, does not seek to explore tone of deafness was a betrayal on their behalf. However, like Botswana and to the Press Council like these, we need to hear their of Botswana’s Code of Ethics. the difficulties in organising the of the principles upon which it waste water, they were thrown to voices more than ever. There is a Letters will also be edited for libel, informal sector but intends to ex- was founded. The University of the curb. need to assist in organising this length and language. Letters must press my deep-seated disappoint- Botswana was not meant to be But what can the University section of the labour force. be a maximum of 500 words and ment with my alma mater, the a capitalist demagogue but was of Botswana do now? To start THABO NLEBGWA they should be received by Friday University of Botswana (UB). founded on a simple but pow- with, UB management owes and *Thabo Nlebgwa is a blogger and pod- 12.00 noon. In the week beginning 6 July erful principle of community. should offer unreserved apol- cast host The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 column Page 13

(or Capital Transfer Tax) is a heirs and it never was a head- means that whether or not THE TAX tax that is levied on donees or ache for heirs. On the other there is a trust, heirs taking DIALOGUE heirs when they inherit or re- hand, BURS accepts, more over immovable property will ceive property for free. as a concession, that there is not suffer Donations & Inheri- The previous sparkle no Capital Gains Tax on in- tance Tax, Capital Gains Tax jonathan Trusts used to allow parents heritances, which leaves Do- and Transfer Duty. By exten- to pay Donations & Inheri- nations & Inheritance Tax as sion, the amendments make hore tance Tax, Capital Gains Tax the sole menace heirs face on private trusts to lose the men- and Transfer Duty, where ap- inheritances. The Donations tioned tax sparkle that private plicable, when they moved & Inheritance Tax bills would trusts previously had. immovable property from sometimes be so heavy such Conclusion their names to a trust during that some heirs would not be Even though heirs no longer their lifetime. The property able to inherit, especially, im- pay any tax when they inherit Tax Changes would then be owned by a movable property. immovable property, trusts trust and registered in the still suppress Donations and name of an appointed trustee, Trusts used to Inheritance Tax in cases where until transfer to the beneficia- the property being inherited is ries, usually on the passing on allow parents to not immovable property. As Snatch Trusts’ of parents. No tax would arise pay Donations & an example, if a parent’s main upon inheritance by heirs as assets consist of livestock, the subsequent transfer would Inheritance Tax, shares or any other movable simply be on paper since the Capital Gains Tax property, they can still use a Sparkle ownership moves to the ben- private trust to pay the Dona- eficiaries upon the initial and Transfer Duty, tions & Inheritance Tax whilst rivate trusts used to The recent changes to the transfer by the parents into the they are alive, a move which be one of the best Transfer Duty Act and Capi- trust. The greatest advantage where applicable, makes the heirs not subject to ways of planning for tal Transfer Tax Act however of private trusts was that the that tax upon inheriting the P heirs would inherit the prop- when they moved property. The amendments to the smooth transfer of, in snatched away the sparkle particular, immovable prop- that private trusts used to erty without paying a thebe immovable property the above-mentioned Tax Acts erty from late parents to have, especially where im- in taxes. This is where private mean that parents may need to heirs. Most wealthy parents movable property constitut- trusts derived their sparkle from their names to consider other vehicles for es- used to make use of this ve- ed the main assets to devolve from. tate planning other than trusts, hicle, as an estate planning from estates to beneficiaries. On the other hand, if some- a trust during their especially if they own immov- mechanism and it would le- Transfer Duty is a tax pay- one did not have a trust, their lifetime. able property. Wills are now a gally suppress Capital Gains able when immovable assets children would struggle to in- hassle-free alternative to pri- Tax and Donations & Inheri- are transferred to a purchaser herit property after the demise vate trusts. of their parents, mainly due The above is no longer the Disclaimer: Jonathan Hore is a tance Tax on inheritances. or heir of such property. On Managing Tax Consultant at Au- Private trusts are vehicles the other hand, Capital Gains to heavy Donations & Inheri- case as the Capital Transfer tance Tax bills. Tax Act was amended to take pracon Tax Specialists and feed- which are created mainly to Tax is payable on the capital back can be relayed to jhore@ Sparkle fades away away Donations & Inheri- house property on behalf of appreciation of taxable as- aupracontax.co.bw or 7181 5836. heirs with the main benefit of sets such as shares and im- The Transfer Duty Act has tance Tax when heirs inherit This article is of a general nature facilitating smooth and tax- movable property whilst always exempted the trans- immovable property, effective and is not meant to address par- free transfers to heirs. Donations & Inheritance Tax fer of immovable property to 1 March 2020. This therefore ticular matters of any person. Page 14 news Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette advocated for affirmative action in higher Corporate activism is more than a marketing gimmick education with the U.S. Supreme Court. My research finds that corporate activism n the past month, there’s been an outpouring of in social activism because they want to sway tail giant stopped selling rifles commonly used is quite common. Forty-four percent of the support for Black Lives Matter from America’s public policy outcomes, not solely to appeal to in mass shootings – engaging in corporate social S&P 500’s large, public corporations sup- Ilargest corporations. liberal customers and future employees. responsibility by disassociating themselves from ported the liberal side of LGBT rights, im- You might have noticed Amazon, for ex- While some see companies’ support for the controversial firearms industry. migration or racial justice between 2008 ample, announcing its support for Black Lives Black Lives Matter as a calculated marketing However, in 2019 after a mass shooting in and 2017. No S&P 500 companies took con- Matter on its homepage. Even children’s candy ploy, I argue that companies’ support for Black one of its stores, Walmart CEO Doug McMillan servative stances on these issues. brands Gushers and Fruit by the Foot teamed Lives Matter is an example of corporate activ- engaged in corporate activism when he urged Notable past examples of conservative up to condemn police brutality and “stand ism – in other words, a sincere engagement lawmakers to enact stricter gun control measures. social stances, by Chick-fil-A on gay marriage with those fighting for justice.” with the policymaking process. [Deep knowledge, daily. Sign up for The and Hobby Lobby on contraception, were Corporate activism for racial equality and Setting aside the question of whether cor- Conversation’s newsletter.] advanced by privately held, smaller companies criminal justice reform is almost inescapable. porate activism is good or bad for democracy, Recently, big businesses like Amazon, Ap- controlled by their founding families. Often, the assumption is that corporations and whether it is sometimes clumsy or even ple, Coca-Cola, Facebook, Nike and Uber have The major causes of corporate activism are making these statements as a form of mar- offensive, it is a genuine attempt to influence all pledged contributions to advocacy organizations One important finding from my research keting. They are branding themselves as inclu- policy outcomes. focused on racial equality and criminal justice is that there’s no evidence that the stock sive to boost their sales and maybe also attract More than cheap talk reform. This is another example of corporate market reacts to business social activism on young liberal employees. Critics call these ac- Corporate activism is distinct from corpo- activism. LGBT rights or immigration. tions “performative.” And indeed, prior schol- rate social responsibility and occurs when The past decade has also seen corporate ac- In other words, investors don’t think arly research has established that public opin- businesses advocate that the government tivism on LGBT rightsand immigration. such activism affects corporate financial ion can drive corporate behavior. change public policies on social or moral is- When it comes to racial justice, big busi- performance. This implies that there is no Yet my ongoing research on corporate ac- sues. nesses have contributed to the Congressional economic market-based incentive nor dis- tivism suggests that businesses often engage Take Walmart, for example. In 2015, the re- Black Caucus’s political action committeeand incentive for corporate activism for the av- erage big business. Another finding is that the ideology of top managers is a strong predictor of corporate activism on LGBT rights, immigration and racial justice. When companies transition from a conservative CEO to a liberal CEO, they engage in more corporate activism. In the past decade, liberal CEOs Revamped PULA Website for like Tim Cook and Howard Schultz, for ex- ample, commonly used their businesses as a tool to advance their personal values. Self Service & Social Distancing What’s more, I find that liberal CEOs are Our revamped Website has various functions designed to meet the needs of our members, offer most likely to engage their firms in activism in two scenarios: Self Service and support Social Distancing. The Website allows you to send a Call Back, Get a First, when leading a consumer-oriented Quote, Calculate Premiums, make Online Submissions, Log on to your Account, Live Chat, etc. company that has an incentive to appeal to young, liberal consumers. Second, when leading a company with a diverse employee base. Activism cultivates an inclusive environment promoting em- ployee recruitment and retention among that diverse workforce. But it’s more than companies proactively trying to court liberal customers or perhaps future employees. Sometimes they are re- sponding to the demands of current em- ployees as well. My colleague Josiah Drewry and I found in a study of LGBT rights activism that employees – especially in highly educated workforces – can be an organized force, urging their em- ployers to engage in corporate activism. Different types of activism When studying LGBT rights activ- ism, Drewry and I also wanted to know if “hard activism” – like lobbying or contributions to advocacy organizations – can be explained by different things than “soft activism,” like tweets or press releases. We found few differences when it came to the factors that influenced hard and soft activism. The main exception was the influ- ence of peer companies. For example, the more companies within an industry engage in activism, the more likely a company within that industry is to engage in soft activism. However, when it comes to hard activism, the fewer companies within an industry en- gage in activism, the more likely it was that a single company was doing things like lob- bying or making donations. We gathered from this that there are a Contributions core group of corporate leaders acting first, Calculator before others within their industry. For instance, Target and Sempra Energy were hard activism leaders on LGBT rights with- in their respective industries. While it may be fair to skeptically view companies that engage in activism later on, the first movers, or those that engage in hard activism early, are more likely inter- ested in achieving policy change. The bottom line CEO ideology and employee pressure are hidden forces at play with corporate activism. Not every business is announcing its support Call Me Back Online How to Join Login LiveChat for Black Lives Matter in order to appeal to Function Submissions Function Function Function liberal customers and future employees. Many of these companies may genuinely want to see greater racial equality in the U.S., acting on behalf of their liberal CEOs and marginalized employees. Therefore, these corporations can be partners in change with social movements. Cory Maks-Solomon Professorial Lecturer of Political Science, George Washington University THE CONVERSATION The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 Page 15 The Botswana Gazette columnbusinessbusinessnews Page B1 Wednesday 15 July 2020 BusinessNews SINCE 1984 BPOPF’s P3.5 Billion Bonanza • Fund awards P3.5billion tender Another shareholder is Zouma- is responsible for Botswana and folio manager at BIFM. Morula na Kone who is also a portfolio global equities. Previously, he was formed just a few years ago, • Morula Capital Ventures awarded P3bn tender Manager. He is responsible for was a strategy leader at Investec after the BPOPF announced that fixed income strategies. Prior to Asset Management. Wenyu it will award a P1.5 billion incu- • Ipro Botswana also awarded P500m tender Morula, Kone spent ten years at Machacha is the fourth found- bation fund, meant to empower BIFM as a Fixed Income Strate- ing partner at Morula. She is a Botswana owned fund managers. • We will soon award more tenders-CEO says gist. portfolio manager responsible Ipro Botswana is a subsidiary Another founder and share- for Botswana and global equities. of Ipro Investment, a Mauritius holder is Kagiso Sedimo, who Prior to Morula she was a port- based company. KEABETSWE NEWEL submitted, Malindah said it was in February 2020, at a time when he cash rich Botswana Boitumelo Molefe was still at the Public Officers Pen- helm of the BPOPF. sion Fund (BPOPF) has “The tender was advertised on T th awarded two asset management the Mmegi newspaper of 24 Jan- firms a P3.5 billion kitty,The Bo- uary 2020 as well as on our digi- tswana Gazette can confidently tal platforms being the website, confirm. Facebook and Twitter,” Malindah In the latest mandate, upcom- responded. Sources however are ing fund Management Company, curious, because they say this Morula Capital Partners has been is one of the quickest tenders awarded a P3 billion mandate, to have been awarded by the while Ipro Botswana Fund Man- BPOPF, considering the lengthy agement has been given P500 technical processes involved. million. The tender was awarded in 4 Ipro Botswana Chief Executive months, immediately after lock- Officer (CEO) Clair Mathe- down. Market watchers believe Lisenda said she was not the time was limited for a proper in a position to neither con- due diligence, technical and legal firm nor deny such a devel- to be conducted, also consider- opment. She referred this ing that it was during lockdown. publication to the BPOPF. They suspect that there was only Boikanyo Mogami, the Man- adjudication and conditional aging Partner at Morula, did not award without due diligence. respond to The Botswana Gazette Malindah however disagreed. phone call and an inquiry sent He said all asset management him, meant to confirm whether tenders are subject to manda- Morula was awarded the man- tory due diligence. date or not. “These mandates were subject In an interview, the BPOPF to both technical and legal due Acting Chief Executive Officer diligence,” he said, before add- (CEO) Moemedi Malindah said ing that the BPOPF is going back the award has not yet been made to the market soon on local eq- as the parties are still at contract uity mandate. negotiations. However, he fur- Morula Capital Partners, which ther said conditional offers have got the largest slice of the cake, been given for consideration to is under the stewardship of Mo- some managers. The Botswana gami is one of the four founders Gazette can confirm however of Morula. Mogami is Managing that Morula and Ipro have been Partner. Prior to Morula he spent given those tenders, although 10 years at Botswana Insur- The former permanent secretary to the president (PSP) Carter Nkatla Morupisi and his wife Pinnny the processes of due diligence is ance Fund Management (BIFM) Morupisi appear in-front of High Court justice Chris Gabanagae at the high court in Gaborone on 13 yet to be completed to the letter. where he was the Chief Invest- July 2020. Both of them are facing corruption charges. (Pic:MONIRUL BHUIYAN/PRESS PHOTO) Asked as to when the bids were ment Officer

