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www.thepatriot.co.bw AUGUST 09, 2020 | ISSUE 385 P12.00 Frustrated Prof Mosepele tenders resignation Shopping permit Task Force vs PIC rules eased • Greater Gaborone • President Masisi to meet Mosepele Saturday • Other Task Force members threaten to follow suit lockdown spell ruins • Permanent Secretaries feel sidelined • As Covid hits the Task Force households • UDC caucus demands PHILLIMON MMESO Govt offer food basket [email protected] relief arely a few weeks after the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 raised concern • Govt allows people to B with President Mokgweetsi Masisi about carry shopping without the sabotage they are enduring at the hands of the Performance Improvement Coordination (PIC) permits Force, the Task Force’s deputy coordinator has resigned. • Gaborone BDP MPs are Highly placed sources have revealed that the resignation of Professor Mosepele Mosepele was incompetent – long coming after him and his team raised concern Dr Gobotswang that the PIC Force which is made up of Permanent Secretaries and headed by the Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) was making their work difficult. BAKANG TIRO On Thursday, Professor Mosepele and other task [email protected] force members led by their coordinator Dr Kereng Masupu held a meeting with President Masisi to overnment on late Friday express their frustrations about the PIC Force and succumbed to pressure from the relayed their intention to step down from the Task G opposition MPs to address the Force. challenges citizens face brought by the hard The Task Force is said to have informed President lockdown imposed on greater Gaborone region. Masisi that they can’t perform their duty of fighting Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) MPs the pandemic with the level of interference from demanded that government distribute food technocrats who do not understand the scale of the baskets to greater Gaborone residents as they are health crises. not assisted with permits. Professor Mosepele – Acting Deputy Dean, MPs had also expressed deep dissatisfaction Research and Graduate Education in the Faculty with the stiff lockdown rules; saying it has led of Medicine – is said to have been the most vocal to tyranny by police who are charging citizens on how their work is being undermined by the trying to buy essentials without movement Permanent Secretaries. permits. Due to pressure, Vice President Dr Masupu has directed all enquiries to the Office Slumber Tsogwane on Friday announced that of the President while the Minister of Health and people would be allowed to go buy essential Wellness Dr Lemogang Kwape was said to have been services such as food in their nearby shops in a meeting when being approached for a comment. without permits. He said that permits issuance A communique from the Press Secretary to the was terrible as the online system experienced President Batlhalefi Leagajang has confirmed that technical glitches. President Masisi has received a resignation letter from Bobonong MP Taolo Lucas asked the Minister Professor Mosepele. of Local Government and Development if “His Excellency has not accepted Professor ENGAGED ON STRATEGY: Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Lemogang Kwape [R] with Professor Mosepele Mosepele there was any sustenance programme that the [PIC:PRESSPHOTO] Mosepele’s letter and he has scheduled a meeting with ministry had to assist those people affected by him tomorrow,” reads the press release. the lockdown. Taolo observed that people in the At the centre of the conflict between the two forces region were finding it difficult to access the shops is the control of procurement and the PIC force feels changed without consultation by their parent “The PIC Force felt that the Presidential Task Force Presidential Task Force did not take long to rebut to buy goods as government was failing to issue that the other force has usurped their powers. ministries; something affected the Task Force’s work. was wasting money in engaging the PR Officers Masire’s point. permits to them. “Things took a nasty turn at a meeting held at Presidential Task Force Media team but the Masupu led force insisted that they had no Covid hits War Room “There is a lot of inconvenience that the Gamononwane farm where the Presidential Task Another thorny issue that has pitted the two choice as BGCIS was taking time to deploy officers to lockdown has caused to the informal sector Meanwhile, the Task Force on Friday afternoon Force raised a concern that some of the medical bodies is the outsourcing of the Public Relations to them,” confided the source, adding that it led to some workers and businesses. If government cannot confirmed that a member of their support staff had equipment they procured through Ministry of some PR experts outside government; something within government leaking information about the offer any relief there would be a serious disaster. tested positive to Covid-19 forcing them to close their Health and Wellness has not been processed and that pitted them against Botswana Government remunerations of the officers to the media. Also, police arrest and charge people when they office and undertake contact tracing while testing all it is frustrating their efforts to fight the pandemic,” Communications Information System (BGCIS). The differences between the two forces came into make effort to buy their own food, its bad,” Taolo members. confided a source close to developments at the The BGCIS felt that they have competent officers the open during the fuel crisis as the Permanent said. “The public is assured that risk mitigation measures Government Enclave. who can do the work than the alleged handpicked Secretary in the Ministry Mineral Resources, Green Assistant Minister of Local Government are in place and the core team of the Presidential Another thorny issue was the deployment of PR practitioners, who are mostly drawn from the Technology and Energy Security Mmetla Masire Setlhabelo Modukanele admitted that the COVID 19 Task Team is continuing with its mandate officers at the Presidential Task Force who were parastatals. blamed the crisis on to the Covid-19 protocols. The of fighting the pandemic,” they said in a statement. TO PAGE 3 2 News August 09, 2020 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday Kgosidiile joins Inside SPEDU P230m tender war Minergy Board PHILLIMON MMESO (ITT) requires that if the bidder doesn’t submit [email protected] complete CV, it must be done within 2-5 days. “The bidder submitted that the ITT provided in tate-owned company SPEDU which is clear terms that where a tenderer fails to submit or mandated to turn around the economic submits a wrong, unsigned, expired, incomplete S prospects of Selibe-Phikwe region is embroiled documents or uncertified document it would be in a quarter of a billion Pula tender brawl which required to submit the documents in good order might see their intended mission halted. within 2-5 days of being notified to do so and that A citizen-owned company is fighting to have CVs together with consent letters from the proposed the tender for the design and building of Phase I staff were listed at item (d) as some of the documents Infrastructure in the copper mining town stopped that could be corrected after submission,” reads the until their issue is resolved. minutes. A tender for the Design and Build of Phase I The debriefing team insisted that the decision to Infrastructure in Bolelanoto and Senwelo Industrial disqualify the bidder on the basis of incomplete CVs Sites in Selibe-Phikwe is in limbo as one of the was correct. companies which bided for the project has taken the During the debriefing meeting, the parties couldn’t SoE to courts of law to interdict the project. agree on the way forward and requested a mediation The tender has been awarded to Marcian Concepts which was conducted by Lesedi Moahi of Moahi (PTY) Ltd at the tune of over P230 million, but Attorneys. The mediation failed to bear any fruits and Lempehu has approached the High Court to interdict certificate of failure to settle was issued on the 13th the execution of the project until the issues before of July 2020. The tender for the Design and Build of hand are resolved. SPEDU CEO, Dr Mokubung Mokubung Phase I Infrastructure in Bolelanoto and Senwelo Kgosidiile Through its Managing Director Mathews Lempehu, Industrial Sites was flouted in August 2019 and only the company wants the court to interdict and restrain awarded in June 2020. According to the affidavit of the MD of Lempehu curriculum vitae of their engineers. he Company is pleased to announce the SPEDU from executing the tender, pending the full The project is intended to lure investors to the Investment on the 4th of July 2020 they were Lempehu contended that they didn’t agree with appointment of Mr. Cross Kgosidiile as and final determination of the review application filed once vibrant copper mining town which is speedily informed that its bid proposal was not successful the submission of the consulting engineers NMA a Non-Executive Director to the Board by the applicant, Lempehu Investment (Pty) Ltd. turning into a ghost town. T due to the fact that they had submitted incomplete Consulting, stating that the Invitation to Tender of Minergy Limited, effective 3 August 2020. He is an experienced company executive and board member, with more than two decades of experience Masisi Debswana on Jwaneng Covid case across a range of sectors. Kgosidiile holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of ebswana informs stakeholders and the Botswana, and is currently the Managing Director suspends public that a Coronavirus (COVID-19) of the Botswana Development Corporation. He has D incident was recorded at Jwaneng Mine held senior positions and has been Chief Executive on Monday 03 August 2020. Our colleague is Officer of a range of well-known organisations asymptomatic, in isolation, and under medical in Botswana including Air Botswana, Botswana Reatile supervision. All District and National health Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (CEO), and authorities have been notified. • Accused of defying the party Botswana Power Corporation (CEO). His board Jwaneng Mine leadership proactively initiated a and committee experience also spans well known position in parliament large-scale testing exercise following a large influx of Botswana companies and organisations including • Underachieving ministers report people travelling from Gaborone to Jwaneng over the the Botswana Motor Vehicle Accident Fund, past weekend as a result of the lockdown restriction Botswana Building Society, Botswana Railways, KYS revolting BDP MPs implemented in Greater Gaborone. Investments, Botswana Stock Exchange listed Prime • Masisi is stamping his authority – Testing focused on employees and business Time Property Holdings, JTTM Property Holdings, partners who had been to Gaborone and those who and Stanbic Bank Botswana. The Board welcomes Analyst were believed to have interacted with people from Mr. Kgosidiile’s appointment and looks forward to Gaborone. A total of 343 tests were conducted and building Minergy together. [bse.co.bw] one came out with a positive result. A sample was sent to the national health laboratory for further testing and confirmation of the result has since been received. Contact tracing is currently BOBS renews ongoing. Our crisis management plan has also been rolled out to address the current situation. Debswana will continue to work closely with the PPADB Ministry of Health and Wellness and other relevant stakeholders to manage the situation. Jwaneng Mine Certification As part of our COVID-19 preparedness, Debswana has since the beginning of the year put in place a wide ensure the adequacy of Covid-19 critical controls put is our primary concern. Reatile range of appropriate measures and controls across our business to help prevent the spread of the virus. in place. Through our Wellness department, we shall BAKANG TIRO A rigorous employee education program Debswana remains fully committed to established continue to work with the authorities to manage [email protected] on COVID-19 prevention protocols was also guidelines and protocols for the management of the the situation with respect to ensuring the safety of implemented and is currently on-going together with COVID-19 virus from both the Ministry of Health our employees and those we interact with. We shall he ruling Botswana Democratic Party the provision of psychological support through our and Wellness and the World Health Organisation further provide regular updates through the various (BDP) has suspended outspoken Jwaneng/ employee wellness program. (WHO). The health and safety of our employees, our company communication platforms and news media. T Mabutsane MP Mephato Reatile; becoming The Department of Mines was also engaged to business partners and our communities at all our sites [Media Release: Debswana] the third sitting MP the party has suspended this year. BDP spokesperson Kagelelo Kentse confirmed Reatile’s suspension to this publication on Friday. Reatile was suspended by President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi who indicated that in suspension letter that he These Hands partners with Letshego defied the party position in parliament and therefore The Southern Africa Innovation Support disregarding the party caucus. hese Hands Social Enterprise, a Programme (SAIS 2) is a regional initiative that Reatile caused a stir when he voted with the Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) network supports the growth of new businesses through opposition in a motion calling for the suspension of T member company has announced a strengthening innovation ecosystems and promotion the Leader of Opposition, Dumelang Saleshando, partnership with Letshego Botswana that