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The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | February 28, 2021 News 1 GAMBLING RAKES IN P79M - PAGE 3 |QUEER TRIBE WANT TO BE HEARD - PAGE 3 |MPS WARNED AGAINST GREED- PAGE 5 STOP COVID-19 WASH YOUR HANDS! www.thepatriot.co.bw FEBRUARY 28, 2021 | ISSUE 413 P12.00 Masisi to Curfew relaxed, Booze back! • Covid19 vaccines arrive in March, movement eased • Community based care takes centre stage • Alcohol sold on take-away during week days ONLY • Discotheque, night clubs remain closed reshuffle STAFF WRITERS living in Botswana will be eligible to of AstraZeneca, Covax and Pfizer [email protected] be given a dose. “The disease does not (suitable for people aged 16 and above) discrimate on gender, physical features vaccines. Other vaccines are suitable resident Mokgweetsi Masisi etc. Everybody will be given a dose. for people aged 18 years and above. has pleaded with Batswana to If we manage to secure excess doses Botswana has also entered P accept vaccination without we will share with our neighbours. into agreement in principle with cabinet any hiccups because the safety of any Countries that tried to close out other neighbouring Namibia for a back vaccine brought into the country nations have failed to contain the up on the procurement of Covid-19 • Fire, hire will be verified by Botswana Medical disease because the pandemic has vaccines should other avenues face interrupted by Regulatory Authority (BOMRA). affected everybody everywhere in the challenges. The two neoighbours Addressing the nation on Friday world,” said Masisi. have also encouraged universities in Namibia trip night, Masisi pleaded with community Reiterating the point, Deputy both countries to entere into a MoU leaders, civic organisations and Coordinator of the Presidential Task for research on the development of • Underperforming politicians to unite in encouraging Force Professor Mosepele Mosepele covid19 vaccine, Masisi revealed. ministers to be communities to embrace and submit to said herd immunity can only be Curfew relaxed dropped vaccination to save lives. He reiterated achied in a population when a certain Meanwhile, Masisi annouced the that, as communicated by the Ministry percentage of the population has been relaxation of movement restrictions • Masisi has limited of Health and Wellness, the first batch vaccinated. There excluding foreigners reducing the duration of the curfew of 100 000 AstraZeneca doses will be will defeat attempts to achieve herd to between 2200hrs -0400hrs starting options in BDP expected in the country by the end of immunity, he warned. Prof Mosepele 01 to 31 March 2021. From tomorrow backbench March 2021. said continuous evaluation of the (Monday, 01 March 2021) alcohol sales performance of the vaccines will -Analyst “First to be given a dose will be will be allowed strictly on take-away Health workers who will take the lead, Masisi be carried out as the vaccination basis during week days ONLY while followed by other Frontline workers. programme continues. Discos and night clubs remaining globe. that vaccines should not be considered Masisi said government has been Those living with other commobidities The first phase to vaccination closed. Masisi expressed concern about In addition, Masisi observed a cure but only help the immune looking into different available options and the elderly will then follow before programme is scheduled to cover 72% continued illegal gatherings, which that Masisi is limited in terms system to fight diseases. for the vaccine, and will acquire Rakgare the vaccination programme is rolle of the population, wherein 100 000 remain the major super spreaders of of his substitutes regarding “Our people should be encouraged different types depending on the dout to the rest of the population. doses of AstraZeneca are expected in covid-19 leading to increasing positive to be eager to take the vaccines as soon Covid-19 variants currently detected in the available ruling Botswana Those who, for various reasons cannot the first bacth of vaccines due end of cases when people do not practice BAKANG TIRO as they become available. Refusal to Botswana. Democratic (BDP) MPs who are access vaccination centres will be March. Another 30 000 is expected in social distancing, wear masks or use [email protected] take vaccines endager one’s life and the He assured that once the vaccines currently seating in backbench. followed to their homes to be given a the second batch of vaccines. Botswana sanitisers. “Loyalty has also been key within dose,” said Masisi reiterating heartily rest of the population,” warned Masisi. are procured every person currently has placed a request for the acquisition rustrated by the poor BDP when they make ministerial performance of some appointments,” said Mokaloba. 