LECHA LOAN #Areyeng BSB Page 16 business Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette tap into for becoming entrepre- neurs, the eco-system is however Business Botswana Plans Radical not in their favour and does not address their needs.” According to BB Chief Ex- ecutive Officer (CEO) Norman Economic Transformation Moleele, they will develop and implement programmes as well ered the steppingstone towards as projects that will ensure that • Says COVID-19 plight presents an opportunity to change Botswana economy achieving that. the private sector leads in ad- • As BB and UNDP partner to aid the private recuperate from COVID-19 eff ects The plan which has been pre- dressing many of the priority ar- pared by BB and UNDP is in- eas identified in the plan. formed by one overall guiding “It is our duty as the private objective: to Build Back Better, sector to lead on skills develop- with the private sector acting as ment to meet our growth and its own driving force. competitiveness needs,” he said “This will see us embark on in the report. “We must lead on a new way of doing business technological and competitive- in Botswana, developing away ness upgrading, investment in from what was in place before the identification, nurturing and the global economic crisis and development of young entrepre- forging a new path,” the recov- neurial talent, the integration of ery plan report states. “ The plan SMEs into the supply chain man- is the private sector’s idea of agement strategies of large firms, what it will take to not only re- helping even the odds to ensure store the economy back to its pre that women entrepreneurs enter COVID-19 trajectory but rather and compete in traditionally male to move it towards the high-per- dominated businesses, and in di- formance path. The overarching recting corporate social invest- goal is to create a private sector ment towards impact investments that is inclusive, more dynamic, such as impact incubators.” diverse and self-reliant, greener For her part UNDP Resident and resilient, as well as under- Representative in Botswana Ja- pinned by technological ad- cinta Barrins noted that the essen- vancements.” tial features of their plan include BB and UNDP wants to see high productivity, global com- the private sector relying on it- petitiveness and exports of value- BB Chief Executive Officer (CEO) NormanMoleele self as the driving force in pro- added goods. “It suggests that for TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO Botswana (BB) and United Na- percent as according to the report. actively changing the economy tions Development Programme With that, BB together with and helping to create more Botswana to achieve the levels of he damnable COVID-19 (UNDP) shows. UNDP intends to use the CO- conducive ecosystems for en- growth and economic transfor- pandemic must be seen Just like it is in many countries, VID-19 crisis as an opportunity trepreneurs, supporting aspir- mation required to meaningfully as a pivotal moment to the businesses in Botswana have to become the proactive driving ing entrepreneurs and actively and sustainably resolve the prob- T lems of poverty, unemployment change Botswana‘s economy experienced the full impact of the force in creating an economy developing local supply chains. from the way it was before the COVID-19 crisis which is likely that is more dynamic, divers, “The inclusiveness targets youth and relative economic exclusion pandemic happened, a COV- to produce devastating economic inclusive, ecologically friendly and women,” the report states. of youth and women in particular, ID-19 recovery plan for the pri- effects for the country, with a and resilient. The private sector “While there are ample oppor- it will have to make some major vate sector prepared by Business projected GDP loss of 10 to 15 recovery plan is therefore consid- tunities for youth and women to strategic strides,” she said. Air Botswana Resumes Operations

GAZETTE REPORTER development, one that we have nature,” said the General Man- customers, staff and the public as the Civil Aviation Authority been eagerly awaiting! We are ager, Agnes Khunwana. for their immense support and of Botswana (CAAB) and Port he Air Botswana Board looking forward to resuming op- She further added that Air Bo- understanding during these dif- Health officials. In furtherance of Directors and Manage- erations and embracing our new tswana has a commendable re- ficult times. of the fight to contain the CO- Tment have announced the ways of working. As we gradu- cord of the highest safety and op- Moreover, Khunwana said the VID-19 pandemic, Air Botswa- re-introduction of the airline’s ally reintroduce operations, we erational standards and as such, public is further encouraged to na has put in place contactless scheduled domestic operations will continually explore other safety remains at the heart of the take advantage of the efficient booking and ticketing mecha- effective July 17, 2020. possible recovery strategies that business. point-to-point air travel services, nisms through its online book- The Airline said this resump- address the commercial viability “After the great set-back we that are conducted under strict ing and ticketing platform and tion is subject to health and safe- and business sustainability of the have suffered as an industry, we protocols and regularly super- encourages the public to take ty protocols and the new ways national airline, without com- are counting on our customers to vised by capable entities, such advantage of the same. of working, guided by the CO- promising the health and safety support us through this difficult VID-19 safety requirements. The of both staff and customers. Fol- period in the history of aviation. Airline further said it shall gradu- lowing the suspension of opera- We will incorporate all industry After the great set-back we have ally increase frequency of opera- tions towards the end of March, best practices and national regu- tions on the basis of demand and Air Botswana has been waiting lations in the fight against CO- suffered as an industry, we are reinstate regional operations as for an opportunity to reunite VID-19.” stated Khunwana. counting on our customers to support soon as current travel restrictions its valued customers with their She also said the Airline ex- are lifted. “This is an exciting loved ones, their businesses and tends its heartfelt gratitude to us through this difficult period in the history of aviation.

Photo Credit:www.wikiwand.com The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 business Page 17 Pole Positions Emerge in the CMB Money Dispute Irreconcilable positions emerge in the course of liquidation of CMB while the company’s directors face criminal charges in court. Staff Writer KEABETSWE NEWEL reports

s liquidation of difficulty. CMB is currently for all the funds, he said he asserted that a part of the ance, Okaile said, P13.5 portunities Partnership for troubled equity firm under liquidation while its could not confirm or deny money was used to pay million was invested in Lot investment in Kawena, the Capital management directors, Okaile and Tim the assertion. the Managing Director of 226, a property at Exten- funds belonged toKawena. A Kawena, Clementino Dos Botswana (CMB) contin- Marsland, face criminal The Botswana Gazette sion 5 in Gaborone. A fur- Investing the funds in other ues, two pole positions charges in court. Both men spoke to Okaile in a quest Santos, for the purchase of ther P13 million was loaned instruments was simply have emerged to character- hold the position thatthe to understand if indeed the shares while the balance to Yarona Media Holdings an investment decision to was for operational costs.“It ise matters: at one end is charges hold no ground be- P150 million drawn down while P1.5 million was preserve Kawena funds, he took a Botswana Public Officers cause they can account for for investment in Kawena bit of time before we loaned to troubled life in- added.“We were still in ne- Pension Fund (BPOPF) that gotiations at that time to get maintains that funds are set up Kawena’s first opera- missing;on the other is the tions in Botswana, which is CEO of the firm who insists why the funds were invest- that the money was invest- ed in other interest-generat- ed in traceable instruments ing instruments,” he stated. and can be converted into “All they are interested cash easily. in is raising funds, but they CMB drew down P477.5 million from Botswana will lose out on benefits of Opportunities Partnership other investments because (BOP). According to an af- of premature divestment. fidavit filed by CMB before We are aware that there is court, P150 million was in- a proposal to sell Kawena. vested in Kawena Holdings They have already con- Limited, another P150 mil- verted the P20 million Cell lion was invested in Wil- City loan into cash and have derness Holdings Limited, also converted the property while AGILE and Bona at Extension 9 worth P13.5 Life received P50 million million into cash. This dem- each in investment. onstrates that contrary to At the centre of the dis- their belief that funds are pute is the sum of P150 missing, the funds are ac- million that CMB is said all the funds which were was squandered. He an- could get Kawena to func- surance company, Bona tually invested and can be to have drawn down from drawn down. swered that CMD drew tion in Botswana,” Okaile Life. According to Okaile, converted into cash easily.” BOP for investment in Ka- CMB Liquidator down P150million for the said. “So we invested the Trudy Lodge was loaned wena Holdings. BPOPF is Kopanang Thekiso declined purchase of 60 percent Kawena funds (which were P1.5 million, Lobatse Clay According to Okaile, adamant that the money is to comment on the matter in shareholding in Kawena meant for operational costs) Works P5 million, Manor out of the P477.5 million, missing and untraceable. detail, saying only that he Holdings and that the bal- to avoid them sitting idle. Squad P33 million while the P27.5 million paid to Not so, says Rapula Okaile, will conclude the liquida- ance of the money was for That is why most of the in- Cell City was loaned P20 the CMB directors was in the chief executive of CMB, tor’s report soon and that running capital of the com- vestments were loans since million. management fees. He main- who insists that the money the report will have all his pany, as stated in the draw- the funds were meant for Okaile said because the tained that even the P477.5 can betraced and even con- findings. Asked if it is true down notice and minutes. Kawena operations.” P150 million was drawn million is fully accounted verted into cash without that CMB had accounted In the interview, Okaile From the remaining bal- down from Botswan Op- for. BSE H1 Equity Turnover Down As Sechaba, Letshego and FNBB leads most traded companies

TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO ated uncertainties and vol- turnover compared to 59.7 first half of 2020. atility in the capital market. percent during the same Under the stewardship of rading activity and “ The value of period in 2019, indicating Thapelo Tsheole, BSEL in- liquidity was com- improved contribution to dicates that during the first Tparatively low at bonds traded turnover by companies in half of 2020, local com- Botswana Stock Exchange during the year- 2020 relative to 2019,” the panies contributed 65.1 Limited (BSEL) during the report state. percent to total turnover first six months of 2020, to-date period Property Company, Let- compared to 60.7 percent the BSE market report was P395.8 lole on the other hand is on in the corresponding 2019 shows. Million compared top of the list of the compa- period. Local individuals The performance analy- nies that experienced share contributed 6.4 percent sis, for the period 1 Janu- to P523.8 Million price increases during the of total turnover recorded ary to 30 June shows that traded during the period under review af- during this period, a sig- during the period under ter the company’s shares nificant improvement from review, the BSE equity same period in increased by 3.6 percent the 2019 contribution of turnover declined by 2019,” BSE states. followed by Sefalana and 4.9 percent during the cor- 58 percent as it stood at Cresta which increased by responding period. P363.8 million from traded According to the BSEL 1.3 percent and 0.7 percent Meanwhile, BSEL indi- volumes of 153.4 million market report, during the respectively. With that, the cates that the bond market shares. This was low in first half of 2020, the top top three companies that experienced a significant comparison to a turnover three traded companies in experienced share price de- reduction in trading activ- of P866.9 million and a to- terms of value were Sech- clines were Lucara, which ity compared to the same tal volume of 257.4 million aba (P68.8 million), Let- experienced the steepest period in 2019. “ The value shares traded during the shego (P60.8 million) and decline in price shedding of bonds traded during the same half in 2019. FNBB (P55.9 million). 49.7 percent , followed year-to-date period was Previously, the BSE had “Turnover from these Minergy which depreci- P395.8 Million compared said that some trading ac- three companies (P185.5 ated by 22.7 percent and to P523.8 Million traded tivities were affected by Million) accounted for StanChart which dropped during the same period in the COVID-19, which cre- 51 percent of total equity by 16.8 percent during the 2019,” BSE states. Page 18 business Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette Diversification Needed Urgently - BoB As foreign reserves decline by P6.2billion

TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO buffers, there is need to enhance tor through a better integration diversification. “This requires domestic resource mobilisation, into regional and global value development of the non-tradable fter Botswana’s foreign by broadening the tax base, in- chains,” Pelaelo said. sector and addressing gaps in reserves declined by a crease the progressivity of the This all comes after the coun- the quality of the regulatory Astaggering P6.2 billion personal income tax, streamlin- try’s GDP grew by 3 percent in frameworks, human capi- during the 2019 fiscal period, ing and rationalisation of discre- 2019 compared to faster expan- tal and innovation to boost bank of Botswana Governor tionary subsidies and VAT ex- sion of 4.5 percent in 2018. GDP global competitiveness,” Moses Pelaelo said diversifica- emptions,” commented Pelaelo also grew by 2.6 percent in the he said. tion is needed now more than on the prospective transition to twelve months to March 2020 Meanwhile, BoB ever, he revealed this at the structural fiscal and balance of compared to faster expansion of made a net income of bank’s economic briefing and payments deficits as well as the 4.5 percent in the year to March P6.9 billion as com- launch of the 2019 annual report consequent decline of the offi- 2019. With that, mining output pared to P2.8 billion in on Tuesday this week. cial foreign exchange reserves. to the country’s economy con- 2018. From the P6.9 The central bank’s total assets He furthermore highlighted tracted by 6.1 percent in 2020, billion figure, a distri- stood at P66 billion in 2019 as that with the right governance compared to a growth of 5.5 bution of P4.1 billion compared to the P72.2 billion architecture, there is consider- percent in 2019. Mining has for was made to the gov- recorded in 2018. able scope for an enhanced and the longest been dominant in the ernment. The total assets simply de- more optimal domestic bor- country’s economy, something clined by a whopping P6.2 bil- rowing programme to tap into which Pelaelo holds that needs lion. Pelaelo attributed the de- resources accumulated by the to change. cline in assets to the decrease in retirement funds, annuity pro- Even so, Pelaelo said despite the country’s foreign exchange viders and other institutional the large public investment reserves. funds for infrastructure financ- in infrastructure and relat- According to the banking sec- ing and increasing the produc- ed social spending by the tor regulator, foreign exchange tive capacity of the economy. Government, as well as reserves decreased by 8.7 per- According Pelaelo, a key policy output dedicated cent from P71.4 billion seen in driver of economic and wel- to the economic diver- the 2018 reporting to P65.2 bil- fare prospects for the country, sification efforts, the lion in the 2019 financial year. namely, the export potential narrow economic “ The decrease in reserves has, over the last few years, base persists, was attributed to net foreign ex- faltered and shrunk as a propor- with limited change outflows (P13.8 billion) tion of Gross Domestic Product success offset by net fair value revalua- (GDP). “Therefore there is an on eco- tion gains of P6.6 billion (2018: urgent need for rejuvenation by nom- P2.2 billion losses). redesigning the country’s indus- ic “With an eye on slowing the trial policies to promote exports depletion of external and fiscal and to grow the private sec-

thanks to the Turkish people from all backgrounds and political Remembering July 15: The Resolve Of views who resisted and displayed a remarkable example of solidar- ity as they stood selflessly in front of the tanks and reclaimed their Citizens Is What Makes Democracy Strong democratic rights. Ultimately, the coup attempt failed, leaving be- hind 251 deceased civilians and over 2000 wounded. By Meltem Buyukkarakas This year marks the 4th an- Ambassador of the Republic niversary of this dreadful coup of Turkey in Botswana attempt in Turkey. Following years of meticulous and extensive ithin the history of ev- criminal and judicial investiga- ery nation, there are tions and trials, it has been proven Wdifficult times when beyond any doubt that this bloody the values people cherish, such as coup attempt was perpetrated freedom and unity are placed in by a clandestine terrorist orga- jeopardy by internal or external nization FETO, led by Fetullah forces. However, history teaches Gülen, a self-declared cleric liv- us that in these difficult times, the ing in exile. He and his followers resolve and strength of people is disguised themselves as a charita- the ultimate force that can tackle ble, benign education movement, any challenge that the nation is when they started the campaign facing. of establishing schools in Turkey July 15th is Democracy and and later around the world. They National Unity Day of Turkey. have manipulated people’s reli- On this day, Turkey commemo- gious values to develop a secret rates the utmost sacrifice made structure and a crime syndicate. by the Turkish people who gave This shadowy cult had over the their lives for the protection of years infiltrated into government democracy, freedom and consti- structures in Turkey. They had tutional order. focused their efforts in a number Four years ago on the night of key institutions including law of July 15, 2016, the Turkish throw the legitimately elected shot and killed. Perhaps the most Headquarters. enforcement, the judiciary and democratic system faced a grave government of Turkey. Tanks symbolic of those was that they July 15 was a test of the strength eventually the military. Their loy- threat. A renegade group within rolled through the streets, run- bombed the National Parlia- and resilience of the Turkish de- alty was not to the nation or to the the Turkish Armed Forces tried ning over people. Unarmed ci- ment as well as the Presidential mocracy and the Republic. This state they served, but to their so- to capture the State and over- vilians protesting the coup were Complex and the National Police test was successfully passed To Page 23 The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 advertisement Page 19

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Physical Address: Plot 60113, Block 7, Ext 48, Gaborone, Botswana Postal Address: Private Bag BR 108, Gaborone, Botswana Email: [email protected] Tel: +267 393 0741 Fax: +267 393 0740 / 393 0814 OUR PEOPLE • OUR FUT U R E The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 TIMEOUT Page 21 ‘No man is an island’ at Old Naledi

Imagine living in an affluent neighbourhood your entire life, totally oblivious of life on the other side. But thanks to a reality show on NOW TV, suburbanites get to experience it in “I Survived the Ghetto”

GOSEGO MOTSUMI opportunity to see Old Naledi through the participant’s experience, the town- he perception that has come to ship’s humble beginnings and history, define the shanty township of and how the residents live. TOld Naledi for most outsiders is “The people in Old Naledi have noth- that it is a high-risk fleapit of petty and ing but they are the happiest people, yet serious crime. But the township’s stories depression is real here,” Mogomotsi and lifestyle challenge this image in the explains. “The participants had the op- latest reality show dubbed “I Survived portunity to learn from these people. the Ghetto” that flights on NOW TV ev- The first lesson was for them to manage ery Thursday at 18:30 pm. a tight budget as they were given P1500 “This reality show is tailor-made to to rent a house and buy necessities. It give three participants who never had a was a struggle at first but they eventu- taste of ghetto life an opportunity to ex- ally got the hang of it because they had perience it,” says the proprietor of Lin- more than their neighbours.” gano Media, Mandla Mogomotsi, in an The funds were pocket money for nail interview. treatment for one contestant in her real Being the oldest township that un- world. They soon adopted the Kasi life- til recently was the southern limits of style, buying combo food packs, fetch- Botswana’s capital city, Gaborone, the ing water, cooking outside and sharing producers decided to use Old Naledi a small space. The participants came out to change people’s perception of this with changed perceptions and had an densely populated neighbourhood in the opportunity to donate to a young mother first episode of the reality show. Mogo- who was their neighbour before they motsi grew up in this township that he left. describes as a beehive of talent because “People love the show because it it has many stories to tell. gives them an opportunity to see au- He points out that residents of the thentic Kasi stories as people in Old Na- township still uphold basic principles of ledi live their reality,” says Mogomotsi. neighbourly love and raising children as “This is where you get to see the saying, a community. “I like to refer to the place ‘Motho ke motho ka batho ba bangwe’ as a living soul because everyone can or ‘No man is an island’ at play.” survive in Old Naledi,” he says. “When The production company is in the pro- I realized that people are afraid of the cess of producing Season 2 of the reality place, I went and got three people who show. In the meantime, they are chang- have never experienced the township ing the concept to a game show that will life, and that was the concept of our re- see the surviving participant winning a ality show.” cash prize of P100 000. The show will Two young women in their 20s ac- feature new participants who will au- companied by a young male were re- dition for available spots. Mogomotsi cruited for the experience and challeng- says the show has one of his best con- es were thrown at them. The original cepts as a content creator even though he concept was to get them to live in the managed to produce only 60% of it be- township for a month but financial con- cause of challenges with resources. He straints compelled the producer to settle discloses that the best production that for a few days. Lingano Media shot 13 his six-member team has produced is a episodes from mid-November 2019 and documentary called “Tales Of Shakawe” ended the production on 15 December that is also available on NOW TV. 2019. This first season gives viewers an Page 22 TIMEOUT Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette Cycling as a response to fuel crisis According to a cycling expert, Batswana are interested in cycling and fitness. However, the biggest hurdle to developing a cycling culture could be lack of a proper infrastructure of good bicycle lanes, showers at workplaces and bike stations. Staff Writer GOSEGO MOTSUMI reports