will of cross-border collaboration between innovation from Parliament. Dr Masisi also said Reatile is also see Letshego Botswana facilitating a grant that role-players in Southern Africa. SAIS 2 is supported alleged to have discredited the party’s decision These Hands was awarded by the Southern Africa by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland, on floor crossing bill that is to be tabled before Innovation Support (SAIS) for the IDIN-SADC in partnership with the Ministries responsible for parliament by both Kabo Morwaeng and Eric Molale. (International Development Innovation Network Science, Technology and Innovation of Botswana, Reatile, according to Masisi, imputed ill motives – SADC). IDIN-SADC is a regional consortium Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia, and against the said bill in one of his radio interviews led by an Executive Committee (EC) for grassroots the Southern African Development Community on 2nd August, 2020. “As a party member you are innovation ecosystem builders around SADC. (SADC) Secretariat. In Botswana, SAIS programme is Elijah T. Motshedi PPADB, Executive Chairperson obliged to abide by the Constitution, Rules and As a country Focal Point for the SAIS Programme, administered by BIH. Regulations of the Party and expected to promote BIH facilitated a SAIS Call for Proposals for the Commenting on the partnership, BIH CEO its philosophy, policies and programmes as stated IDIN-SADC project that promote SADC relations Alan Boshwaen said “It is pleasing to see a member particularly in Article 14 sub-section 1 and 2 thereof,” between member countries; Botswana, Zambia otswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) company such as These Hands Social Enterprise reads part of the suspension letter penned to Reatile. Namibia and Tanzania by running innovation has renewed the Public Procurement and grow through the BIH incubation structures to being Reatile is suspended for 60 days and joins in centres, running innovator exchanges, sharing Boshwaen B Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) BOS ISO capable of managing a grant of this magnitude. The suspension Nata/Gweta MP Polson Majaga. lessons, training of trainers, and providing each 9001: 2015 certification license, following a full partnership will not only benefit These Hands Social Francistown West MP Ignatius Moswaane this other technical advice and support for projects consortium grant of 138 565 Euros and be lead re-assessment of the latter’s Quality Management Enterprise but more social innovators in SADC. week resigned from ruling BDP after he was also commercialisation. These Hands Social Enterprise project coordinator. These hands will implement System (QMS). BIH will monitor and account for the successful suspended for 60 days. was successful in the SAIS Call for Proposal and was activities in Botswana as per an agreement with the The certification covers all PPADB processes implementation of the project”. Reatile was not available for comment as his phone awarded an opportunity to administer the overall IDIN SADC Executive Committee. involved in Procurement and Disposal of rang unattended at time of going to print. Government Goods, Works and Services. In 2017, The disgruntled BDP backbenchers view the PPADB became the first organisation nationally to suspension of vocal MPs as a ploy to intimidate BTC joins the Microsoft Partner network successfully transition from the 2008 standard to them and would prefer President Masisi change his the 2015 standard, and one of the first three to be approach or else he will lose MPs. otswana Telecommunication partnership with BTC and look forward to seeing certified under the same. One backbencher in interview said don’t they Corporation Limited (BTC), a leading growth in the adoption of cloud business applications The BOS ISO 9001:2015 standard represents feel safe in the party as some of ministers who feel B telecommunications services provider, has in Botswana” says Nick Botha, Managing Director of an international consensus on good management humiliated due to their failure to answer questions in joined the Microsoft Partner Network as a registered 4Sight Dynamics Africa. practices with the aim of ensuring that an Parliament report them to the leadership. value added reseller. “As we celebrate 40 years of The CSP programme allows organisations to drive organisation can consistently deliver products or “Nobody is safe within the backbench because progress, we are excited about the launch of this new a deeper engagement with their customers, allowing services that meet the customers and stakeholders’ the ministers are our enemies in the party. There range of services that can now be offered to both our resellers such as BTC to not only assist customers quality requirements. are some group of ministers who made it a habit to existing and future customers. By bundling these with increased profitability on existing Microsoft The benefits that have accrued to PPADB as a result complain whenever are exposed in parliament due to applications with our existing offerings, we are able investments, but also to drive added value through of implementing the standard include improved their failure to articulate issues. They fear to lose their to unlock immense value for our customers driving a range of managed services. Microsoft is a world productivity, greater commitment toward fulfilling posts, “said one MP. the National economy,” said Anthony Masunga, BTC leading provider of business applications, supporting the customers and stakeholders’ requirements and University of Botswana (UB) political analyst, Managing Director. all sectors of the economy with operational and continuous improvements in service delivery. Mokaloba Mokaloba, observed that the recent BTC, as part of its digital transformation journey, productivity solutions. In order to ensure adherence to the certification suspension of outspoken MPs shows that Masisi is now able to resell and support Microsoft’s range “Through the CSP programme, we can now sell requirements, BOBS shall conduct bi-annual wants to stamp his authority in the BDP. of cloud and hybrid-cloud applications, adding to and support some household brand name solutions surveillance audits during the three (3) year “Masisi is now imposing element of fear to make its large range of converged telecommunication such as Microsoft Office 365, including Microsoft certification period which runs from August 2020 to the backbench tone down. He is stamping his and mobile products. To showcase this capability, Teams, utilised by businesses across the economic August 2023. authority. It has been clear that Reatile would be BTC recently hosted a webinar to demonstrate the spectrum. Also, by leveraging the Microsoft public For any clarification on the matter, kindly contact suspended after his disagreements with the party on seamless delivery of this milestone. cloud platform, Microsoft Azure, BTC can bring the Public Relations and Education Office at hyper scale cloud computing power to Botswana,” 3602014/17 or email to [email protected] or several occasions,” Mokaloba said, noting that he does Masunga “As an Indirect Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) not see Reatile defecting soon. for the African region, we are delighted about the said Masunga [email protected]. The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | August 09, 2020 News 3 MYSC fails to recover BOSETU supports termination of PSLE P300m in YDF debts JOSEPH KGAMANYANE [email protected] • Funded youth reluctant to ecretary General of the Botswana repay Govt- PS Ramokate Sectors of Educators Trade Union (BOSETU), S Tobokani Rari says the reviewing of the • PAC orders MYSC to audit, primary school education system is what they have long called for as a union. restructure YDF initiative The Minister of Basic Education (MoBE), Fidelis Molao recently confirmed that his ministry intends to • Rot at the ministry, reform the primary school assessment over the next expensive rentals bleeds three years in line with the provisions of the recently developed draft General Education Curriculum coffers and Assessment Framework (GECAF). According to Molao, this is part of the major reforms arising from the Education and Training Sector Strategic BAKANG TIRO (ETSSP of 2015-2020) which he said aims to provide [email protected] an overall policy and strategic sector framework for an education sector that will play a pivotal overnment through the Ministry of role in the development of a modern, sustainable Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture and knowledge-based economy that supports G Development (MYSC) is owed over P300 inclusiveness and diversity. million by young Batswana funded through the “One of the key decisions yet to be made in Youth Development Fund (YDF). considering the draft GECAF relates to the The Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Youth, discontinuation of the Primary School Leaving Kago Ramokate, informed the Parliamentary Public Examination (PSLE) which is in line with Accounts (PAC) this week that government is failing international trends in order to replace it with a to recover the YDF debts which are surging. Ramokate robust school-based assessment system. This will According to Ramokate, beneficiaries of YDF are entail giving more time to learning than teaching reluctant to pay loans, noting that though MYSC “Your level of enthusiasm to recover the loans tycoons. Nata-Gweta MP Polson Majaga revealed with emphasis on continuous standardised school- had set itself a target of collecting the money, a lot of is not impressive at all. Make sure that there is a that the ministry has for a period of three years been based assessment for progressive learning,” the businesses are struggling to return money. comprehensive strategy in place that could guide paying millions for unoccupied offices at Kasane. minister explained. On average government distributes P144 million MYSC to fully collect the loans. Moreover, a key issue Ramokate said he is not aware of this. Rari also concurred that most of progressive into YDF annually to empower youth to venture into going forward is to ensure there is audit of YDF by Consequently, unhappy Majaga said it is high time education systems around the world have moved businesses as part of alleviating youth unemployment. the Auditor General,” Keorapetse said. that the ministry is allocated land to build its own away from examination-based education but rather “Most of these assisted businesses that are failing to Another committee member Taolo Lucas, MP for offices so that it stops renting out property because it to the one which teaches life based skills. He said the repay the loans are not doing well or have completely Bobonong, said the 1700 jobs that are said to have fuels corruption. current education system used in Botswana which collapsed. The failure by youth to comply with the been created out of the YDF-aided businesses is low Francistown South legislator Wynter Mmolotsi only teaches learners to pass examinations is quite loan agreement contract is a very big worry to us taking into an account millions of money spent on it. observed that the ministry also has a tendency of shortsighted. because we need them to pay back so that we fund Taolo is of the view that MYSC – as a custodian buying incomplete office structures and thereafter “This is the one that results with graduates not more businesses,” he said. of youth empowerment – should have statistics on spending more money to complete such. having the right skills to use out there and worldwide He concurred with PAC members that one of unemployed youth, noting that this would enable He indicated that the ministry must seriously to compete for jobs. Progressive education systems reasons why YDF debts are not being recovered ministry to have clear goals. address issues of financial mishandling emanating such as the one used in Australia and Sweden are the successfully is that the programme is not audited; “At the moment we cannot achieve anything on our from the Auditor General report related to rentals ones which teaches life skills and competencies.” he hence making it prone to scamming by youth. The efforts to empower youth even through YDF if we and those of unpaid private calls bill by the workforce. highlighted. Molao committee suggested that MYSC should consider to don’t have targets or statistics on a number of issues P80 000 whiskey “With this kind of system continuous assessment audit and evaluate YDF. affecting the youth. MYSC must have official statistics Furthermore, in exposing rot at MYSC Dithapelo of students is done throughout the year to determine School Leaving Examination is just a mere diagnostic MP for Selibe-Phikwe West, who doubles as PAC that can assist us to gauge its successes or failures,” Keorapetse asked Ramokate on the alleged P80 000 their performance not to wait until the end of the test as it does not even determine as to whether a Chairman, Dithapelo Keorapetse expressed concern MP Lucas contended. wastage on alcohol which was bought for one of the year to set an examination for students.” student goes to the next level or not. He highlighted that the ministry has in past sessions promised to Rentals ministry’s events and not consumed. Rari noted that with the current system, teachers that under the current setup all primary school tighten screws and collect owed money but they are The team further probed PS Ramokate on rampant Ramokate conceded that the alcohol was indeed end up being tempted to do what is called drilling leaving students proceed to Form One even when a failing. corruption allegedly arising from renting property. bought for one of their events but it was unfortunate and route learning which he explains is to drill student has dismally failed. He said it is clear that from the programme, PAC discovered that the ministry is paying lot of that the order of the alcohol stock arrived a few days learners for them to only pass an examination. The MP Tonota Constituency, Pono Moatlhodi also government is unnecessarily losing millions of Pula money on rent at its luxurious headquarters based at after the event had passed. He told the PAC that the Students on the other hand, he says, become myopic recently shared a similar concern in Parliament when due to negligence by not keeping a track record of the CBD in Gaborone. Ramokate downplayed claims alcohol is still stock piled with the PAC advising that as they only memorise what they are taught so that so he asked Minister Molao if he was aware that some of businesses after pumping money onto them. that MYSC runs a funding scheme for property it should be auctioned. that at the end of the year they can spill out what they the students proceed to junior secondary school even have regurgitated through route learning to pass an though they do not even know how to read and write examination. “But students who pass examinations their own names. In response Molao said continuous Shopping permit through this route get out of school having not assessment of learners is seeking to address such learned any life skill,” he pointed. concerns as it will help learners to realise their rules eased Direct flights from Europe He further quipped that the current Primary capabilities and acquire life skills. to Maun will boost tourism – academic Savings and Investment rates effective from 1 August 2020