800 JOBS ON THE LINE F cabinet ministers, President Highly placed sources have Mokgweetsi Masisi is caught in revealed that Masisi is considering a dilemma and is considering a to take complete overhaul of shakeup of the Executive arm his cabinet by dropping poor of government, The Patriot on performing ministers but he Majwe, Debswana divorce Sunday has learnt. Source whisper is also in quandary to choose that Masisi was supposed to their successors. “Reshuffling PHILLIMON MMESO • Majwe Mining CSR projects collapse absorbed into Debswana to the latter. announce a reshuffle on Thursday has been put on hold. Masisi is [email protected] In turn Debswana Corporate Affairs morning before travelling to contemplating to reconfigure • Uncertainty over Desert Bush Walk 2021 Manager- External, Agatha Sejoe, Namibia to meet his counterpart his cabinet which will see some ver 800 workers will be said Majwe Mining and not them, are President Dr Hage Geingob on an underperforming ministers thrown into the streets • ‘Our people have been condemned back to poverty’-Kgosi best placed to respond to questions official visit but chose to hold the losing their posts as he tightens O at the end of March 2021 raised by The Patriot on Sunday in decision in abeyance. It is expected performance screws. Masisi is when the curtain falls on the and the real victims being the from 2019 to 2027. diamonds are not doing well relation to looming job losses. that Masisi will soon pull the not happy at all with his cabinet. relationship between Majwe Mining workers are facing a bleak future. Though Debswana is adamant that in the market and Debswana Meanwhile, Botswana Mine trigger, cracking the whip on some Dissident ministers are in danger,” JV and Debswana. Since arriving in Jwaneng few years those who have been working for might also consider right sizing Workers Union (BMWU) have underperfoming ministers. said the source. As the Covid-19 rampages ago, Majwe Mining have been Majwe Mining will be absorbed by its staff, said a source at Majwe called on Botswana government University of Botswana (UB) Sources allege that among throughout the world and an integral part of the Jwaneng the company and local companies Mining. Information gathered by to prioritise the inclusion and political science lecturer, Mokaloba ministers earmarked to be dropped threatening the economies of community and the villages that will be engaged, inside sources this publication is that over 800 participation of citizens in the Mokaloba says Masisi is in a include Tumiso Rakgare (Minister countries and jobs of individuals, surrounding the mining town. Early revealed that the opposite is the employees will not be absorbed back mineral development sector of the dilemma whether to reshuffle of Youth Empowerment), and employees of Majwe Mining this year, the mining community was truth. “There is no how they can into mining as their posts are either economy. cabinet or not. He said Masisi may assistant ministers Dumedzweni Joint Venture are facing another shocked when Debswana announced absorb all those retrenched by Majwe already filled, oversubscribed or will “This position has been espoused have not reshuffled cabinet for Mthimkhulu (Presidential predicament coming their way, the termination of their multi- billion Mining because the post they are become redundant. in the NDP 11, Citizen Economic a number of reasons, including Affairs) and Buti Billy (Youth retrenchment. The clock is ticking Pula Cut 9 contract with Majwe occupying now are already filled up,” Majwe Mining Public Relations Empowerment Policy (CEE) and that he may not want to distract Empowerment) with Simon very fast for the termination of Mining. The contract had run for 18 revealed a highly placed source at the Officer, Archibald Ngakayagae, the draft Minerals Policy of 2018. his government plans amidst the Mavange, Thapelo Letsholo and contract between Debswana months since April 2019. The initial mine. referred enquiries on the exact Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the TO PAGE 3 Diamond Mine and Majwe Mining contract duration was nine years, To compound the problem, number of workers who will not be TO PAGE 04 CALL CENTRE GET YOUR FOOD DELIVERED 10am9am - 6pmto 9pm daily daily DIAL +267 373 3433 2 News February 28, 2021 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday THE DAWN OF A NEW ALLIANCE Grand Challenges Botswana IDM, BOCONGO sign MoU enhances innovation VICTORIA MARUMO [email protected] otswana Innovation that demonstrate the use of Hub (BIH) on Tuesday relevant emerging and Fourth he Institute of B announced a new Industrial Revolution (4IR) Development funding programme, Grand related technologies, e.g., T Management (IDM) Challenges Botswana, to Artificial Intelligence and Big and Botswana
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