ost people in Botswana are pump prices, bike-friendly cities have not cater for cyclists at all. Matsila must ning home errands. not particularly enthusiastic become more important than ever. Den- know what he is talking about because “A system that our city planners can Mabout non-motorised trans- mark’s capital, Copenhagen, is widely he has been running a bicycle renting use is to erect bike stations around the port. However, this may change because regarded as the world’s most cycling business for the past 13 years. city where bicycles can be left safely the long queues at filling stations occa- city. According to the Copenhagenize For him, the answer to the fuel crisis while we carry out our errands,” Matsila sioned by an unprecedented fuel short- Index, the city was hailed as the num- lies in cycling as an affordable, fast, notes. “For convenience, we could have age that has hit Botswana is proving a ber one bike-friendly city on the planet healthy, and emissions-free mode of the option of leaving a bicycle that was difficult for most motorists to adapt to in 2019. Numbers showed that 62% of transport. Cycling is also a safe way borrowed from a bicycle station at Com- and a people not used to waiting long in locals commute by bicycle and collec- to avoid crowded public transportation merce Park at a bicycle station at River- line three weeks since the hustle began. tively cycle 894,000 miles each day. systems that the World Health Organisa- walk if you want to use other modes of But in response, President Mokgweet- By comparison, earlier this year the tion regards dimly in the fight against transport.” si Masisi has appealed to Batswana to BBC published an article that named COVID-19. “We could start with organ- In an opinion piece published in The become fuel-conservative and ordered Gaborone as the city where cyclists are isations encouraging people to cycle on Botswana Gazette in February this year, a fuel rationing that could spawn illicit unwelcome, noting that a social stigma Fridays but we need roads that cater for the Managing Director of Molapo Cross- hoarding and a black market worse than around cycling has made the streets cyclists as well as ablutions that cyclists ing, Luc Vandercasteele, observed that the ‘bootlegging’ that emerged soon more dangerous than lions. The article can use to freshen up,” says Matsila. “If Gaborone ensures that cyclists are “sec- after alcohol was prohibited as a mea- observed that the hostile attitude of local you go to Cape Town (South Africa), ondary citizens” compared to motorists sure to curb the spread of COVID-19 drivers towards cyclists emanates from you will see how the roads are struc- who pollute the city. Titled “Why is recently. a deep-seated belief that cycling is for tured to cater for non-motorised trans- Gaborone hostile to cycling?,” Vander- In a televised address last week, Presi- the poor. “In modern Botswana, driv- port. That is what we need to encourage casteele’s article asserted: “Cyclists are dent Masisi appealed to Batswana “to ers have enjoyed the respect that comes and make it easy for the culture of cy- exercising their bodies. Cyclists are us- trace our steps back to use bicycles and with owning a car as opposed to a bicy- cling to grow in Gaborone.” ing a fraction of the space the cars use. taking walks to ease the pressure on the cle, which is now considered archaic,” Forty-two-year old Matsila has been Cyclists go faster during peak hours. fuel shortage”. This was met with a spir- the BBC said. cycling for charity for the past 15 years Cyclists save on fuel and limit carbon ited debate around whether Batswana In an interview with cycling enthusi- riding from Gaborone to Maun and emissions to zero. But we like to show were ready to resort to cycling. This is in ast Kagiso Matsila, who is the Director other parts of the country. He says no off, right? We like to keep up with the contrast to many cities around the world of Chain Reaction, Batswana are actual- distance is too far for a mountain or an neighbours. We feel important driving where bicycles are widely used for ur- ly interested in cycling and fitness, with off-road bicycle, which are more dura- around in our latest car. We do not care ban commutes, thanks to their practical- people commuting from nearby villages ble and come in different models to ca- losing every day hours in traffic jams, ity and functionality. to the capital city where unfortunately ter for different preferences and prices. for that is where we are seen to be af- And in a world of rising carbon emis- they have always faced challenges of Cycling is his lifestyle as he often rides fluent!” sions and fluctuating fuel supply and improper road infrastructure that does to his corporate job in Gaborone or run- The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 column Page 23

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called leader. operation (OIC) and the Asian stark contrast to the ideals pur- In the past years, the fight Parliamentary Assembly (APA). sued by Turkish people to ce- against this terrorist organiza- Activities of FETO affiliated ment democratic practices. Once tion has been a major priority of schools and language courses again, on the anniversary of the the Turkish State. As the organi- have been terminated in 38 heinous coup attempt, Turkey zation lost its backbone in Tur- countries. The Turkish Maarif honours the memories of those key, it is now trying to survive Foundation, a non-profit public who lost their lives defending by using its structure abroad. education institution authorized democracy and national solidar- FETO is present in around 160 to provide educational services ity. countries, with thousands of abroad, has taken over FETO af- Botswana, which has been en- schools, businesses, NGOs and filiated schools in 20 countries. joying a worldwide reputation media houses. As they aim to Furthermore, Turkish Maarif as a beacon of democracy and enlarge their global economic Foundation has opened schools good governance in Africa and and political influence, they con- in 22 countries. as a country upholding the rule stitute a direct security threat for Turkey will resolutely con- of law unreservedly since its in- any country where they operate. tinue its efforts to fight against dependence, is better placed to Turkey will resolutely continue its The international community FETO and all other terrorist truly understand and appreciate is gradually understanding that organizations without any dis- the struggle of Turkish people to efforts to fight against FETO and all FETO is not a social move- crimination. In fact, terrorism ment of education and charity, is a global threat and should be protect its own democracy. Both other terrorist organizations without but rather a sinister organization countered globally. To be suc- nations are cherishing the same any discrimination. In fact, terrorism with hidden political and eco- cessful in this respect, unre- values which will help to over- nomic ambitions. Public aware- served cooperation at the global come any challenge our nations is a global threat and should be ness regarding the real charac- level is absolutely indispensable. may face. Thanks to the solid teristics of the organization has Therefore, four political party democratic background and countered globally. been increasing in the world. groups in the National Parlia- peaceful nature of Botswana, In third countries, closer moni- ment of Turkey last year reiter- those kind of sinister organiza- toring and investigation of the ated their call to Turkey’s allies tions have never set a foothold activities of FETO affiliated or- and partners to take steps against in this country. We are pleased to ganizations are being conducted this terrorist organization and its have embarked on a journey that by local authorities. FETO has leader. We are convinced that will enhance Turkey-Botswana been declared a terrorist organi- the truth and their dubious goals relations in all fields including zation by some countries and in- will eventually be revealed. priority areas of business and ternational organizations such as The enormity of the coup at- investments, health and scholar- the Organisation of Islamic Co- tempt on July 15, 2016, was in ships.

JUSTICE GAREKWE JUSTICE WALIA IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT LOBATSE HELD AT GABORONE CASE NO: CVHGB-003753-19 CASE NO: MC 258-2004 In the matter between: In the matter between: TIRELO DINAMA Plaintiff GLORIA BOKINYANA MOKGWA APPLICANT And And MATSHEDISO GAOBOTSE Defendant ERIC KELEMOGILE MOKGWA RESPONDENT

NOTICE OF SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION- IMMOVABLE PROPERTY BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that a sale by Public Auction against Defendant will be held by Deputy Sherriff Onkemetse Medupe to the highest bidder as follows. BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that a sale in execution against Plaintiff will be held by Deputy Sherriff Onkemetse Medupe to the highest bidder as follows. DATE OF SALE : 7th August, 2020 TIME OF SALE : 10:00 hrs DATE OF SALE : 7th August, 2020 VENUE : Gaborone, Broadhurst, BBS Mall TIME OF SALE : 10:30 hrs PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : 1X Blue VW Polo Registration NO: B 109 AXW, 1 Black Hisense TV, 1 VENUE : lot 1111, Modipane Black couches 2 sitter, 1x king Size bed, 1 x Double bed, 1 x White LG Fridge. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Piece of land being Plot No: 1111 at Modipane 40.19 x 23.94 x 39.98 x 25.52 comprising a 3(three) bedroomed house with kitchen, sitting room, toilet. TERMS OF PAYMENT : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques CONDITIONS OF SALE : The sale is subject to terms and conditions of sale which may be CONDITIONS OF SALE : Inspection and viewing of the premises will be arranged with inspected at the offices of the Attorneys Kgoadi, Ng’andu and Partners Law Chambers and as well as Deputy Sheriff. the Deputy Sheriff upon request. DATED AT GABORONE THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY 2020. TH DATED AT GABORONE THIS THE 13 DAY OF JULY 2020. ______Deputy Sheriff Onkemetse Medupe Deputy Sheriff Onkemetse Medupe C/o KGOADI, NG’ANDU AND PARTNERS LAW CHAMBERS. C/o KGOADI, NG’ANDU AND PARTNERS LAW CHAMBERS. PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEYS PLAINTIFFS’ ATTORNEYS PLOT 11008, RAMOTSWA CRESCENT, PLOT 11008, RAMOTSWA CRESCENT, EXTENSION 32, BROADHURST EXTENSION 32, BROADHURST P.O. BOX 2071 ABG, SEBELE, GABORONE P.O. BOX 2071 ABG, SEBELE, GABORONE CELL NUMBER: 72315134,73503358/ 77704048 CELL NUMBER: 72315134,73503358/ 77704048 Page 24 sport Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette Ngele’s Agent Confirms Short Term Extension Bongani Malunga ast week Gazette Sport exclu- sively revealed that Moga- Lkolodi Ngele has signed a short term extension with Black Leopards after his initial deal ex- pired on June 30, the extension was a special arrangement provided by FIFA and the South African Football Association to allow out of contract The agent also cast more doubt on the player’s future at the club beyond the 2019/2020 season. “From what I know, he is staying at Leopards. Yes, for two months

players to finish the 2019/2020 sea- son with their teams. Ngele’s agent Basia Michaels re- cently confirmed the news in an interview with South African pub- lication KickOff , he revealed that the player has signed a two month extension. The agent also cast more doubt on the player’s future at the club be- yond the 2019/2020 season. “From what I know, he is staying at Leop- ards. Yes, for two months. We have to work on something, but let’s see how the season ends because it’s very difficult to make certain deci- sions right now. There is a lot of uncertainty and some chairmen are waiting to know what next season holds,” Michaels stated. The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 advertisement Page 25 OFFICE HOME BUSINESS

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The rights and interest of the Second Defendant in a certain piece of landThe being rights and interest of the Second Defendant in a certain piece of land being TRIBAL LOT 730 GABANE situated at Gabane in the Bakwena Tribal Territory, 2 Page 26 TRIBAL LOT 730 GABANE situated at Gabane in the Bakwena Tribal Territory,Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette measuring 987m (nine hundred and eighty seven square metres) held under 2 advertisement th measuring 987m (nine hundred and eighty seven square metres) held under Memorandum of Agreement of Lease No. TL 1443/2013 dated the 5 day of OctoberMemorandum of Agreement of Lease No. TL 1443/2013 dated the 5th day of October 2013 and made in favour of FRANK INSETANGO THE HIGH COURT LESOKWANEOF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANAtogether with 2013 and made in favour of FRANK INSETANGO THE HIGH COURT OFLESOKWANE THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA together with guestrooms, reception, conference rooms HELDand AT LOBATSEcarport together with any and all HELD AT LOBATSE guestrooms, reception, conferenceCVHGB-000218-17 rooms and carport together with any and all CVHGB-000550-19 improvements thereon. In the matter between: improvements thereon. In the matter between: BANK OF BARODA (BOTSWANA) LIMITED Plaintiff BANK OF BARODA (BOTSWANA) LIMITED Plaintiff and and TERMS OF SALE : Only FIRSTcash INTAKE or INVESTMENTSbank guaranteed (PTY) LIMITED cheques TERMS will be OF SALE First Defendant: OnlyTKM cash TRAINING or &bank CONSULTING guaranteed SERVICES (PTY) cheques LTD will be accepted.SKY-WAY The CHEMICALS Conditions (PTY) LIMITED of Sale may be viewed Second Defendant T/A TKM COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & CARRER First Defendant KEIKANETSWE MASHILA Third Defendant accepted.DEVELOPMENT The (PTY)Conditions LIMITED of Sale may be viewed Second Defendant at theMSUMIKWA office ofHANGANANI Plaintiff’s PRISCAH attorneys. Fourth Defendant at theMAB–ROSE office INVESTMENTSof Plaintiff’s (PTY) attorneys. LIMITED Third Defendant LEWIS MUSUNGAH Fourth Defendant TH JOHN FISHER MUSUNGAH NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION TH DATED AT GABORONE ON THIS THE 8 DAY OF AUGUST 2019. DATED AT GABORONE ON THIS THE 8 DAY OF AUGUST 2019.