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0.00% - 2.3% 0.00% - 2.3% 10,000 Gobotswang Call FROM PAGE 1 lockdown has caused some activities in the 0.00% - 2.00% 0.00% - 2.02% 120 Savings informal sector to be on hold with families Ipeele adversely affected. He said that the Destitute Policy of 2002 2.00% - 3.50% 2.02% - 3.56% 100 Savings through its temporary Destitution component SureSave caters for any vision such as current Greater Gaborone lockdown that may put people under 2.00% - 2.50% 2.02% - 2.53% 100 Savings distress. However, Leader of Opposition Lebandla Dumelang Saleshando dismissed the idea by government to rely on destitute policy, saying 1.80% 1.82% 1,000 some people who survive in informal sector 91 Days trading are not destitute. He advised that government to rather commit to do an assessment on the people who are in the 6 2.50% 2.53% 1,000 informal sector to come up with the means to aid Okavango delta Month them as their income has been disrupted. BDP MP for Tatokatokwane Friction Luwe 12 3.50% 3.50% 1,000 SOLOMON TJINYEKA He warned that it will take time for South Africa to agreed with UDC that people who are adversely Month [email protected] recover from coronavirus effects as cases are surging affected by the lockdown should be bailed out on a daily basis and as long as the country relies particularly those in businesses. 1,000 s part of the recovery plan for the on OR Tambo international airport for tourists to 24 3.75% 3.75% He said it is not a good practice for the tourism industry which has suffered a major Botswana, the country will face an uphill battle to Month lockdown to be announced late in the nights blow due to devastating impact of Covid-19, recover the tourism sector. A 5.75 without informing the nation while there is stakeholders have called on government to move “We need to explore and see what we can do to still time so as to accord them time to prepare Prime Rate out from the high-end tourism packages and explore have tourists flying directly into Maun or Kasane themselves well. Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang, other markets. without going through OR Tambo,” he noted. Sefhare/Ramokgonami lawmaker, took a swipe at Quotations can be obtained from our Treasury department for periods longer than The Professor of Tourism Studies, Joseph Mbaiwa During her visit to Maun recently, the Minister of 12 months and amounts from P1million and above. the BDP MPs for Gaborone region, labeling them told this publication recently that there is need to Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and incompetent as shown by their silence despite T’s & C’s apply diversify and promote domestic and other tourism Tourism, Philda Kereng told the North West District *Lowest to highest people suffering. products. leadership that she will have a dialogue with the Air “There is a serious leadership vacuum in For more information contact one of our branches: He said government should move focus from high Botswana and Civil Aviation Authority CAAB to Airport Junction - 318 5903 | CBD - 371 5470 | Francistown - 244 2323 | Game City - 318 1077 Gaborone. We expect some of the MPs who are end tourism packages to explore other markets. He facilitate direct flights to Maun. Ghanzi - 659 7353 | Kang - 651 7190 | Kasane - 6250123 | Mall - 367 1601 | Mahalapye - 471 2952 even ministers to come out and speak to issues Molepolole - 592 1444 | Maun - 680 0810 | Palapye - 492 4477 said for the past 20 years his research has been on She added that if tourists fly directly to Maun or that affect their constituencies,” Gobotswang said. www.bankgaborone.co.bw how Botswana can diversify the tourism product. Kasane it will allow them to stay more days in the Gobotswang’s statement didn’t go well with He has been advocating on how Botswana can village before going to the delta. She said the district BDP MPs with Mpho Balopi of Gaborone North avoid flying through Johannesburg and promote leadership and tour operators can organise a cultural refuting claims that the political leadership has Air Botswana to fly direct from Maun or Kasane nights for tourists in the evening. neglected the constituents amidst the crisis. to sources of tourism origin in Europe or America. Kereng said her ministry has developed revival Tumisang Healy of Gaborone Central said Mbaiwa said if that avenue was opened soon strategy post Covid-19 to make sure that the sector Gobotswang should not dismiss their efforts. Botswana would fast regain international tourists. finds an alternative way of generating revenue. 4 News August 09, 2020 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday Govt failing workers – Rari JOSEPH KGAMANYANE Among others, hundreds of disgruntled Kromberg and Schubert so. [email protected] employees recently downed tools complaining about low wages, Rari has also raised doubts as to whether the Ministry of lack of health and safety precautions and unfair labor practices by Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development he Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) led their employer. Around 200 Grand Palm Hotel workers also recently is putting an eye on what the companies are doing; hence government has sternly been criticised for having not only went on a strike over reduced salaries and unfavourable working employees are getting agitated and now resorting to strikes and T failed but to have also lied to the working population over conditions. Employees from some security companies have also demonstrations. its promises and assurances it made to them that it will protect their protested poor working conditions and unpaid salaries. There are a lot of emerging issues of workers when it comes to jobs and salaries during the difficult Covid-19 lockdown period. BOFEPUSU Secretary General Tobokani Rari said the emerging the conditions of Covid-19, he said, adding – “the strikes you see Of recent the country has been experiencing turmoil, as a strikes are a sign that what government has promised workers when happening are those of workers complaining about their salaries worrisome number of employees especially those working for lockdown started did not happen. Rari sees a flop on government’s being cut and one would wonder why is that happening when the private sector downed tools revolting against unfair labour promises that workers should not be fired and that companies that government had assured that BURS will take care of that. Protocols practices. are able to pay their workers during this time should continue to do of Covid-19 are also being compromised as we continue to see truck

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drivers coming from South Africa and from there going straight to their homes”. Rari added that what is currently happening also shows that the regulations of the State of Emergency (SoE) were insufficient in covering and also protecting workers hence they are today revolting against unfair labour practices. The outspoken unionist has since called on government to make emergency laws that will seek to protect workers’ jobs during the course of this on-going pandemic. Meanwhile, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has also strongly condemned the gross violations and abuse of workers’ rights under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government. The coalition party says the BDP regime has shamelessly lied by committing itself to the protection of workers’ rights under MEDIA STATEMENT Covid-19 conditions and went further to say that stern action shall be taken against delinquent employers who flouted this pronouncement. “In spite of this assurance, workers in both the public and private sector have seen their rights being trampled upon. The government BTU MESSAGE TO TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND as an employer is embarrassingly guilty of these violations which threaten the workers’ and their families’ livelihoods,” read the party’s PARENTS DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES statement. The UDC says this behaviour by Government has given private sector the leeway to do as it pleases. “This culture of impunity and indifference has as expected, placed workers in positions of 1. The Botswana Teachers Union (BTU) is intensely worried by the recently reported increase of Covid-19 positive cases. The insecurity and precariousness. It is troubling that this has happened, virus has found its way into the education sector, some teachers and students tested positive in the Greater Gaborone particularly under Covid 19 conditions, despite the abundance of Zone. This resulted in lockdown of the Zone for a minimum of two weeks as announced by the Minister of Health and guidelines from the International Labour Organisation and other global organisations.” Wellness on state television on Thursday night, further impacting negatively on the already strained education system of The party has also highlighted other instances where government the country. itself did what it said companies should avoid. “On 3rd August 2020, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development terminated contracts of Covid-19 Scorpions/ SHEG workers under 2. Upon being notified of this unfortunate situation in schools, the Union leadership quickly engaged the Ministry of Health mysterious circumstances. Another example of brutal Labour relations has emerged in the case of Botswana Qualifications and Wellness officials to understand a number of factors regarding teachers and students in quarantine. Authority which has also recently inhumanely and un-procedurally retrenched nineteen (19) employees. The Minister of Tertiary 3. Our consultation process gave us the opportunity to come up with solutions that would ensure those quarantined receive Education, Dr Douglas Letsholathebe has disappointingly failed to resolve the matter.” the necessary best care possible. Furthermore, we enlisted the assistance of the Vice President for the Tertiary Sector, The coalition party went on to condemn that government Comrade Maureen Seotlwe and Vice President Gender and Human Rights Comrade Ratanang Baleseng who have itself has been a brutally delinquent employer; noting that its recent action of flouting regulations governing the Public Sector extensive knowledge in counselling, to offer psycho-social support to the quarantined teachers and students. The two Bargaining Council serves as a good example of callous attitudes have been offering counselling services and psycho-social support to teachers during the initial April lockdown. towards the welfare and well-being of workers. Efforts to reach the Minister of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development, Mpho Balopi who is also the Secretary General for 4. Another decision that the Union leadership took was to provide assistance to quarantined colleagues and students with the ruling party has not been successful. communication means to enable them to keep in touch with their families and friends. This will assist them to cope with the situation by easing their anxiety so that they remain positive and defeat Covid-19. Khama endorses 5. We assure the teachers, our members, students and the general public that the Union leadership is constantly in #ZimbabweLivesMatter consultation with the Ministry of Basic Education (MoBE) to collectively find a workable solution. A meeting with the MoBE and the Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) was held on the 3rd August 2020 to assess the current situation of Covid-19 in schools, and come with ways to prevent a possible catastrophic situation in the schools.

6. We presented our views regarding the current virus situation in schools, especially in the Greater Gaborone Zone where together with our sister Union resolved that all schools countrywide be closed. We also proposed that the 2020 academic year be extended to April 2021 to allow students to adequately cover the syllabus.

7. The MoBE officials did not accede to our proposals to close schools; instead said they will re-open schools in a phased manner starting with completing classes followed by the remaining streams two weeks later. We are happy that they assured us of their open policy regarding possible extension of the current academic to a suitable date while monitoring the virus in schools.