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property will be sold by public auction by DEPUTY SHERIFF NTSHWARELANG OOKAME to the highest bidder as follows:- OSEI-OFEI SWABI & CO. BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a Judgment granted by the above Honourable Court, the following immovable DATE OF SALE : 2ND SEPTEMBER 2020 propertyOSEI will be- soldOFEI by public SWABI auction by DEPUTY& CO. SHERIFF NTSHWARELANG OOKAME to the highest bidder as follows:- TIMEPlaintiff's Attorneys: 14.00 HRS Plaintiff's Attorneys ND VENUEFirst Floor, Unit 18,: Tribal Kgale Lot 400 Mews, Matshelagabedi, DATE OF SALE : 2 SEPTEMBER 2020 PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Certain piece of land being Tribal Lot 400, Matshelagabedi, situated at Matshelagabedi in TIMEFirst Floor, Unit 18,: 10:30Kgale HRS Mews, the GaboroneTati Tribal Area, measuring International 1150 m2 which Finance property is heldPark, under Memorandum of Agreement of Lease No. FT TL 118/2009 VENUE : TRIBAL GRANT 564-NQ, MATHANGWANE Gaborone International : Certain Finance piece of landPark, being , in datedP 5OTH dayBox of MARCH 403506, 2009 made in favour of SKY-WAY CHEMICALS (PTY) LIMITED together with developments being a PROPERTY TO BE SOLD TRIBAL GRANT NO.564-NQ, MATHANGWANE two roomed house, kitchen with corrugated roofing, storeroom (build with bricks and roofed with corrugated iron), toilets (male MATHANGWANEP O Box LANDS403506,, in BANGWATO TRIBAL TERRITORY, measuring 19.6781ha held under Notarial Deed of Cession dated TH day of made in favour of and GABORONEfemale) separated with shower) with security fence. NO. FT MA 172/2012 8 AUGUST 2012 MAB-ROSE INVESTMENTS (PROPRIETARY) LIMITEDGABORONE together with some developments, thereon being two (2) rooms and feeding lot fenced. (Ref: KOO.lw.012008) TERMS OF SALE : Subject to Conditions of Sale. Only cash or bank guaranteed cheques will be accepted. (Ref: KOO.lw.012008) TERMS OF SALE : Subject to Conditions of Sale. Only cash or bank guaranteed cheques will be accepted. Deputy Sheriff Onkemetse Medupe Deputy Sheriff Onkemetse Medupe DATED AT GABORONE ON THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JULY 2020. [Cell no. 72315134] DATED AT GABORONE ON THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY 2020. ------[Cell no. 72315134] OSEI-OFEI SWABI & CO. OSEI-OFEI SWABI & CO. Plaintiff’s Attorneys Plaintiff’s Attorneys First Floor, Unit 18 Kgale Mews, First Floor, Unit 18 Kgale Mews, Gaborone International Finance Park Gaborone International Finance Park P.O.Box 403506 P O Box 403506 GABORONE GABORONE (Ref: DS.gno.011721) (Ref: DS.gno.012607) Deputy Sheriff Ntshwarelang Ookame Deputy Sheriff Ntshwarelang Ookame) Cell no.72879169 Cell no. 72879169/77435503

TAFA J. MOTHOBIMOTHOBI JJ. J. IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA IN INTHE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF THE THE REPUBLIC REPUBLIC OFOF BOTSWANABOTSWANA HELD AT GABORONE HELD AT GABORONE HELDHELD AT ATGABORONE GABORONE CASE NO. CVHGB – 000491-2016 CASE NO. CVHGB – 002570-2015 CASE CASE NO. NO. CVHGB CVHGB – 000144-17000144-17 In the matter between: In the matter between: In the matter between: STANBIC BANK MOTHOBI BOTSWANAMOTHOBI J J. LIMITED Plaintiff STANBICFIRST NATIONAL BANK BOTSWANA BANK OF BOTSWANALIMITED LIMITED Plaintiff Plaintiff IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED Plaintiff And IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA And HELD AT GABORONE And BOAGO MATLHODIHELD AT GABORONE 1st Defendant PRISCADORCUS OBOTSENG LECAGE NOSA MOLEFE Defendant Defendant CASE NO. CVHGB – 000491-2016 PRISCA OBOTSENG NOSA MOLEFE Defendant MPHOENTLE MATLHODI 2nd Defendant CASE NO. 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The second house consists of 2 bed rooms, sitting room, kitchen, bath room and toilet. Dorcustitle no Lecage 48/91 , datedtogether 21 Januarywith some 1991 developments and now held thereon under deed being of afixed 2 bedroomed period state house, grant Noincluding 189/2005 master dated ensuite, 3 February Thebedrooms, third house bath is aroom two and toilet.half type The withsecond a toilet house and consists shower. of 2 bed rooms, sitting room, kitchen, bath room and toilet. The third combined with bath, screen wall. TERMS OF SALE : CASH OR BANK GUARANTEED CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined kitchen,2005 ,bathroom, together with sitting some room developments and 2 external thereon thatched being gazibos.the first house consisting of a sitting room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a 3 house is a two and half type with a toilet and shower. bedrooms, bath room and toilet. The second house consists of 2 bed rooms, sitting room, kitchen, bath room and toilet. The third at the office of the Deputy Sheriff. TERMS OF SALE : CASH OR BANK GUARANTEED CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined at the TERMS OF SALE : CASH OR BANK GUARANTEED CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined at the TERMShouse OF is a SALEtwo and half type with: aCASH toilet andOR shower.BANK GUARANTEED CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined TERMS OF SALE : CASH OR BANK GUARANTEED CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined at the office office of the atDeputy the office Sheriff. of the Deputy Sheriff. office of the Deputy Sheriff. DATED AT GABORONE THIS 18of MARCH the Deputy 2020 Sheriff. TERMS OF SALE : CASH OR BANK GUARANTEED CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined at the office ______TH DATED AT GABORONEDATED AT THIS GABORONE 7TH JULY THIS 2020 18of MARCH the Deputy 2020 Sheriff. 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LEBOTSEMOTHOBIMOTHOBI J. J J. RADIJENGMOTHOBIMOTHOBI J J J. IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA IN INTHE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF THE THE REPUBLIC REPUBLIC OFOF BOTSWANABOTSWANA IN INTHE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF THE THE REPUBLIC OF OF BOTSWANA BOTSWANA HELD AT GABORONE HELD AT GABORONE HELDHELD AT ATGABORONE GABORONE HELDHELD AT AT GABORONE GABORONE CASE NO. CVHGB – 000491-2016 CASE NO. CVHGB – 000491-2016 CASE CASE NO. NO. CVHGB CVHGB – 000144-17003129-16 CASE CASE NO. NO. CVHGB CVHGB –– 000144-17 001786-16 In the matter between: In the matter between: In the matter between: In theIn the matter matter between: between: STANBICFIRST NATIONAL BANK BOTSWANA BANK OF BOTSWANALIMITED LIMITED Plaintiff Plaintiff FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED Plaintiff STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED Plaintiff STANBICSTANBIC BANK BANK BOTSWANA BOTSWANA LIMITED LIMITED Plaintiff Plaintiff And And And AndAnd FELICITYDORCUS LECAGEONTWETSE KELEEME Defendant Defendant DORCUS LECAGE Defendant st PRISCA OBOTSENG NOSA MOLEFE Defendant KABELOPRISCA FREDERICK OBOTSENG NOSA MODISANE MOLEFE 1 Defendant Defendant ELIJAH OPELO MODISANE 2nd Defendant NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION NOTICENOTICE OF OFSALE SALE IN IN EXECUTION EXECUTION NOTICENOTICE OF OFSALE SALE IN IN EXECUTION EXECUTION NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant pursuant to to a ajudgement judgement of of the the above above Honourable Honourable Court, Court, the the following following property property will pursuant to a judgement of the above Honourable Court, the following property BEBE PLEASED PLEASED TO TO TAKE NOTICE NOTICE THAT THAT pursuant to a judgement of the above Honourable Court, the following property will be sold BEBE PLEASED PLEASED TO TO TAKE NOTICE NOTICE THAT THAT pursuant to a judgement of the above Honourable Court, the following property will be sold bewill sold be soldby public by public auction auction by Deputy by Deputy Sheriff Sheriff Uyapo Omphemetse Mafika to the Kaisara highest tobidder the highest as follows: bidder as follows: will be sold by public auction by Deputy Sheriff Omphemetse Kaisara to the highest bidder as follows: by public auction by Deputy Sheriff Uyapo Mafika to the highest bidder as follows: BE byPLEASED public auction TO TAKE by Deputy NOTICE Sheriff THAT Uyapo pursuant Mafika to to thea judgement highest bidder of the as abovefollows: Honourable Court, the following property DATE OF SALE : 30 August 2020; will be sold by public auction by Deputy Sheriff Uyapo Mafika to the highest bidder as follows: DATE OF SALE : 20/04/2020;th DATE OF SALE : 20/04/2020;th TIMEDATE OF SALE : : 10:30am; 27 March 2020; DATE OF SALE : 27 March 2020; TIME : 10:30am TIME : 10:30am VENUETIME : : Lot10:30am 11704 Francistown; DATETIME OF SALE : : 0210:30am September 2020; VENUE : Lot 635, Gaborone VENUE : Lot 635, Gaborone PROPERTYVENUE TO BE SOLD : : beingPlot 27317, a certain Gaborone piece of land being lot 11704, Francistown situated in Francistown TIMEVENUE : : 10:30amPlot 27317, Gaborone : Certain piece of Land being , situate at Extension 4, measuring : Certain piece of Land being , situate at Extension 4, measuring PROPERTYPROPERTY TO TO BE BE SOLDSOLD : 2 Certain piece of Land being Lot Lot27317 635, Gaborone, Gaborone situated in the Gaborone West Extension 30, VENUEPROPERTYPROPERTY TO TO BE BE SOLDSOLD : : PlotCertain 27317, piece Gaborone of Land being Lot Lot27317 635, Gaborone, Gaborone situated in the Gaborone West Extension 30, Extension2 15, measuring 405 m , (Four Hundred and five square metres), heldth under Deed of Transfer No: FT 10/2007 dated 2 th 446 m which property2 is held under Deed of Transfer No. 63/96 dated 25 day of January 1996, made in favour of 446 m which property2 is held under Deed of Transfer No. 63/96 dated 25 day of January 1996, made in favour of 4th measuringday of January 541m 2007 ( Five and Hundred made in and favour Forty of One Felicity Square Ontwetse Metres) Keleeme which property subject towas the held conditions under certificate in the aforesaid of registered Deed of state PROPERTYmeasuring TO 541m BE SOLD ( Five Hundred: Certain and Fortypiece One of Land Square being Metres) Plot 5912,which Gaborone,property was situate held inunder Gaborone certificate West Extensionof registered 14, state , together with some developments thereon being a 2 bedroomed house, including master ensuite, 2, together with some developments thereon being a 2 bedroomed house, including master ensuite, TransferDorcustitle no withLecage 48/91 some dated developments 21 January therein 1991 being and now 1 x masterheld under bed roomdeed insuite,of fixed 2 bedperiod rooms state fitted grant Nowith 189/2005 wall wardrobes, dated 3 1February x bath measuringDorcustitle no Lecage 48/91505m dated(Five 21Hundred January and 1991 Five and square now metres),held under held deed under of fixedFixed Periodperiod stateState grantGrant No Number 189/2005 2203/2012 dated 3 Februarydated th roomkitchen,2005 fitted ,bathroom, together bath, with1 sittingx guest some room toilet developments and fitted, 2 external 1 xthereon fitted thatched kitchen,being gazibos.the 1 firstx sitting house room, consisting 1 x single of a garage,sitting room,electrified kitchen, screen 2 bedrooms wall and and some a 3 thekitchen, 200526 ,daybathroom, together of September with sitting some room 2012 developments andmade 2 externalin favour thereon thatched of being Elijah gazibos. theOpelo first Modisane house consisting subject toof athe sitting conditions room, kitchen, in the aforesaid2 bedrooms Deed and a 3 improvementsbedrooms, baththerein. room and toilet. The second house consists of 2 bed rooms, sitting room, kitchen, bath room and toilet. The third togetherbedrooms, with bath some room developments and toilet. The therein second being house a 4consists bedroomed of 2 bed house, rooms, sitting sitting room, room, kitchen, kitchen, dining bath room room, and 2 bathtoilet. rooms The third TERMShouse OF is a SALEtwo and half type with: aCASH toilet andOR shower.BANK GUARANTEED CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined andTERMShouse toilets, OF is a5 SALE twomulti-residential and half type withrooms: aCASH toilet andOR shower.BANK GUARANTEED CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined TERMS OF SALE : CASH at the ORoffice BANK of the GUARANTEED Deputy Sheriff. CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined at the at the office of the Deputy Sheriff. TERMS OF SALE : officeCASH ORof the BANK Deputy GUARANTEED Sheriff. CHEQUE. Conditions of sale may be examined at the office TERMSTERMS OF OF SALE SALE : : CASHCASH OR BANKBANK GUARANTEED GUARANTEED CHEQUE. CHEQUE Conditions. Conditions of sale of salemay maybe examined be examined at the at office the DATED AT GABORONE THIS 18of MARCH the Deputy 2020 Sheriff. DATED AT GABORONE THIS 18officeof MARCH the Deputyof the 2020 Deputy Sheriff. Sheriff. DATED______AT GABORONE THIS 7TH JULY 2020 ______DEPUTYDATED SHERIFF AT GABORONE OMPHEMETSE THIS 25TH DAY KAISARA OF FEBRUARY 2020 DATEDDEPUTYDATED AT SHERIFF AT GABORONE GABORONE OMPHEMETSE THIS 25 7TH DAYJULY KAISARA OF 2020 FEBRUARY 2020 DEPUTYC/O RANTAO SHERIFF ATTORNEYS UYAPO MAFIKA ______C/O RANTAO ATTORNEYS C/OPLOTDEPUTY RANTAO 54374, SHERIFF SECONDATTORNEYS UYAPO FLOOR, MAFIKA UNIT 5B DEPUTYPLOTDEPUTY 54374, SHERIFF SHERIFF SECOND UYAPOUYAPO FLOOR, MAFIKAMAFIKA UNIT 5B PLOTGRANDC/O 54374, RANTAO UNION SECOND ATTORNEYS BUILDING FLOOR, UNIT 5B C/OGRANDC/O RANTAO RANTAO UNION ATTORNEYS ATTORNEYS BUILDING GRANDCENTRALPLOT UNION54374, BUSINESS SECOND BUILDING DISTRICT FLOOR, UNIT (CBD) 5B PLOTCENTRALPLOT 54374, 54374, BUSINESS SECOND SECOND DISTRICT FLOOR, UNIT UNIT (CBD) 5B 5B CENTRALP. O.GRAND BOX BUSINESSUNION82299 BUILDING DISTRICT (CBD) GRANDP. 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H/W WILLIE Tshiamo Rantao (LLB.UB) H/W NCUBE IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICTLesedi OF Mokopakgosi GABORONE (LLB. UB) IN THE MAGISTRATE’S COURT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT OF GABORONE Thapelo Resheng (LLB.UB, BBA.UB) HELD AT EXTENSION II HELD AT EXTENSION II CASE NO: CCMEX-000077/19 CASE NO: CCMEX-000078/19 In the matter between: In the matter between: LEBATSANG SEGAMETSI JIM PLAINTIFF ATLASAONE SEBUSANG PLAINTIFF And And Tshiamo Rantao (LLB.UB) LEONARD GASELOTHO DEFENDANT MOTSHWARIEMANG MATHABA Lesedi Mokopakgosi DEFENDANT (LLB. UB) Thapelo Resheng (LLB.UB, BBA.UB)

SUBSTITUTED SERVICE SUBSTITUTED SERVICE

TO; LEONARD GASEMOTHO, an adult male of full capacity whose full and better particulars are to the Plaintiff TO; MOTSHWARIEMANG MATHABA, an adult male of full capacity whose full and better particulars are to the unknown; Plaintiff unknown; TAKE NOTICE that by summons issued out of the magistrate court, in Gaborone Village, you are required within TAKE NOTICE that by summons issued out of the magistrate court, in Gaborone Village, you are required within 30 days after publication hereof, to give notice to the Clerk of Court and to the Plaintiff’s attorneys of your 30 days after publication hereof, to give notice to the Clerk of Court and to the Plaintiff’s attorneys of your intensions to defend the action in which the Plaintiff seeks the following: intensions to defend the action in which the Plaintiff seeks the following: a. Payment of the sum of P 18 200 .00 a. Payment of the sum of P 10 500 .00 b. Interest thereon at the rate of 10% from the date of Summons to date of judgment b. Interest at the rate of 10% per annum from date of Summons to date of judgment c. Costs of Suits; c. Costs of Suits; d. Further and/ or alternative relief d. Further and/ or alternative relief DATED AT GABORONE THIS 29TH DAY OF JUNE 2020 DATED AT GABORONE THIS 29TH DAY OF JUNE 2020 MAKGANE ATTORNEYS MAKGANE ATTORNEYS PLAINTIFF ATTORNEYS PLAINTIFF ATTORNEYS P.O.BOX 3035 P.O.BOX 3035 GABORONE GABORONE PLOT 561, EXTENSION 4 PLOT 561, EXTENSION 4 OPPOSITE POP INN MALL OPPOSITE POP INN MALL GABORONE GABORONE

Tshiamo Rantao (LLB.UB) Tshiamo Rantao (LLB.UB) Lesedi Mokopakgosi (LLB. UB) Lesedi Mokopakgosi (LLB. UB) Thapelo Resheng (LLB.UB, BBA.UB) Thapelo Resheng (LLB.UB, BBA.UB) MINCHIN & KELLY (BOTSWANA) The Botswana GAttorneys,azette Wednesday Notaries 15 July &2020 Conveyancers advertisement Page 27

IN THE MAGISTRATESENIOR COURT FOR LEGAL THE DISTRICT SECRETARY OF GABORONE IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT VILLAGE HELD AT FRANCISTOWN Leading law practice FIRST requires an experienced AND SENIOR LEGAL FINAL SECRETARY to LIQUIDATIONwork with the LitigationCASE NO. Partner. CCMVL 000020-19 CASE NO: CVHFT 000 444/18 In the matter between: In the matter between: Qualifications: COLIN DOREY 1st Plaintiff nd BARCLAYS BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED PLAINTIFF − The applicantJANE mustAND DOREY have minimum DISTRIBUTION qualification of Legal Secretarial Diploma; and ACCOUNT2 Plaintiff and And − Basic Legal and Accounting qualification; and GERHARDHUSMaster’s Reference: NORTJE ESHGB-00204/18 & 1st Defendant SEITEBALENG CONSTANCE RANKAE DEFENDANT − Intermediate typing certificate. nd LILLIAN NORTJE ESHGB-00205/18 2 Defendant NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION Experience: NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION-MOVABLE − At least 10 (ten)In the years estate experience of the in late a similar Jansen position; Mooketsi Mapitse & Elizabeth Mapitse, who passed away at BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a Judgment issued out of the above Honourable − Be familiar withSmoderm all court Ward, documentation, Mogoditshane procedures on the pursuant and 24th formats; January to the Judgment2013 and by Princess the Honourable Marina Hospital, Court, the Gaborone following BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE THAT Court in the above matter, the following movable property of the Defendant will be sold by Public − Be conversantimmovable with all property Microsoft willth Office be sold byapplications; auction by DEPUTY NONOFO MABINA to the highest bidder as follows:- District, on the 9 May 2018 respectively. Auction by Deputy Sheriff Bathusi Billy to the highest bidder as follows: − Be conversant with Juta & Lexis Nexis online platforms; th − Be conversantDATE with OF AJS SALE accounting software;: Thursday 6 August 2020; TIMEFIRST AND FINAL LIQUIDATION: 10:30am; AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT in the estate will lie open for DATE OF SALE : 7th August 2020 − Experience in dictaphone typing; VENUEinspection at the Offices: inof frontthe of MasterBroadhurst of the Magistrate High Court court, at Gaborone; Gaborone for a period of 21 (twenty- VENUE : Absa Park, Block 8, Gaborone − Ability to prepareone) daysof bills from of costs; the dateand of publication hereof. TIME : 10.30 a.m. − Be able to dealPROPERTY directly TOwith BE clients. SOLD : 1x white Ford Ranger double cab, pickup, Registration Number B733 BCN. PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : 2012 Toyota Etios SDN 1.5P, Silver in colour, Registration CONDITIONSAny objections OF SALE to the said: CASH Account OR BANK may GUARANTEEDbe lodged with CHEQUES the Master. within the 21 days stated Apply in writing to: No. B 525 AUX. The Staff Partnerabove. DATED AT GABORONE ON THIS 9TH DAY OFJULY 2020. P O Box 1339 TERMS OF SALE: Cash or bank guaranteed cheques only. ______DATED AT GABORONE ON THIS 16th DAY OF JANUARY 2019. GABORONE Deputy Sheriff Nonofo Mabina Tel: 3912734 Fax:C/O: 3908500 MINCHIN & KELLY BOTSWANA DATED AT FRANCISTOWN ON THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY 2020 [email protected]:THE EXECUTOR 3912734 / 71657100 /73280689 ______Plaintiff’sTERENCE Attorneys DAMBE VAN NIEKERK ATTORNEYS Enclosing referencesTheP O Fieldsand BOX CV Precinct1339 – only successful applicants will receive replies; Lot 54349 CBD, Office Block B, 3rd Floor, Plot 4660, Area G, Ditau Street, P.O Box 37, Francistown PGABORONE O Box 1339 Telephone No. 241 3421 Closing date for application is 30 January 2020 GABORONETEL: 3912734 (Ref:EXECUTOR’S FR/oak/1011589) REF. TD/rf/M005047 Deputy Sheriff Bathusi Billy

Before MAKOBO IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF FRANCISTOWN HELD AT FRANCISTOWN HELD AT FRANCISTOWN CASE NO: CVHFT 000 889/18 Case No. CCMFT 000155/18 In the matter between: In the matter between: BARCLAYS BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED PLAINTIFF TENDANI MOKULE PLAINTIFF And MALEBOGO MAILA DEFENDANT MARKO RUSIKE DEFENDANT NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to the judgment of the above Honorable Court dated 11th June 2018, the immovable property of the above named Defendant shall be publicly sold in BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a Judgment issued out of the above Honourable Court execution by the Deputy Sheriff as follows: in the above matter, the following movable property of the Defendant will be sold by Public Auction by Deputy Sheriff Bathusi Billy to the highest bidder as follows: DATE OF SALE : 25th July 2020 VENUE : IN FRONT OF NTSHE HOUSE (FRANCISTOWN) DATE OF SALE : 7th August 2020 : 09:00 am TIME VENUE : Absa Park, Block 8, Gaborone : Sinqtec TV, LG Radio, Wall Unit, Micro wave, Open decoder, PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : 1030 Hours Phillibao decoder. TIME

CONDITIONS OF SALE : Details and conditions of sale may be inspected at the Plaintiff’s PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : 2018 Mercedes Benz V250D (A), Blue in colour, Registration Attorneys’ offices or the Deputy Sheriff’s Offices. No. B 177 BHE

TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques. TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques only.