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8. In view of the above, we still believe that the Covid-19 Presidential Task Force Team should provide the Education sector ormer President Ian Khama who received high with a comprehensive expert advice considering the risk extent of possible virus spread in schools. We also implore the acclamation at President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s MoBE to prepare well in advance how the delivery of teaching and learning, and completions of the academic year will be F inauguration after the overthrow of Robert Mugabe has once more sided with the people of Zimbabwe against the regime. done should the situation exacerbate, which could force closure of schools. As Botswana President Khama broke ranks with the region when he spoke openly about the harm Mugabe was causing his people and was among those who openly celebrated his overthrow. 9. The unexpected increase of cases should not make us lose hope in anyway. The only weapon at our disposal to eliminating It appears Khama has now lost confidence in Mnangagwa’s all possible threats by Covid-19 and reclaiming our lives is unity and adherence to the regulations leadership of his people; who has imposed brutality of his opponents who are raising alarm about the economic suffering, growing corruption and attacks on civil liberties. 10. In the meantime, we encourage the teachers, students and parents through the Parents Teachers Associations (PTAs) to The ex-leader – according to newzimbabwe.com – hosted a ensure safety in schools and homes to guard against outbreak of Covid-19 in schools. We also plead with our members handful of Zimbabweans on Thursday to commiserate with them on the plight of their compatriots back home and also endorse the and the public to remain resolute and at all times adhere to preventative health protocols to reduce the risk of contracting world trending ZimbabweLivesMatter hashtag. and spreading Covid-19. This follows the fast deteriorating human rights situation under Mnangagwa who has rolled out a brutal crackdown against opponents. Khama later posted images of him and Let us continue to Wear Masks, Wash Hands, Sanitize and observe Social Distancing at all times. some Zimbabweans all decked out in t-shirts inscribed with the #ZimbabweLivesMatter statement on his Twitter with the message, “Today I hosted Zimbabweans in Serowe to share thoughts about Comrade Gotlamang Oitsile the current regime and appreciate their plight. Martin Luther King BTU President Jnr once said, ‘The silence of the good people is more dangerous than the brutality of the bad people’. So let us stand with Zimbabwe people and condemn this brutality.” [The Patriot on Sunday; newzimbabwe.com] The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | August 09, 2020 News 5 Judge Advocate General post divides BDF BDP has • Some of qualified senior army officers eyeing the post One top BDF officer said there are BDF officers who meet job criteria. ‘‘To our surprise the amendments when were first lost moral introduced in 2018 it didn’t not stop capable BDF officers to apply • BDP MPs, Minister Mmusi say there is no qualifying soldier for the post. Appointing civilian would be to sabotage soldiers,” he added. Sources also indicated there are qualifying retired soldiers compass - TK • Opposition warns BDP against going outside the barracks who could be considered. BDF Director of Protocol and Public Affairs, Colonel Tebo Dikole, remained economic with information • If my father could come back he BAKANG TIRO when asked about the availability of qualified soldiers who could [email protected] be selected for the post. He maintained that as he has previously won’t identify with the party he indicated, the appointing authority for the position lies with the he controversial Judge Advocate General plum post President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces with the founded created in the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is said to be advice of the Defence Council. • No consultation T causing tensions within the army as adept officers want it Politics not to be outsourced. The Minister of Defence, Justice and Security Kagiso Mmusi • We have found our moral The Patriot on Sunday has learnt that the hot disputed before tabled the BDF Amendment Bill No.6 of 2020 before Parliament parliament Botswana Defence Force Amendment Bill, creating the seeking approval for the creation of the lucrative post. compass- Balopi post would lead to tensions in BDF if allotted to a Civilian. Intense debate ensued between ruling Botswana Democratic According to the section 248 (1) of the Amendment Act, the Party (BDP) caucus and opposition MPs in parliament with the Judge Advocate General shall be appointed by the President also opposition raising suspicions that the ruling party has already acting in accordance with the advice of the Defence Council. earmarked someone for the position. Minister Mmusi said there Functions of the Judge Advocate General include to act as a senior were no BDF officers who qualify to be hired for the post while legal advisor to the BDF, to oversee administration of military AP Vice President Wynter Mmolotsi said the minister was not justice and shall have over 10 years’ experience as a lawyer. telling the truth. “The requirement that potential candidates Allegations are rife that the position of a Judge Advocate General must be military personnel or of a specific rank has presented that the BDF pursues to hire an experienced attorney through implementation difficulty for the BDF because currently there has been created for a political appointee who has already been are no personnel that qualify due to staff attrition over the years,” identified by the governing party leadership. Minister Mmusi said justifying need for a civilian. Mmolotsi, on However, some senior BDF officials who consider themselves fit the other hand, mentioned names of current BDF employees who to occupy the post demand that the appointment of Judge Advocate qualify to be appointed. General and Assistant Advocate General be made from among The MP for Okavango and former Deputy Commissioner of them. Police Kenny Kapinga indicated that it will be calamity to employ a Some of the experienced soldiers in the field of military justice are civilian, as he or she is not familiar with the military environment. of the view that outsourcing and looking for a civilian to be head of Mmusi He also said the hiring authority should not be vested on the military justice, would deny career soldiers progression. President but the Defence Council. Saleshando, Skelemani conflict worsens • Speaker, BDP block LOO statement of Foreign Affairs. on Zim Opposition unhappy However, the opposition MPs led by Whip Pono Moatlhodi said • They wanted to edit the statement Skelemani was not being fair in stopping the leader of opposition from making his statement viewing that as bid to frustrate their with LOO first leader. Moatlhodi quoted Standing Orders that empower LOO to make official statements without any need to support or seek • Saleshando, Opposition MPs permission but his efforts were in vain as ministers supported Speaker. “This is unfair treatment of the opposition because this has unhappy with Speaker been happening for quite some time. We belong to this Parliament. We were not helicoptered here so don’t abuse us by dictating to BAKANG TIRO us what we can speak on. We would fight for our rights,” said a [email protected]. frustrated Moatlhodi. Francistown South MP Wynter Mmolotsi also voiced his dissatisfaction on how LOO was treated. ension between Leader of Opposition (LOO) According to Mmolotsi, it is wrong for Cabinet and the Speaker Dumelang Saleshando and Speaker of the National to propose that Saleshando’s statement be edited or discussed before T Assembly Phandu Skelemani increased on Friday when being read in Parliament, saying it amounts to injustice. Skelemani blocked Saleshando from making a statement on “LOO represents our collective views as the opposition political turmoil in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is undergoing internal in Parliament. If BDP has any relations with ZANU PF-led Skelemani political instability, with growing calls against President Emmerson Saleshando government in Zimbabwe, this shouldn’t be a reason to block LOO,” Tshekedi Mnangagwa’s government to protect the human rights of his people he said. in vain. In Botswana pressure has been mounting on President with Government of Botswana and therefore it is better to engage Cabinet objects PHILLIMON MMESO [email protected] Mokgweetsi Masisi to speak on the matter but he has not done the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation for possible Cabinet led by Vice President Slumber Tsogwane stepped in so yet. Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) through its leader Biggie guidance. LOO, who is also Maun West MP, expressed concern that to ensure that Saleshando didn’t progress to make his statement Butale issued a statement on the same matter condemning the the Speaker, with the support of BDP MPs, has on several instances he ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has more specially live on national television. Basic Education been corrupted by power and lost its moral compass, abuse and brutality on the citizens by the security forces. BPF said blocked him from making statements on behalf of opposition. Minister, Fidelis Molao said what LOO presents to Parliament as incoming Chairman of the SADC Troika Organ on Politics and “I am obliged by the Standing Orders to make statements on T claims Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) MP for Serowe would be viewed worldwide as the voice of Botswana at large Security they expect President Masisi to lead regional government national and international issues representing the opposition views West, Tshekedi Khama. on Zimbabwe situation but not as of LOO. He indicated that Speaking during a joint press briefing with Umbrella for voices to caution President Mnangagwa. Saleshando, who was not that of the BDP or government. Mr Speaker, you cannot be it is important for a consultation to be done on the statement recently suspended from Parliament by Skelemani, fought but in guiding me on how to make my statements. Why do you want Democratic Change (UDC) recently, Tshekedi Khama accused proposed by the opposition, stressing that it has the potential to the BDP of having lost its moral compass as it is has drifted vain to the make a statement on Zimbabwean issues from the floor to edit it,” Saleshando fumed. Following a heated debate on the harm relations between the nations. Addressing the nation on of Parliament on Friday. Skelemani insisted that they must discuss decision by Speaker not to give green light to LOO’s request, away from the values it was founded on by Sir Seretse Khama. Tuesday, Mnangagwa vowed to flush the opposition opponents “If the old man was to come back he won’t be able to identify its details first. Skelemani closed the matter ruling that a common ground has to be that he accused of fuelling unrest or protests in the country; urging He said the issue is about a sovereign state which has relations reached before presenting. Skelemani is Botswana’s former Minister with the party as there is no longer consultation with other Zimbabweans to be calm. stakeholders like the opposition legislators as it happened when the BDF was established in the late 1970s,” he said. He said the BDP that he once to belonged to was consultative especially during the era of the founding President Khama. TK, who is the former BDP member and cabinet minister, said that what is happening within the ruling party is SADC fails Mozambique worrisome as it does things willy nilly without engaging the opposition parties. “What we saw in Parliament when the Leader of the So that’s what they are comfortable with.” The source further Opposition Rre Dumelang Saleshando was suspended is not said that Mozambique was under pressure from a number of … They beg Zimbabwe for military rescue what we are accustomed to in our democratic dispensation and foreign countries that have invested heavily in gas mining in the the founding father will be ashamed of the party he founded,” Cabo Delgado region which are against a sub-regional military hit out TK. intervention. TK, who is founding himself in an unfamiliar territory of HE Mozambican government, battling an Islamist efforts by Mnangagwa who chairs the organ to bring on board the “But you will also discover that the Chinese, Americans and, being in the opposition and against the party he has been insurgency which has cost more than 1 000 lives, has rest of the region in a joint military operation to assist the country to a certain extent, the Belgians and Germans who are heavily with since his childhood, fired salvo at the BDP; saying it is T abandoned the idea of seeking military intervention from in its battle to contain the twin rebellions which have gathered invested in that area, actually prefer a bilateral approach and have eroding the democratic principles that Botswana is known for the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and now momentum in the past three years. been urging Zimbabwe’s intervention, of which even if we were to internationally. prefers a bilateral arrangement with Zimbabwe, it has emerged. Lesotho and the Democratic Republic of Congo complete the intervene, it would have been to protect our interests primarily, but Reacting to the accusations, BDP Secretary General Mpho Fighters from an Islamic State (Isis)-affiliated extremist group troika. On the other hand, Zimbabwe says it can only intervene we haven’t gotten to that stage yet,” a source said. Balopi said it has become a norm for opposition cadres to known as Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah and opposition Renamo militia militarily when its interests are directly threatened, although sources “So the sub-regional approach is a level which the host country misfire at the BDP led government. have escalated violent attacks in the country, resulting in grisly say Mnangagwa’s administration has already deployed specialist is not comfortable with since they prefer a bilateral arrangement “Is not the first time that an opposition MP has said that and killings, mainly in the resource-rich northern Cabo Delgado region. troops to conduct reconnaissance work and help in the training of and essentially that boils down to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.” we are not shocked by the accusations from the BPF MP. It There are fears that the insurgency will spill into an already fragile Mozambique’s commando unit, specially tailored to tackle terrorist Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso B Moyo happened even during the presidency of Former President Ian Zimbabwe, threatening the country’s security and critical imports activities. confirmed the issue will now be handled at Sadc summit level. “The Khama that we were accused of lack of consultation,” he said. and exports via the Port of Beira, including vital fuel supplies. Authoritative government sources in Harare told the Independent security situation in the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique Balopi said if anything the BDP has found its moral compass Already, there is rising concern over the threat posed by the this week that the troika has run into a serious methodological was extensively discussed in the Sadc Troika meeting which was which is to empower Batswana economically as indicated by Renamo militia, which has carried out attacks on civilians in central dilemma due to Mozambique’s refusal to accept a regional military convened by HE President ED Mnangagwa as chair of the Sadc the revised Citizen Economic Development Agency (CEDA) and eastern Mozambique. The militants have disrupted freight effort. The refusal emanated from Maputo’s mistrust of some of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation on 19 May guidelines which are aimed at making it easy for Batswana to on the Mutare-Beira trade corridor, which gives Zimbabwe the regional players, mainly Botswana and Tanzania, it has emerged. 