DATED AT FRANCISTOWN THIS 9TH DAY OF JULY 2020. DATED AT FRANCISTOWN ON THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY 2020 ______DEPUTY SHERIFF KEBONYEKGOSI NTEBELE: Cell: 77638433/7169430 VAN NIEKERK ATTORNEYS C/O MHIZHA LEGAL Plaintiff’s Attorneys, Plaintiff’s Attorneys Ditau Street, Plot 4660, Area G, P. O. Box 37, Francistown Plot 417 BAINES STREET P. O. Box 1617, Telephone No. 241 3421 FRANCISTOWN Tel: 2408177, Fax: 2408178 Deputy Sheriff Bathusi Billy

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT FRANCISTOWN HELD AT FRANCISTOWN CASE NO: CVHFT 000 752/18 CASE NO: CVHFT 000 182/19 In the matter between: In the matter between: VOORSLAG FARMERS SUPPLIES (PTY) LTD PLAINTIFF BARCLAYS BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED PLAINTIFF And And CATLAW INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 1ST DEFENDANT ABEL KHUPE DEFENDANT BOITSHOKO LEWANIKA 2ND DEFENDANT

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION

BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to a Judgment issued out of the above Honourable Court in the BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a Judgment issued out of the above Honourable Court above matter, the following movable property of the Defendant will be sold by Public Auction by Deputy Sheriff in the above matter, the following movable property of the Defendant will be sold by Public Auction by Bathusi Billy to the highest bidder: Deputy Sheriff Bathusi Billy to the highest bidder as follows:

th DATE OF SALE : 6 August 2020 DATE OF SALE : 7th August 2020 PLACE : Voorslag Farmer’s Supplies Premises, Plot 203, Industrial Site, Letlhakane VENUE : Absa Park, Block 8, Gaborone Village TIME : 1030 Hours TIME : 1030 Hours PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : 1 x 3 Phase Inventor Welding Machine, 1 x Co2 Welding Machine, 1 x Transac 3 Phase Welding Machine, 1 x Compressor (Air), 1 x Diesel Generator (Heavy Duty), 1 x Trailer (4 Ton), 1 x HP PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : 2018 Toyota Hilux, 4X4 Double Cab, orange in colour, Registration Printer, 1 x CPU, 1 x Acer Monitor, 31 Garden Chairs. Letters and Numbers B 124 BHP

TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques only. TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques only.

DATED AT FRANCISTOWN ON THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY 2020 DATED AT FRANCISTOWN ON THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY 2020 ______VAN NIEKERK ATTORNEYS VAN NIEKERK ATTORNEYS Plaintiff’s Attorneys, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, Ditau Street, Plot 4660, Area G, P. O. Box 37, Francistown Ditau Street, Plot 4660, Area G, P. O. Box 37, Francistown Telephone No. 241 3421 Telephone No. 241 3421 Deputy Sheriff Bathusi Billy Deputy Sheriff Bathusi Billy

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT FRANCISTOWN HELD AT FRANCISTOWN CASE NO: CVHFT 000 668-18 CASE NO: CVHFT 000 841-19 In the matter between: In the matter between: STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED Plaintiff STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED Plaintiff And And UNANGONI SEAMAN Defendant MOLEFE TSHEKISO Defendant

SUBSTITUTED SERVICE SUBSTITUTED SERVICE AND TO: MOLEFE TSHEKISO AND TO: UNANGONI SEAMAN Flat No. E7 Area W Camp, Respondent/Defendant P O Box 500199 Nkosho ward FRANCISTOWN P O Box 172 LETLHAKANE Formerly residing at Flat No.E7, Area W Camp, Francistown but whose present whereabouts are unknown:

whose whereabouts are unknown: TAKE NOTICE that by summons issued out of this Honourable Court, you have been called upon to give notice, within Twenty One (21) days after publication hereof, to the Registrar and to STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED c/o LOWA ATTORNEYS (Plaintiff’s Attorneys) of BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that summons for imprisonment of debt has been issued against you in this Honourable Court by intention to defend (if any) in an action wherein STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED claims:- STANBIC BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED a) Payment of the sum of P91 789.92 by the Defendant; You are hereby UNANGONI SEAMAN summoned to appear before Justice MAPHAKWANE at FRANCISTOWN HIGH COURT on the b) Interest thereon at the rate of prime (prime currently at 6.50%) making 6.50% per annum from 13th day of August 2019 to date of final 27th day of August 2020 at 09:30 a.m. to show cause why a decree for civil imprisonment should not be made against you at the suit payment; of STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED in respect of the non-payment of the sum of P168 713.62 (One Hundred And Sixty Eight c) Penalty interest at the rate of 10% on any instalment of principal, arrears outstanding and/or interest not paid when due per annum from Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirteen Pula Sixty Two Thebe) together with interest thereon at the rate of prime plus 18% (prime currently the time such sum fell due to the date on which it is actually paid. at 6.50%) making 24.50% per annum from 28th day of June 2018 to date of final payment, penalty interest at the rate of 10% on any d) That the Plaintiff shall be entitled to 10% collection commission, on any installments, which may be collected after the grant of installment of principal, arrears outstanding and/or interest not paid when due per annum from the time such fell due to the date on which judgment; and it is actually paid, 10% Collection Commission on any installments, which may be collected after the grant of judgment and costs of suit e) Costs of the suit at attorney and own client scale. at Attorney and own client scale recovered against you by the said STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED by a judgment of this Court f) Further and/alternative relief. bearing the date of the 4th day of July 2019. TAKE NOTICE FURTHER that if you fail to give such notice, judgment may be granted against you without further reference to you. DATED AT FRANCISTOWN THIS 13TH DAY OF JILY, 2020. DATED AT FRANCISTOWN THIS DAY OF 13TH DAY OF JULY 2020 ..……………………………………………… REGISTRAR OF THE HIGH COURT ..…….……………………………………………… REGISTRAR OF THE HIGH COURT ______LOWA ATTORNEYS LOWA ATTORNEYS Plaintiff’s Attorney Plaintiff’s Attorneys Unit 16, Haskins Building Plot 469/70, Haskins Building, Plot No: 469/70, Blue Jacket Street Unit 16, Blue Jacket Street P.O. Box 3537 P.O. Box 3537 FRANCISTOWN FRANCISTOWN Page 28 SPORT Wednesday 15 July 2020 The Botswana Gazette ‘Why BFA Should Never Be Broke’ FIFA Forward 2.0 Aptly Supports Associations Financially

Molefhi Kannemeyer more impact and more in- charge by FIFA if needed); there is another additional Obenne vestment to various mem- and last but not least hav- amount of $1, 000, 000 ber associations. ing men’s and women’s ref- (about P11, 787, 410. 90) ith the introduc- There were two main ereeing programmes. available for associations tion of FIFA amendments under For- Surely, BFA in this re- with an annual revenue of WForward Devel- ward 2.0 for the 2019-2022 gard is covered, if you $4, 000, 000 or less in or- opment Programme, Bo- cycle, financial entitlement think of organized compe- der to support their travel tswana Football Associa- of $6, 000, 000 (about P70, titions which are all your and equipment needs. But tion (BFA) must never be 724, 447.63) for operation- leagues (Premier, First Di- unfortunately, BFA doesn’t broke from now onwards. al cost and development vision, Regional, Women qualify for this entitlement if the 2019 Annual Finan- The FIFA Forward Pro- projects, over four years and Youth). For the sec- ond aspect as well, we al- cial Statement (BFA Fi- gramme is designed and and a central audit report ways have all the national nancial Report 2019) for adopted by FIFA to support which ensures the funds teams playing. On the third the year ending 31 March and develop football in the are used for what they are pool of activities, FIFA 2019, audited by Pricewa- World. According to FIFA's meant for. The financial website, the aim of the pro- has availed FIFA Connect terhouseCoopers (PWC), entitlement is an invest- BAA Explains gramme is to improve the which is a Transfer Man- is anything to go by since ment fund each member way football is developed agement System currently the association has a reve- association is entitled to, and supported across the used by BFA as well. Last- nue of P49, 509, 037. FIFA which gives each associa- globe so that football can ly, all the games are played uses this annual statutory Their Return To tion $1, 000, 000 (about reach its potential in every under the management of audit report to assess if an P11, 787, 410. 90) per year, single country, and so that referees who are always association qualifies or not. for a period of four year, everyone that wants to take trained. Confidently, this The onus is on BFA to for operational costs (day- should be an easy fund ensure successful access Competitions part can do so without bar- to-day activities, adminis- (about P11, 787, 410. 90) and utilization of this en- riers. tration and running costs). to get from FIFA on annual titlement by proper gov- This programme was basis without fail. ernance and compliance first adopted by the FIFA With a total of $4, 000, TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO FIFA also availed under the central audit re- Congress on the 9th May 000. 00 (about P47, 147, $2,000,000 (about P23, view report, which all the 2016 and it was to become 645. 33) over those four otswana Athletics Association (BAA) have 574, 820. 89) over the peri- member associations have not only a “step change” years. The association gets decided to resume their competitions schedule od of the whole 2019-2022 to undergo on an annual for global football develop- the first disbursement of next month because they want their athletes to $500, 000 in January and cycle for projects tailored basis. The review is con- B ment. FIFA created a way be in shape when the Tokyo Olympics qualification another one in July annual- according to the member ducted via desktop reviews to share the success of the association’s approved and on site visits between period recommences in December, BAA mouth piece FIFA World Cup with its ly, but for it to get the sec- Oabona Theetso has said. ond disbursement, it needs contract of agreed objec- 1 July and 30 August each member associations, but tives, and in particular re- year by independent audi- BAA last week announced that they have taken a to satisfy and fulfil the ten also one of the most promi- lating to football infrastruc- tors appointed by FIFA. resolution to resume with their 2020 calendar of ac- specific activities spelt out nent sports’ development ture (e.g. pitches, technical With the BFA’s annual fi- tivities starting from 8 August 2020, pending approval by FIFA during the year. programmes. The first edi- centres, training grounds, nancial statements appar- from Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC). These activities inter alia, tion, called FIFA Forward stadiums and headquar- ently prepared in accor- Just like other sporting activities, the BAA earlier this 1.0 started in 2016 and it include, organizing men’s, ters). This BFA is also at dance with International year halted their calendar of activities in order to curb ended in 2018. At the back women’s and youth com- liberty to access and utilize Financial Reporting Stan- the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, of that FIFA, on the 13th petitions (two age groups and the investment can be dards (IFRS). And further, after thorough consideration of the COVID-19 pan- June 2018 FIFA Congress for both girls and boys) – used as legacy to further with an untested hope that, demic situation, the association has decided to resume approved FIFA Forward each competition should generate revenues for the the auditors have expressed with their competitions that will feature local athletes 2.0, with a 20% increment involve at least ten clubs BFA in the future. The as- unqualified opinion on the of funding in the annual for at least 90 matches and sociation can use this infra- financial statements pre- only. entitlement for each of the for at least six months each structure to rent it out to the sented and a cleared them to With that, when asked why they decided to resume 211 member associations. year. Secondly, having ac- community and companies be in accordance with Gen- with their competitions when fears of the COVID-19 With the three - year ten- tive men’s, women’s and and get money in return. In eral Acceptable Account- are still apparent, Theetso said; “We decided to start ure of the first deployment, youth national teams – essence we expect BFA to ing Practices (GAAP), I early because we want our athletes to be in good shape FIFA moved to have Regu- each one participating in at build something tangible have no reason to believe when the qualification period resumes, that can en- lations of FIFA Forward least four matches per year. between now and 2022. BFA should say its broke able them to qualify as early as possible. Our athletes 2.0 on the 26th October Thirdly, having a function- Can we see BFA building while it has an entitlement usually qualify around March and April so we do not 2018, in Kigali, Rwanda. ing and regularly updated a football centre in Gantsi of about P11, 787, 410. 90 want that to happen this year because we have real- The new programme regu- IT player registration and or Kgalagadi or Maun for a a year and about P23, 574, ized that it burdens and pressurizes them; some end lations were based on three competition management change. 820. 89 to investment in in- up panicking something which results in their failure Over and above this, frastructure, from FIFA. principles more oversight, system (provided free of to qualify.” Due to the COVID-19, the Tokyo Olympics were postponed to next year, something which also forced the IOC and IAAF to suspend the athletics qualifica- tion period between 5th April until 30 November 2020. It now will resume from 1 December 2020 up to 29 June 2021. Four athletes have already qualified for the Olympics, they include Nijel Amos (men’s 800m) as well women 400m athletes in Galefele Moroko, Amantle Montsho and Christine Botlogetswe. Meanwhile, Theetso told this publication that they are yet to decide on Onkabetse Nkobolo and Baboloki Thebe’s case. This is after the two athletes earlier this year went against protocol by sneaking out of training camp on which they were at the end involved in a car accident. Reports suggest that the two were returning from a party in the wee hours of the morning when the driver (Thebe) lost control of the car which then overturned. “We met as the BAA leadership this past weekend but we did not have time to discuss their case as we had other burning issues,” he said. “But we promise that we will conclude it very soon.” The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 15 July 2020 SPORT Page 29 Rollers, Kavazovic Agree Personal Terms