2020 in Harare. The Sadc region continues to offer unwavering get funding. shortest route to the sea and poses a huge threat to the economically The situation, sources said, is not helped by the fact that Zimbabwe’s support to and solidarity with the government and people of “Batswana can now fully participate in tourism and strategic BeiraHarare oil pipeline. chairmanship of the defence troika which is held on a one-year Mozambique over the issue,” Moyo said in response to questions community trust. They have been empowered to venture into Analysts say the Beira corridor’s strategic importance to Zimbabwe’s rotational basis is coming to an end later this month and will be sent to him via e-mail. tourism business that can lift their communities and to us this economy means Harare cannot ignore the growing security threat. assumed by Botswana. “However, follow-ups on the issue have been affected by the is an epitome of finding one’s moral compass,” he said. The insurgency forced Mozambican President Felipe Nyusi to seek “We have a methodological dilemma in that the Mozambicans Covid-19 pandemic. It is important to note that the security He cited the Maun Educational Park which government has urgent military assistance from Zimbabwe, but President Emmerson are not keen on a sub-regional intervention, whether diplomatic or situation, not only in Mozambique, but the entire Sadc region, since given back to BaTawana after it was taken from them by Mnangagwa as reported by the Zimbabwe Independent in May told militarily because they do not trust some of our member countries, remains on the agenda of Sadc and will be discussed during the government in 2014. him he preferred a concerted regional military intervention. particularly Botswana and Tanzania,” a highly-placed official Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government scheduled for The plan was to hand over the park to Botswana Tourism The Mozambique Defence Forces, unprepared and under- directly involved in the proceedings said. August 2020. This is because, if not properly managed, the security Organisation which was to develop a five star hotel, resourced, have had to rely on mercenaries under the command “But they are also very concerned that after Zimbabwe’s situation in Mozambique has the potential to affect the entirety entertainment facilities, conference venues as well as a of former Zimbabwean army colonel Lionel Dyck’s South African- chairmanship of the Organ on Politics and Defence, Botswana of the Sadc region and beyond. “However, the Sadc Organ under restaurant. based private security company, Dyke Advisory Group. Dyck is will assume the chair and, historically, Botswana has never been the chairmanship of Zimbabwe, has not only been focusing on the Balopi highlighted that since assuming presidency of the widely believed to be Mnangagwa’s ally. The Independent can now a country that one could entrust with anything with a military security situation in Mozambique, but on other issues that help to country, President Masisi has been consulting Batswana and exclusively reveal that a series of engagements which followed a dimension. “So their biggest regret is that Zimbabwe’s chairmanship enhance democracy and improve peace and security in the region. some of the issues raised by the nation have been solved. meeting of the Sadc Organ on Politics, Defence and Security on is ending sooner than the insurgency in their country. However, As such, Zimbabwe continues to play a leading role in ensuring One of the issues that Batswana raised was the airing of the May 19 in Harare have yielded nothing as Mozambique has starkly their way of going around that is to say we are not comfortable peace and security in the Sadc region as chair of the Sadc organ.” parliamentary proceedings on national television. Balopi said refused to accept a regional military intervention, preferring instead with a sub-regional approach. Instead, we prefer a bilateral Zimbabwe’s military helped end Mozambique’s 16-year civil war in that President Masisi has lived up to the promise. a bilateral engagement with Zimbabwe. This is despite concerted approach and by bilateral, they mean Zimbabwe and Mozambique. 1992. [bulawayo24.com] 6 News August 09, 2020 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday Safeguarding Botswana’s living treasures

AFRICA DEFENSE FORUM and intelligence or investigations,” he said. “So those are the core of the committee.” At the regional level, BDF commanders meet otswana is taking a comprehensive approach to weekly with police officials, the Directorate of Intelligence and safeguard one of its most valuable resources — its wildlife. Security Services, and the Department of Wildlife. When there is B Botswana’s commitment to its diverse and majestic poaching, police officials handle forensics. Wildlife department wildlife is evident the moment visitors walk into Sir Seretse Khama doctors are brought in to handle animal pathology, and Soldiers International Airport in Gaborone. provide security and protection. “So all of this, we take it as The centerpiece of the airport’s main entrance is a 2.5-ton life-size complementing each other,” Barwabatsile said. sculpture of an African elephant made entirely of ivory tusks. The Current anti-poaching efforts have their roots in traditions that tusks came from animals that died naturally. predate Botswana’s independence. Back then, local chiefs would During the sculpture’s 2015 dedication, then-President Ian control hunting, such as when and where it was allowed, and the Khama said the elephant “will serve as a reminder to all who pass number of animals that could be killed. Penalties awaited scofflaws. through this building that one live elephant is worth so much “Subsequently after independence, the government took a deliberate more than all the pieces of art made from ivory gathering dust in decision in terms of protection, conservation and management,” homes far removed from the African plains,” according to National Barwabatsile said. “Its policies have always been talking to those Geographic. matters. And this National Anti-Poaching Strategy is just coming to The Southern African nation is home to a third of the continent’s reinforce those policies that were already established.” elephants with about 130,000. In recent years, Botswana has been a Cooperation is the life blood of Botswana’s efforts, and that continental leader in protecting elephants and other animals from work does not stop at the national boundary. The nation’s strategy poachers. This commitment and affection is evident everywhere. Okavango elephants is informed by the Southern African Development Community Prints and paintings of indigenous wildlife — from cheetahs to Law Enforcement and Anti-Poaching Strategy, passed in 2015. Its antelope to elephants — grace hotel walls and the lobby of the scales, which are used in the most preposterous of ways. According known to use satellite telephones, Barwabatsile said. objectives include: Promoting wildlife law enforcement “within, Gaborone International Convention Centre. Animals here are to the journal Nature, dried pangolin scales are “roasted, ashed, “So they have quite a number of things that we can say they are between and among” member states; Exchanging information not merely a novelty. They are a part of the national identity and a cooked in oil, butter, vinegar, boys’ urine, or roasted with earth or leveraging on technology,” he said. Poachers’ continued ability to regarding wildlife management; Conserving shared wildlife crucial cog in the nation’s prospering economy. oyster-shells,” in the false hope of curing a variety of ills. “Amongst adapt and employ technology poses a significant challenge to anti- resources through the establishment of transfrontier conservation Tourism, driven largely by wildlife sightseeing safaris, is these are excessive nervousness and hysterical crying in children, poaching forces. “I think as technology develops, the poachers are areas. Barwabatsile said security chiefs meet regularly to discuss second only to Botswana’s extensive diamond industry in terms women possessed by devils and ogres, malarial fever and deafness.” also harnessing it, and we can only be ahead of them if we innovate these matters, and information from their exchanges “trickles of economic vitality. Botswana took in $705 million in tourism Poachers also target other animals in Botswana. In addition to in this technology and try to be ahead of them.” down” to those at the technical levels. “We cooperate with revenue in 2017, up from $580 million the year before. The country elephants, pangolins and the nation’s small population of rhinos, Poachers’ ruthlessness and ingenuity also extends beyond [neighboring countries]; we meet from time to time. Sometimes has taken in half a billion dollars or more from tourism every year these bandits also kill big cats such as lions, cheetahs and leopards. the animals they are poaching, especially if it will help them we even hold joint patrols, and there are JPCs — joint permanent from 2004 through 2017, according to CEIC Data. Botswana fights the ever-present poaching threat using a conceal their identities and avoid arrest. In June 2019, poachers commissions — between these countries.” The cooperation and Through diamonds and tourism, Botswana has transformed itself multidimensional effort that enlists government resources at in Botswana poisoned the carcasses of three elephants they had regular communication pays dividends in terms of intelligence and from one of the world’s poorest nations at independence in 1966 to every level. This approach is necessary to address the increasing killed. The poison, in turn, killed 537 vultures — most of which operations, especially with Botswana’s closest neighbors: Namibia, a country that enjoys per capita income of more than $18,000, the sophistication of poachers and the criminal networks that sustain were endangered — and two tawny eagles that had scavenged the South Africa and Zimbabwe. Botswana also interacts to a lesser fifth-highest on the continent, according to worldatlas.com. their destructive trade. elephants’ remains, Agence France-Presse reported. Killing the extent with Angola and Zambia. The vitality of Botswana’s lucrative tourism industry underscores POACHERS AND THEIR METHODS vultures keeps them from circling in the sky and tipping off rangers The establishment of transfrontier preserves, such as Kgalagadi the necessity of a robust national anti-poaching response. And the Wildlife poaching involves criminals at local, transnational to poached animals. Transfrontier Park, allows for additional cooperation. Kgalagadi response is one that must keep pace with the ever-evolving tactics and global levels. Those on the ground with the guns tend to be HOW BOTSWANA FIGHTS BACK opened in 2002 through an agreement with Botswana and South of poachers bent on harvesting animal parts that fetch millions of locals, including some criminals who sneak in from the bordering Africa, creating the first park of its kind on the continent. Both Botswana’s commitment to fighting poachers is evident in the dollars on the global market each year. countries of Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. countries share and jointly manage the park’s 37,000 square existence of Barwabatsile’s position. In addition to being a BDF Botswana’s top anti-poaching official has said the nation sees Poachers often work across national borders, and those wanted kilometers as a protected area. There is no fencing, so animals officer, he serves as chairman of the National Anti-Poaching about 80 elephants poached a year, according to various sources. in Botswana also may be sought by anti-poaching forces elsewhere, can move freely along their established migration routes through Coordinating Committee. The committee takes a whole-of- Any amount is considered excessive by Dr. Unity Dow, Botswana’s said Brig. Simon Motswana Barwabatsile, national anti-poaching the desert, according to Botswana Tourism Organisation. Three- government approach to fighting poaching that enlists personnel minister of international affairs and cooperation. “One elephant coordinator. Management of the poaching networks tends to be the quarters of the park is in Botswana. The rest is in South Africa. from the BDF and civilian agencies to carry out the National dead is one elephant too many,” she said at a 2018 news conference, same despite national borders. So, for example, poachers working Rangers at the park, and at others like it, can patrol the entire Anti-Poaching Strategy. The strategy stresses the importance of according to the Institute for Security Studies. in Botswana and Zimbabwe would likely be overseen by the same area regardless of national boundaries, something military forces interagency cooperation, which the BDF coordinates. The lead Poaching produces ever-increasing levels of illicit profit at criminal groups. After an animal is poached, contraband often is cannot do. Despite the progress and success, there is room for agency is the Department of Wildlife; others are the Botswana each stage of the handling and smuggling process. A National sent to Asian countries, such as China or perhaps Vietnam, so the improvement. Barwabatsile said he would like to see more formal Police Service’s Narcotic, Fauna and Flora Investigation Unit and Geographic report said middlemen on the ground make anywhere networks clearly extend beyond the African continent. cooperation with agencies such as Botswana Unified Revenue the national Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services. from $66 to $397 per pound for ivory from elephant tusks. At “I think in terms of arrests and contacts, we normally make Service, which deals with customs financial issues, and the Financial “These are the main stakeholders in counter-poaching operations,” consolidation hubs, which often are set up along national borders, contacts with the locals and the neighbouring countries,” Intelligence Agency, which can help fight money laundering tied Barwabatsile said. the value rises to $220 to $496. From there, ivory travels to export Barwabatsile told ADF. “Where we have come across those from to poaching. Anti-poaching forces also will have to continue BDF personnel are on the ground throughout the country, and centers, which tend to be along coastlines or in or near capital cities. the Far East is in roadblocks, where they will have concealed the innovating with technology to keep up with tech-savvy poachers. their constitutionally mandated priority is territorial integrity At that point, values increase to $606 to $882. contraband in the form of maybe shaping it into a walking stick or Finally, anti-poaching forces must balance the concerns of a diverse and border security. However, anyone serving in the BDF is As ivory reaches Asian markets — a common destination — the putting it as powder or in some small jewelry, having converted it array of stakeholders to be successful. authorized to conduct counter-poaching operations in their area value jumps to $946 to $4,630. What were formerly tusks on some already.” “If you look at the NGOs [nongovernmental organizations], there of deployment. “They have a countrywide footprint,” Barwabatsile of Africa’s most majestic animals become jewelry, sculptures and Poachers also are increasingly using technology to track and kill are those who are focused on tourism, those that are focusing on said. knickknacks. their prey. Hunters use rifles equipped with high-powered telescopic conservation — all of them have varying interests, and we have to The committee, headquartered in Gaborone, has about 20 people Similarly extravagant values are given to rhino horns, which sights and global positioning systems to make their way through find a common ground when it comes to protecting the wildlife,” and synchronizes counterpoaching efforts. “We encourage agencies are ground to powder and sold as health or medicinal substances, areas where targeted animals roam. 