BONGANI MALUNGA to Serbia but he will report to have a clear picture of when ex- Rollers to finalize the deal once actly the new season would start. ownship Rollers and Niko- the dates of the 2020/2021 season This publication also revealed la Kavazovic have report- have been confirmed. A source that observers felt that Rollers’ Tedly agreed terms in a deal close to the coach revealed that advertisement for the coaching that will see the Serbian coach although the deal has been agreed position looked “tailor made” for returning to Popa in the near fu- in principle Rollers are not in a po- Kavazovic as the advert listed ture. Last month both parties met sition to finalize the deal as they qualifications beyond many local in Block 10 to discuss a possible do not know when the 2020/2021 coaches’ credentials, the advert reunion, as revealed by Gazette season will start. also listed the need for a video an- Sport, by then Kavazovic’s tenure Last month Rollers president alyst (Kavazovic is the only coach at Jwaneng Galaxy was coming to Jagdish Shah revealed that they in Botswana football with a video an end with him free to negotiate a have received countless applica- assistant). The Serbian tactician deal with other clubs. tions but stated that they would recently parted ways with Galaxy Kavazovic is set to travel back only make a decision once they after his short term deal expired.

Motlhabankwe Mulls Complete would find that some teams are us- ing players without paying them for Return Date Set months, there are a few teams that ac- Retirement from Football tually take care of players in Botswana • Wants an administration post at any team before he can turn into a coach and we all know them.” Motlhabankwe is of the view that • Says he is not happy about how local footballers are treated For Botswana’s the maltreatment of athletes is all over • ‘My highest salary during my football career was P20 000’-he says Botswana sport. “Local sport stars are usually not given respect that they de- TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO from retirement last year. “So I was serve,” he said. “I am one of the guys PSL Contingent roped in to guide the young boys who represented Botswana at AFCON ormer Zebras wingback Tshe- and I was also given an option to 2012 but I do not think our country re- BONGANI MALUNGA po ‘Talk Talk’ Motlhabankwe study a coaching or administration alizes that we are not recognised and does not have any plans of re- course, something which I could not that is not good. One would wonder F otswana’s South African based contingent of Lese- turning to the playing field as a play- refuse. I however, ended up leaving why it is so as it is usually said the nya Ramoraka, Mogakolodi Ngele and Thataya- er when local football action returns, them for Gunners after I realized that sport career is short something which I one Ditlhokwe will resume action this weekend. Gazette Sport can reveal. things were not working out.” think should give the relevant authori- B According to information sourced from South Africa the This publication made the dis- He joined Extension Gunners ties every reason to take care of ath- remaining PSL games will take place in Gauteng, the covery in the course of a telephonic which is his boyhood club in Janu- letes.” interview with Motlhabankwe who ary this year on which he noted that BUT WHERE DID HE GET HIS clubs will use 14 different training venues as well as 11 noted that he has finally decided to he was also given a similar role as at BIGGEST PAYCHECK DURING stadiums. hang up his boots after almost 20 Gilport. “And I was also brought to HIS FOOTBALLING CAREER? The PSL has decided to stage the remaining games in years of playing football. It is how- help the team survive relegation, it Meanwhile, when asked which team Gauteng as they consider the region COVID-19 compli- ever, not the first time that the player was a six months contract which has paid him the most during his football ant in terms of safety, their decision to stage the league announced that he has retired from since elapsed,” he said. “Now I can career, Motlhabankwe answered Roll- in one area is similar to the NBA’s decision to host the playing football as he did while so say that I have retired. I do not have ers. “I was given about P20 000, on remainder of the basketball season in Orlando, Florida. An at Township Rollers at the end of time to play as I am busy with other top of that amount I was also given bo- area whereby players’ movements and interactions will be the 2018/19 football season only for aspects of life that is why I want nuses as well as allowances,” he noted. closely monitored is highly recommended for leagues ea- him to resurface at Gilport Lions at an administrative post at any team “And the good thing about Rollers is ger to finish the season during the problematic COVID-19 the beginning of the 2019/2020 sea- which would like to hire me.” He that they give you what is agreed on period. son. says he has keen interest in learning the contract unlike at others teams.” When the league resumes Botswana’s PSL trio will be “Gilport requested me to help their how to run a football club, before he HIS FOOTBALLING CAREER eager to finish the season on a high for different reasons, players settle in the premier league, can actually venture into coaching. The Digawana born star began his Ditlhokwe’s Supersport United will be aiming to consoli- remember they were just promoted ‘TALK TALK’ VENTS OUTS soccer career in 2000 at Southern Pi- date their third spot on the log, Ngele’s Black Leopards when I joined them and they were LOCAL PLAYER'S FRUSTRA- rates (Kanye) before he joined Gun- will be aiming to avoid relegation while Ramoraka’s using a young squad,” said the 39 TIONS ners for the first time in 2001. He went Highlands Park are aiming to qualify for next season’s year old Motlhabankwe when asked Having been a member of on to play for Mochudi Centre Chiefs MTN 8. why he decided to make a the national senior team at the beginning of the 2007/8 season Ditlhokwe’s Supersport will take on Bloemfontein Celt- u- turn for about 10 years, Motl- where he went on to win three league ic, Ramoraka’s Highlands Park will take on title chasing habankwe says his main titles. After leaving Chiefs, ‘Talk Talk’ Mamelodi Sundowns while Ngele’s Leopards will take on aim is to help build young joined BMF FC in January where he Maritzburg United. Ngele’s club is currently rock bottom players and aid them to make enjoyed a short stint as he went on to of the league with six games to go, they are also scheduled wise football moves. This play for Rollers six months later, he to face Golden Arrows, Supersport, Amazulu, Bidvest is the football legend won four league titles at Rollers. He that is not happy Wits and an emotional last game for Ngele against former left Rollers last year May on which club Sundowns on the last game of the season whereby on how local he announced that he had retired from their league safety could still be on the line. footballers football only for him to join Gilport at are treat- the beginning of the 2019/20 season ed. “It where he played for six months as he Ditlhokwe’s Supersport United will be aiming is re- rejoined Gunners in January this year. to consolidate their third spot on the log, ally He is calling it a day from football at the club. Ngele’s Black Leopards will be aiming to avoid hurt- He played for the national team for ing to see about 10 years and was one those play- relegation while Ramoraka’s Highlands Park are how these other teams are ers that represented the country at its aiming to qualify for next season’s MTN 8. treating players,” he said. “You maiden AFCON tournament in 2012. 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Wednesday 15 July 2020 Gaolaolwe, Morake’s Salaries Frozen By TS Galaxy

• Players have been in Botswana since the lock down, now ordered to return to South Africa • June salaries to be credited once they return

BONGANI MALUNGA club recently ordered the tested for COVID-19 and players to return to South put under a mandatory 14 S Galaxy owner Africa as the 2019/2020 day quarantine. “There will Tim Sukazi has re- season is set to resume always be an element of Tportedly withheld from July 18. fear when players return to June wages of Botswana The Botswana Football SA because of the escalat- duo Mosha Gaolaolwe and Association and the Bo- ing number of COVID-19 Ezekiel Morake follow- tswana National Sports cases but these players are ing the players’ decision to Council have been forced professional, they want to travel to Botswana when to intervene in the matter to honour their contracts and the season was halted in enable the players to return return to the field soon. March. This publication to South Africa, the players They are looking forward has been reliably informed have been granted permits that the club’s owner has but they still need to get the to playing again and linking informed the players that final word from the BNSC. up with their team mates,” they will only receive their According to both Moipone concluded. June salaries once they re- players’ agent Bakang Meanwhile, TS Gal- port back to camp. Moipone, “the BFA already axy has finally aban- A source informed Ga- wrote a letter to the BNSC doned plans of purchas- zette Sport that TS Galaxy seeking permission for the ing Bloemfontein Celtic’s began training a few weeks players to return to South ABSA Premiership status. ago and the club was not Africa. The BNSC has The move would have seen happy that the Botswana to certify the letter, once Gaolaolwe and Morake ply duo returned to Botswana they authorize everything their trade in the top tier of while knowing that travel the players will then travel South African football but restrictions would be hard back to South Africa.” the latest development will to overcome during the Once the players return see their club remain in the COVID-19 pandemic. The to South Africa they will be First Division.