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Closing Date: 20 August 2020 The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | August 09, 2020 Opinions Reviews & Analysis 7 , Ministers’ conduct is contemptuous of MPs and the nation other day (See Adam Phetlhe on Sunday titled ‘Covid-19 has ruthlessly exposed government inefficiencies and deficiencies’ dated 5 July 2020). The manner in which Ministers answer MPs questions shows a complete contempt not only to parliament but to the nation at large. And the good thing for me and I ADAM PHETLHE want to imagine with others is that there is no more hiding ON SUNDAY! behind the narrative that they were misquoted or something like that because we can see and hear them directly from the y fears have been confirmed somewhat, that live television broadcasts. It is easy to pick that a politician is the long held view that Ministers often lie or lying. If you look at how Trump is flip flopping on various M mislead the nation in answering questions from issues be it at the Rose Gardens of the White House or during Members of Parliament is after all, true. And this with his updates on Covid-19 updates, it is always evident that either thanks to the rare opportunity of televising parliamentary he is not conversant with the subject matter or he is appallingly proceedings. If the appalling update from senior government trying to push a political agenda which somehow, could put officials including Ministers and their deputies during the himself and his Republican party in good light. There is also main lockdown period was worrying, the current laissez faire the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson who when the first case attitude in which Ministers and their deputies respond to MPs of Covid-19 was reported in early January or thereabout, he questions in parliament should even be more worrying and claimed that his government was more than ready to deal with concerning. The question arising from the aforesaid should it. The results which followed when the pandemic took a turn be: what recourse do MPs have on our behalf to ensure that for the worse show that he was lying and misleading the British their questions are adequately and honestly answered. I do not with a straight face. The point I am making is that Ministers here and from what I have made of their ‘performance’ in have the answer because from what I am witnessing, it appears Members of Parliament the MPs are at the absolute mercy of those Ministers and their parliament this far, equates to Donald Trump and Boris deputies. It is one thing for the Ministers to offer a genuine Johnson. It may not be on Covid-19 per se but is nevertheless by the media. He was at sixes and sevens to respond to his it was exposed, the Minister started the blame game. While incorrect answer and the other to offer a casual one seemingly lying and misleading with a straight face. The narrative that was statement as if he never made it. At some point, he offered to he accepted political responsibility which is commendable, accompanied by some level of arrogance and contempt. The proffered that it will no longer be business as usual together discuss the matter with Hon Saleshando outside parliament. he seemed and conveniently so, to deny administrative latter is the case as far as I am concerned. with the transformational agenda have so far proved hollow. Why outside parliament when the question was asked thereat? responsibility. His Permanent Secretary had written Council The MP for Mmadinare Hon Molebatsi Molebatsi posed a It is regrettably to those who bought into these narratives, a Whether something different happened after his statement or Secretaries and Town Clerks to the effect that government was question to the Minister of Youth Empowerment, Culture and question of the more things change, the more they stay the not is not the issue. The issue is that he has made it. Finish and desirous of effecting such terminations. Hon Molale seemed to Sport Development Hon Tumiso Rakgare on matters pertaining same. I have come to the conclusion that service delivery klaar. It will be remembered that his Permanent Secretary had distance himself from the communication from his Permanent to the ministry paying P 1 240 490 as monthly rental fee for its through government programmes in this country is hampered told the nation on the same P 2.4 billion almost immediately Secretary by claiming that the employment of the Scorpions was headquarters at the Central Business District. This question was by the sheer demonstrable incompetence of Ministers which is after the Minister’s statement that no Covid-19 procurement unlawful. It may very well be so. asked by the same MP in March this year and it appeared it was further compounded by their sheer disingenuous attitude and was ever made. In the end, the Minister was pitifully But with the Minister spoilt for choice across the public a follow up probably due to the MP’s disaffection. It was difficult conduct. The levels of arrogance and contempt are there for me disingenuous and dishonest to the extreme. service with regards to legal advice when embarking on an for me to conclusively say whether the Minister answered to see and this is not helped by the high-handedness protection One would have expected the Minister to have, this time undertaking of such magnitude with serious consequences Hon Molebatsi’s question because of the meandering nature of Ministers by the Leader of Government Business His Honour around, come sufficiently prepared to put the controversy should it go wrong, would the Permanent Secretary had caused of his response. It was evident from the MP’s body language the Vice President. While I accept that he should protect surrounding the P 2.4 billion to bed in light of the fact that the employment of the Scorpions without his knowledge and in my view that he felt, and still probably does I guess, that the Ministers from some unfair treatment or bashing by MPs, he firstly, this question was asked by the same Hon Saleshando at input? Would cabinet have not been aware of the employment Minister has not answered his question. Hon Rakgare was more should also ensure that Ministers take themselves seriously in the previous sitting where he was saved by the Speaker’s bell of the Scorpions? Before the Scorpions issue, there was the interested in passing the buck to his predecessor Hon Tshekedi answering questions. They don’t answer questions for their not to answer it. The same goes for Minister Rakgare whose issue of terminating overtime payment to civil servants engaged Khama in the political rally fashion where political point scoring own good but for the good of the nation. At the rate Ministers question was also previously asked as stated above. Secondly, in Covi-19 activities during the first nationwide lockdown. is achieved. He seemed to forget that he is the current Minister are dropping the ball in full view of the nation, it tells me that these questions are asked well in advance to give them time to When questions about this issue arose, the Minister appeared and the buck stops with him. The Minister’s laissez faire attitude the nation should be more prepared to lies and misleading respond appropriately. So for them to come to parliament in an to distance himself from it as well. The Minister’s statement and conduct was reportedly carried forward by his Permanent statements with straight faces from these Ministers and their incoherent manner that could best be described as out of depth could have been caused by the letter to the Speaker by Hon Secretary Rre Kago Ramokate when he appeared at the Public deputies. In any event, they know very well that they will always is concerning and worrying. It is contemptuous to the core. Saleshando wherein the latter wanted the Scorpions matter to Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday. Like his Minister, get away with it as they have done so in the past. This is the They seem to forget that the questions asked and the responses be discussed in parliament. By rushing with the statement, the he appeared unprepared for the PAC whereupon committee game that has been played behind closed doors and it is now thereto are not only for the consumption and appreciation of Minister was trying to do some damage control to the damage members rebuked him. Hon Rakgare in my view, appeared to played in the open with no one flashing a yellow or red card. I parliament but more importantly, the electorate in particular he himself may have caused. With Covid-19 pandemic still be hiding the truthfulness surrounding the accommodation saga am in for some rude awakening. I am prepared to be persuaded and the broader society in general. with us and with the numbers growing exponentially if I dare of his ministry because issues of corruption could be existent. otherwise as always. Judge for Yourself! To cap the Ministers’ woes in parliament, the Minister of say, why would government reduce the numbers of those Next in responding to MPs questions is the Minister If you listened to Prof Mosepele Mosepele on Covid-19 Local Government and Rural Development Hon Eric Molale complimenting the frontline workers? It doesn’t add up. Hon of Finance and Economic Development Hon Dr Thapelo update on Wednesday, you should not be reminded about the made a statement with respect to the termination of the so Molale just like other Ministers, cannot only take political Matsheka. He had been asked by Hon Dumelang Saleshando deadly nature of the pandemic. One of our own is reportedly called Covid-19 Scorpions ‘contract of employment’. He told responsibility at the exclusion of administrative responsibility. about the P 2.4 billion he had previously said was meant to in the ICU at Sir Ketumile Masire hospital. It is sad and I wish parliament that the employment of the Scorpions was as a The two are not mutually exclusive. What do these Ministers’ procure the Covid-19 equipment specifically from China. The him/her speedy recovery. Please observe and comply with result of the Presidential Directive. But as it would appear, this conduct and attitude tell? It is fair to say that they show the Minister had gone public on national television to make a health protocols to fight against this pandemic. Send your views was a political strategy gone horribly wrong which as soon overall government efficiencies and deficiencies as I opined the statement on this procurement and he was extensively quoted to: [email protected] Self-Reliance, A Sustainable Development Initiative Ministry of Defence wish it to develop. It means using our own knowledge and skills to solve problems and prevent unforeseen future challenges. The soft skills related to that are collaboration, going extra mile, exercising responds to Law your rights while taking full responsibilities of your actions, taking an initiative, self-regulate and getting used to be consistent in character. Pointing fingers at the third party (blame game) Society of Botswana is not only regressive, but erodes the very foundation for team building. Self-reliance is not supported by emphasis on personal entitlements, but rather emphasis on the team effort. I must also add that creativity propels self-reliance to a very great extent, but n the 29th July 2020 the Council of The Law Society of creativity does not flourish in an environment where the culture is Botswana issued a press statement entitled, “The Law Society IGNATIOUS NJOBVU to ‘follow the laid-down rules religiously’. O Rejects the Bill that seeks to re-enact with amendments to The HEART OF THE MATTER I am forever mesmerised by personalities who take initiatives to Legal Practitioners Act”. otswana Vision 2036 is a transformational agenda solve a problem. Personalities who are slow to blaming others, but The Ministry is pleased to inform the general Public that the Legal that defines our aspirations and goals as a people. It aims to rather brainstorm on how to contain a scenario. To me, these are Practitioners Bill, 2020 is the product of many consultations with B transform Botswana from an upper middle-income country the real heroes in 21st century. As a matter of fact, at no point shall different stakeholders including the Law Society of Botswana. to a high-income country by 2036. Part of the process to achieve LIFE avail all necessary resources for one to get started or aid you to The Ministry of Defense, Justice and Security values the that is through self-reliance. It refers to the dependence on our solve a problem. Therefore, those who utilise the limited resources contributions made by the Law Society of Botswana, the consultative own efforts and exerting them in building Botswana the way we available, are going to be making progress. Never count the number process with the Society involved reaching consensus on proposals of times you do good unto other people. Strategically it made by either side, non-acceptance of some of the proposals by is an investment on oneself. Seating back and making either party all done in the spirit of cordiality and harmony. There was consensus on most of the issues on the table for discussion but not all excuses is a recipe for stagnation and ultimately anger of them. slowly builds inside. It is these soft skills that I wish the The following are some of noteworthy amendments that are Outcome Based Education system will inculcate unto contained in the Bill which in our view are progressive and our students. I pray and hope that such competencies transformative: might be our way of life, even at a family level. a. The Bill introduces contingency fees agreements to protect I got impressed recently by one colleague, (a Design Batswana from suddenly being saddled with huge bills they could not and Technology teacher, Mr Mothibakgomo) who anticipate as has happened in many instances; designed some simple sanitizer dispenser for our b. Improvements to the profile composition and quality of the learning institution. The institution had a challenge Mothibakgomo Disciplinary Committee which is currently dysfunctional; of hastily sourcing these items from suppliers, not to c. In addition, the Society will be compelled to speedily deal with mention the high cost coming from the fact that we had complaints within a stipulated timeline; to purchase them in large numbers for placement at that voice. Our selfish characteristics turns to get the better of us. If d. The Bill further strengthens the Law society by defining its numerous strategic points. Appreciating this challenge, we could all unleash these qualities and competencies, we could be powers and objectives; it further brings clarity on issues of supervision my colleague started collecting neglected iron within self-sufficient on many fronts as a nation. So significant are these in regard to Anti-money laundering issues by appointing the Law the surroundings. As a Design and Technology teacher, qualities of selflessness today when we are faced with the outbreak of Society’s Executive Secretary as the responsible person; he decided to put his acquired skills to practice for the Coronavirus. Regrettably, the Press Release makes reference to issues which were benefit of others at no cost. The initiative has come If we could all be pushing the agenda for a healthy Botswana, I never submitted for inclusion in the Bill such as incorporation of legal to rescue what was a pending issue. We now have don’t think that the health authorities would have a challenge of practices. The Law Society is aware of this fact. strategically placed these dispensers around the school. people negating the health protocols laid to prevent COVID-19. Let As the Bill progresses through various stages the opportunity exists I am sure the gentleman gets the satisfaction from the us all be public educators, spreading the gospel on the importance to address some of the identified outstanding matters relating to the fact that a lot of people have the access of cleansing their of doing good for other people using our various skills and Bill in a constructive and transparent manner. While the Ministry hands as frequent as they can. competencies. Through education, let us all rise, and ensure that we does not agree with the Law Society that the Bill is poorly drafted any A lot of people have these good characteristics. play a little part in securing a self-reliant Botswana. As former US specific issues that merit revisiting will be looked at again. In this regard it must be emphasized that all queries raised by the They are willing to go an extra mile just so that other President Barack Obama once said, ‘In a global economy where the Council of the Law Society being a major stakeholder have at all times people can benefit from their efforts. Actually all people most valuable skill you sell is your knowledge, a good education is been given serious consideration and where feasible accommodated. have that inner-voice that pushes us to do good. It is no longer just a pathway to opportunity – it is a prerequisite’. Ignatious Njobvu – Performance Improvement Coordinator, D. Mogami unfortunate that often atimes, we are in conflict with For/Permanent Secretary Okavango Secondary School. 8 Opinions, Reviews & Analysis August 09, 2020 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday Workers must rise and defeat Govt mum as Zimbabwe burns – BPF exploitative labour practices – UDC

he Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) strongly case of Botswana Qualifications Authority which has also recently condemns the gross violations and abuse of workers’ rights inhumanely and un-procedurally retrenched nineteen (19) employees. T under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) led government. The Minister of Tertiary Education, Dr Douglas Letsholathebe has The regime shamelessly lied committing itself to the protection of disappointingly failed to resolve the matter. workers’ rights under Covid 19 conditions. It went further to say -Government itself has been a brutally delinquent employer and its that stern action shall be taken against delinquent employers who recent action of flouting flouted this pronouncement. In spite of this assurance, workers regulations governing the Public Sector Bargaining Council serves as a in both the public and private sector have seen their rights being good example of callous attitudes towards the welfare and well-being of trampled upon. The government as an employer is embarrassingly workers. We saw how on the eve of payment of public salary increment, guilty of these violations which threaten the workers’ and their Government made a sudden and unexpected about- turn on the matter families’ livelihoods. This behaviour by Government has given private of 2019 completed and negotiated 6% and 10% salary upgrades. sector the leeway to do as it pleases. This culture of impunity and These salary upgrades had been successfully negotiated with indifference has as expected, placed workers in positions of insecurity BOFEPUSU and were due to be and precariousness. It is troubling that this has happened, particularly effected on 1st April. under Covid 19 conditions, despite the abundance of guidelines from -The BDP cruel and uncaring attitudes towards workers is further the International Labour Organisation and other global organisations. demonstrated in the case of Gaborone Hotel informal traders who are We note the following as a chronicle of wrongs committed against being removed, after unlawful detention from different categories of a strip of land they had been trading on for years, by an unscrupulous workers in Botswana: - On 3rd August 2020, the Ministry of Local investor. Government refused to intervene in this matter to secure the Government and Rural Development livelihoods of the traders, but instead defended the businessman. This terminated contracts of Covid 19 Scorpions/ SHEG workers under uncaring attitude of the BDP led government is particularly callous, mysterious taking the insecurity and precariousness that Covid 19 has imposed on circumstances. the livelihoods of informal sector traders. -Employees of Kromberg and Schubert, a capitalist multinational All these instances of unfair labour practises that are committed, company, were recently physically assaulted, shot at, tear gassed and condoned and facilitated by government itself are a gross violation of Butale unlawfully detained for demanding their full salaries. the domestic labour and human rights of workers. These practices are Despite the company having benefited from the Covid 19 Salary also a gross violation of International Labour Organisation’s Labour he Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) is concerned at the Botswana and Zimbabwe, to accept the SADC Trioka chairmanship, Relief Fund, the workers have been unreasonably denied the bail-out Conventions which Botswana ratified. silence of the Botswana government on the on-going state nothing stops him from engaging Regional leaders, in virtual meetings, benefits that accrued from the Fund. In condemning these glaring violations of the rights of workers, UDC T sponsored violence against the people of Zimbabwe. to find a solution to the Zimbabwean crisis. -Recently the Minister of Employment, Labour Productivity and holds the firm view that with prudent and corruption free management As the incoming chairman of the SADC Trioka Organ on Politics Could it be our government and the ruling party finds no wrong Skills Development, and BDP Secretary General, Mpho Balopi and the and with a people-centred perspective, the wealth of this country is and Security, we would have expected President Mokgweetsi Masisi to doing by their friends because they themselves are prone to political Member of Parliament for Gaborone South, Dumezweni Mthimkhulu, capable of giving all workers stable and sustainable work conditions, a be leading regional Government voices condemning and cautioning intolerance. The arrests of political activists and journalists under claimed to the nation that they had intervened in the labour disputes Living Wage of P3000 and secure their livelihoods. President Emerson Mnangagwa against the continued abuse of civilians Masisi’s State of Emergency protocols, is reason enough to believe that between Kromberg and Schubert and their workers and that they had The UDC also notes that with the necessary political will, cordial and by the security forces. As a neighbour who has always been the host of his administration can easily borrow the Mnangagwa regime some successfully assisted employers and employees to amicably resolve their mutually beneficial labour and industrial relations can be promoted political and economic refugees from troubled Zimbabwe and SADC, tactics. Moreover the political intolerance of the BDP was witnessed differences over wages and other conditions of work. This was a lie to through a national dialogue of all stakeholders in the interest of Botswana especially, should be in the forefront of ensuring stability recently when their members attacked BPF activists in Kumakwane the nation. upholding basic workers’ human and labour rights. prevails in Zimbabwe. when we tried register new members. -Grand Palm Hotel workers have recently downed tools after their In conclusion we remind workers in every category of work in State sponsored violence against ordinary Zimbabweans is not a new Could Masisi be reluctant to publicly condemn his friend employer arbitrarily Botswana that the UDC is a pro-worker political formation and an thing, and it will be recalled that former President Ian Khama, the BPF Mnangagwa because they are both guilty of election rigging? We just reduced their salaries and altered their work conditions. integral part of the progressive vanguard of the interests of the working patron, was a constant and sole voice against the violent regime of the have to wonder why as neighbours, who have had to deal with an influx -Employees of two security companies, Command Security and class. The UDC and its constituent political parties stand in unflinching late president Robert Mugabe. of Zimbabwean refugees, would turn a blind eye to the current brutal Million Mork at the solidarity with workers as pledged in its 2019 Manifesto. The UDC When Mnangagwa came to power, in a ‘democratic’ coup, there terror of the Mnangagwa regime. University Botswana, are protesting poor working conditions and will promote workers’ rights, industrial relations and genuine national was hope that the culture of state sponsored violence would end, and The BPF wishes to therefore call on the Botswana government unpaid salaries and their issue has not been resolved to date. dialogue. While the BDP has historically failed to uphold basic workers’ that democracy and economic revival would be on the new leader’s and president Masisi to step up and lead in the condemnation of The Johnson Crane Hire company employees have since taken up and human rights and has out of lack of vision on the economic agenda. It was never to be as witnessed by what has been happening the Zimbabwean government and issue stern warning against the their labour grievances with the Botswana Mine Workers Union after emancipation of Batswana , aligned itself with anti-workers companies recently. The past few days have seen citizens experiencing a high level Mnangagwa regime. Should Mnangagwa prove intransigent the the South African based company cut their salaries and tampered with that are now their political sponsors, UDC will transform labour of political intolerance, violence metted on the streets: on the poor Botswana regime should close the Zimbabwean embassy in Gaborone their leave and overtime benefits. relations in all sectors and put Batswana first in their own economy fighting hunger, striking doctors seeking basic protective clothing and as a punitive act. -Trollope Botswana (Pty) Ltd, a company doing mining for Lucara and land. UDC therefore calls upon the workers across all sectors and medical equipment in the fight against Covid-19, opposition activists We also call on the civil society to stand in solidarity with the people Diamond Corp in Letlhakane, has also unprocedurally retrenched Batswana in general, to vehemently resist burden of exploitative Labour and journalists who continue to risk their families’ lives to stand with of Zimbabwe. Betsho, Motswana a re matlo gosha mabapi. Molelo oo several workers and arbitrarily cut their retrenchment benefits. This relations that have been sponsored by the corrupt and self-serving the oppressed nation. The kidnappings, torture and arrests of activists kwa Zimbabwe o tla re hisa. A re emeng re o time! matter is currently before the Labour Department for mediation. practices of the BDP led government. should have been enough reason for president Masisi and fellow SADC Biggie Ganda Butale -Another example of brutal Labour relations has emerged in the Press Release distributed by UDC Communications leaders to step up and engage their counterpart in Zimbabwe. President Botswana Patriotic Front If Masisi could travel to Zimbabwe during Covid-19 Lockdown, in

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BTC revenue reaches P1.4 billion • Slight decline of 4% incurred on revenue • Broadband services grow at double digits • Covid-19 halts declaration of dividends

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BAKANG TIRO This follows the completion of the rollout of major capital billion and improved EBITDA of 24%, Gross Profit Margin of 56% [email protected] projects such as Data Centre, Fixed Broadband and Mobile realised while operating expenditure increased by 1%. Looking ahead, BTC said it will continue to focus on leveraging broadband (4G), BTC disclosed. The current Covid-19 pandemic devastating effects on the local its network investments to build digital solutions that enable otswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited However, these investments also led to an increase in economy has adversely affected BTC as well. BTC Managing businesses to operate and people to live connected. It maintains (BTC) raked in P1.4 billion in revenue for the year ended depreciation on network assets. Coupled with depreciation of Director Anthony Masunga said they will continue to monitor the that an opportunity exists to increase share data in consumption B 31 March 2020, a 4% decline from the previous year. right of use assets, cost of services and goods sold increased by developments related to Covid-19. arena in particular, up-scaling customers to 4G platform to lessen The decline in revenue from contracts with customers of 4% was 7%leading to Gross Profit slowing down to 11 % below prior year,” “BTC has taken several steps to further strengthen the financial impact of headwinds on the voice performance. a result of shortfall in voice revenues for both fixed and mobile in said the company. position and balance sheet, maintain financial liquidity and “The fixed and mobile networks will continue to provide a the later part of the year. Broadband segment registered growth. In addition, with the revenue decline of 4%, EBITDA was only flexibility by improving product offerings and service,” Masunga superior customer experience as we create seamless services using “Amid this, broadband services grew at double digits reflecting 2% down, thus reflecting said. a combination of fixed broadband and wireless technologies to the superior fixed and mobile data network performance offerings continued focus on the cost containment to protect margins in Due to the uncertainties presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, meet customer needs in homes, offices and on the go,” BTC said, to customers through reliability, speed and coverage,” BTC said in the face of subdued revenues. the Board has recommended that out of prudence no final sharing its expansion plans. a statement accompanying the results. Profit for the year stood at P106 million, with total assets at P2.6 dividend be declared in order to retain the cash in the business. Choppies on a ‘Buy Botswana’ quest Privatisation of bedridden BMC stagnant • Reduce import bills and utilise local suppliers • PEEPA kick-started privatisation exercise last year • Keep local trade rolling • Minister Dikoloti confident of BMC’s economic value • Currently working with 1226 Batswana suppliers • Parliament wants BMC’s beef monopoly wiped out “When we transformed from Wayside Supermarket to Choppies our goal and vision was to work with local suppliers because we could BAKANG TIRO see that there was an open gap that needed to be filled immediately. [email protected] We started off small working with a few suppliers but with the current situation we have to work with as many as we can to save jobs he privitisation of cash-strapped Botswana Meat and keep local trade rolling,” said Ottapathu. Commission (BMC) still remains in limbo after government He emphasized that the vision for recruiting local suppliers is to T kick-started the process last year. create employment, empower locals and create a solid local trading Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security Dr system which will even see local suppliers exporting their products Edwin Dikoloti on Friday informed Parliament that the process of and services in the foreseeable future. privatising BMC so as to liberalise the meat market is on-going. Choppies is working closely with 1226 Batswana suppliers offering The MPs expressed concern that privitisation of BMC has taken different goods and services. long despite government continuing to pump millions of Pula in the Ottapathu stated that the boardroom wars that took place last year spirit of reviving it. delayed the process of Choppies recruiting more local suppliers as it Proposed government budget for the process of privatising BMC dragged for a long period and resulted in the previous board wasting along with the Lobatse and Francistown abattoirs is P8.7 million with a lot of resources. transaction advisors set to cash about P4.2 million. “When and if an opportunity surfaces like the one which is Minister Dikoloti said Public Enterprises Evaluation and Dr Dikoloti being offered by Choppies an entrepreneur like myself or any other Privatisation Agency (PEEPA) started the exercise last year. industry, noting that BMC is bleeding government coffers with would accept it as long as it serves my business. There is a light “Government Privatisation of the meat commission is on and has bailouts. Ottapathu of hope beaming; it could be something to tie our hopes into as not been abolished. Government in this process has put in place Selibe-Phikwe West MP Dithapelo Keorapetse regretted that too otswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed leading entrepreneurs,” said a local supplier Opelo Letshwiti of Lesweedy measures to make the meat industry competitive. These measures much money has been spent on BMC in effort to resuscitate it asking supermarket Choppies has continued to drive the ‘Buy Diaries. include the separation of the Lobatse, Maun and Francistown why minister is still convinced of its viability. B Botswana’ agenda in order to reduce import bills and utilise The Choppies supply base comprises of security companies, abattoirs with Maun BMC being returned for strategic purposes to Nata/Gweta MP Polson Majaga had asked the minister to state local suppliers post-coronavirus lockdown. electrical contractors, farmers, manufactures, civil contractors, the government,” Dikoloti said. the measures that government has put in place to improve the meat Two years ago, the Ministry of investment, Trade and Industry refrigeration contractors and IT vendors and equipment suppliers. Furthermore, he said government is considering establishing first industry locally as compared to other competitive countries in the banned the importation of bottled water, fruits, tomatoes, potatoes Ottapathu’s ideology for business ownership stretches to other a meat regulator that would oversee regulation of the meat industry region. and oranges, among others in a bid to promote local trade. countries where he established Choppies. Regionally 4653 suppliers once when pending liberilisation of beef market is instigated. He also wanted the minister to outline other markets apart from “The COVID- 19 pandemic caught us unaware. It has affected the have been recruited to supply Choppies outlets in their respective According to him, the meat regulator would also play a marketing the European ones and when privitisation of the BMC would start. economy and has left a number of businesses bruised. As one of the countries such as South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe and role of the beef sector; adding that farmers as strategic partners in the Dr Dikoloti said BMC was still economically viable and therefore leading supermarkets in the country we have decided to work closely Botswana. beef market should fully participate in pricing of cattle too. government needs to support it. with local suppliers in a bid to empower them, keep their businesses “Localising your supply chain represents a tremendous opportunity “For now I cannot commit on the time lines for liberilisation of Appearing before Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recently and the economy afloat during this difficult period,” said Choppies to help the community and economy as it creates diversity. SMEs beef market but it would be in the near future. BMC has good market Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture Jimmy Opelo CEO Ramachandran ‘Ram’ Ottapathu. tend to benefit hugely from such healthy local and national economic access in Africa in countries such as Angola, Kenya and DRC to declared that government wouldn’t stop supporting BMC. Due to the pandemic a number of suppliers, especially the non- conditions. One would say when Ram conceptualised Choppies he mention a few. Our beef would in near future be exported to China Opelo clashed with PAC members who said government must stop tendering ones have seen drastic decline in business, resulting with had an ideology for indigenisation of business ownership which is market,” he added. financing BMC as there were no tangible returns. They said rather some closing shop. why he is working with local suppliers,” said one local economics MPs challenged Dikoloti to push for the abolition of BMC government needs to open alternative beef markets to accommodate professor. monopoly to allow farmers to directly participate in the meat farmers. 10 Business August 09, 2020 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday FNBB profit after tax up 12% This is an extract from the FNBB chairman Balisi Bonyongo’s statement from the 2019 Interim report

uring the past six months, the Bank continued to place focus on Gross customer advances growth of 3% year-on-year was predominately driven by The impairment charge for the period indicated an increase of 10% against the prior improving credit discipline with concentrated efforts on the distressed debt Retail lending although offset by further reductions in the Business portfolio due to year, following continued default pressure in the Retail portfolio and further impacted D portfolio. the intentional reduction of key high-risk accounts. Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) by an extension of the collateral realisation period in the provisioning models. The Furthermore, priority was given to our customer-centric strategy through continued reduced year-on-year to P1.17bn, being an improvement on the P1.26bn disclosed in impairment charge was further increased by the rise in Retail personal loans which investment in infrastructure and digital customer solutions, with the roll-out of the December 2018 results, although marginally higher than June 2019 (P1.14bn). The in turn now carry a higher expected credit loss provisions at initial origination. new products such as Cash Plus together with Contactless POS devices and cards. investment portfolio increased by 15% with additional funds available from the strong Management of the Commercial portfolio experienced moderate success with a decrease Effective liquidity management has resulted in an improved liquidity position and a deposit growth being invested to enhance yields. in the NPL portfolio and high value resolutions of long-dated non-performing loans. commensurate reduction in the cost of funds. Income Statement Declaration of Dividend Statement of Financial Position Profit after tax rose by 12% due to the strong growth in income and resulting in an Notice is hereby given that the First National Bank of Botswana Limited Board of The Bank’s funding increased year-on-year by 5%, with customer deposits increasing improved return on equity of 25.4% (24.6% in 2018). Interest income increased by 5% Directors declared an interim dividend of 6 thebe per share for the Half-Year ended 31 by 10%. This is largely attributable to a 12% increase in demand deposits in line with the against a gross advances growth of 3%. The increase in average client rates was driven by December 2019. This dividend is payable to all shareholders registered in the books of the Bank’s strategy to enhance its transactional offering base, and a 3% decline in fixed and a change in the portfolio mix towards Retail as the Commercial portfolio continued to Company at close of business on 13 March 2020. The dividend will be paid on or about notice deposits. The Bank further reduced reliance on institutional funding facilitated by experience attrition. Set against the significant liquidity pressures seen in the prior period, 25 March 2020 less withholding tax at the rate of 7.5% under the Botswana’s Income Tax the growth in retail and wholesale deposits which was in turn assisted by higher market the easing of liquidity in the current period and the success of the Bank in increasing Act (Cap 52:01) as amended. The ex-dividend date will be on 11 March 2020. If a change liquidity. During the review period, the Bank increased the funding pool by issuing Tier transactional balances across all segments, saw the interest expense reduce significantly of address or dividend instructions is to apply to this dividend, notification should reach II Capital amounting to BWP196m. by 17%. the Transfer Secretaries by 20 March 2020. B M Bonyongo Chairman De Beers turns to tech as layoffs loom

PUBLIC NOTICE De Beers CEO, Bruce Cleaver Date: 07. 08. 2020 e Beers is no stranger to changing strategy. Throughout its 130-plus-year history, the company has often adjusted its approach, sometimes with just a few tweaks, and on D other occasions with radical consequences for the diamond market. Its next incarnation implements a bit of both as the company aims to emerge from the Covid-19 IMPLEMENTATION OF PRE-APPROVAL PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS crisis a sleeker, more flexible and more tech-savvy organization that it hopes will increase the efficiency of the diamond supply chain. The overarching approach is to utilize data and technology to drive efficiencies, explained Stephen Lussier, executive vice president for consumer and brands at De Beers, in an interview with Rapaport News following the publication of the group’s interim BQA informs all those interested in submitting any qualification for registration on the National Credit and earnings report on Thursday. The strategy was already in the works before the coronavirus outbreak, but the crisis accelerated Qualifications Framework (NCQF), that the Authority will resume implementation of the Pre-Approval its implementation, Lussier noted. Already in early March, the company announced an overhaul of its sight system as it opened Process with immediate effect. This is to minimise duplicate submissions and ensure that qualification applications for the next sightholder contract period beginning in January 2021. De Beers said it would split sightholders into three categories, since manufacturers, rough dealers and retailers who developed are relevant to social and economic needs of the country. The Pre-Approval Process, which is rank among its customers each have different rough-diamond requirements to fit their respective business models. the first stage of qualifications development process, was not implemented at the start of processing While the contract application process has been put on hold as the industry copes with the virus, the principles stated in that initial teaser remain: De Beers is aiming to provide a more customized product, and it is relying on technology to achieve that goal. submitted applications for registration of qualifications in January 2018, because there were no registered Technology will enable De Beers to sort and package its production quicker and more effectively supply rough according to the sightholder’s required polished outcome, Lussier added. That will qualifications and therefore no basis for assessing proposals. require investing in innovations such as robotics, and some technologies that haven’t yet been invented, to create a structure through which diamonds can move much more quickly from its mining and assortment operations to sightholders, and into the retail markets, he explained. “Time is money, so that frees up capital and will inject profitability not only for ourselves, but Pre-approval of qualifications process evaluates the validity of proposals to develop qualifications for also for our sightholders,” the executive stressed. An integrated approach registration on the NCQF against a set criterion. When the qualification development proposal is deemed The focus on technology extends to De Beers’ mining operations, where it can drive efficiency at a time when mines are getting older, deeper and more expensive to run, Lussier noted. Tech will successful, the developer will be authorized to develop the proposed qualification and submit it for also enable the company to meet its goal to be carbon-neutral across all its mining operations by the end of the decade, he added. registration on the NCQF. Proposals for development of qualifications, that do not meet the set criteria, will But perhaps the most important element of the approach will be its use of technology and data analysis to improve the interaction between its businesses at various stages of the supply chain — be rejected. mining, rough sales and retail. “The core to the vision we have of the future is how we integrate data across the upstream, midstream and downstream [in a way] that allows us to manage the entire business with far greater insight into what’s happening in the market,” Lussier explained. The company hasn’t publicized a budget for the program, but Lussier expects the investment will However, the Authority will continue to process applications for registration of qualifications that have change the way in which De Beers runs its business on a daily basis. Potential layoffs already been submitted. Application Form, Criteria and Guidelines and the Proposed Qualification Template The onset of Covid-19 not only forced De Beers to implement the strategy more quickly, but it also compelled it to do so in a more cost-effective way, given the impact the coronavirus has had on for Pre-approval Process can be accessed on the BQA website: www.bqa.org.bw. the jewelry market and diamond-cutting centers, Lussier said. Last week, De Beers reported a net loss of $214 million in the first half of 2020, as rough  sales slumped 56% to $1 billion due to the impact of the coronavirus. Most of that revenue was generated pre-pandemic in January and February. Second-quarter sales fell 93% to an estimated dŚĞƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶ&Žƌŵ $94 million, according to Rapaport calculations. ŚƚƚƉƐ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ďƋĂ͘ŽƌŐ͘ďǁͬƐŝƚĞƐͬĚĞĨĂƵůƚͬĨŝůĞƐͬĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐͬĚŶĐƋĨ͘ƋŝĚĚͺ͘ƉϬϭ͘ĨϬϭͺĂƉƉůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶͺĨŽƌͺƉƌĞͲ The company is considering its options to reduce costs. This week it will begin a consultation process with employees across all its business units that will likely result in layoffs, Lussier ĂƉƉƌŽǀĂůͺŽĨͺƋƵĂůŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶͺĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ƉĚĨ confirmed. “We haven’t any targets or detailed plans but we recognize that in addressing our cost base, given  the impact of Covid-19 on the business plan, there will likely be reductions in people at various dŚĞWƌŽƉŽƐĞĚYƵĂůŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶdĞŵƉůĂƚĞ operations around the world,” Lussier said. “We need to focus on cost containment so we can invest in our initiatives in 2021, 2022 and onwards.” ŚƚƚƉƐ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ďƋĂ͘ŽƌŐ͘ďǁͬƐŝƚĞƐͬĚĞĨĂƵůƚͬĨŝůĞƐͬĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐͬĚŶĐƋĨ͘ƋŝĚĚͺ͘ƉϬϭ͘ĨϬϮͺƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚͺŶĐƋĨͺƋƵĂůŝĨŝĐĂƚŝŽŶͺ Short-term outlook ƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞ͘ƉĚĨ As rough demand is expected to remain depressed in the coming months, tightening costs is a necessary step. De Beers expects “significant challenges” in the short term, with ongoing travel restrictions in southern Africa and sustained risk of further spread of Covid-19 in India’s cutting For further guidance, please contact Customer Service at 365 7200 or email [email protected]. centers, the company stressed in its interim report. The miner continues to hold sights outside of its Botswana selling base, “being much more flexible in where, when and how we sell,” Lussier added. And if demand increases while travel restrictions remain in place, he is confident sightholders will get the supply they need. “We’ve always been [at] somewhat [of an] advantage because of the consistency of our rough boxes,” he observed. “Perhaps more than other [miners], our clients are willing to buy sight unseen because they have confidence in what’s inside [their boxes].” Block 7, Plot 66450 Private Bag Bo 340, Gaborone Botswana | TEL: +267 365 7200 FAX: +267 395 2301, E-mail: [email protected] Lussier, who also serves as the chairman of De Beers’ Forevermark brand, is expecting some Website: www.bqa.org.bw Toll Free Line: 0800 600 934 sms (+267) 75671114 twitter: @BQA_BWUpdates, Facebook: BotswanaQualificationsAuthority improvement in the rough market in the second half of the year, largely because consumers are coming back, he observed. Chinese demand is leading the recovery, but there are also encouraging signs among US independents, particularly around bridal and other higher-value goods. However, the company proceeds with caution and is as focused on containing costs as it is on “Building a Seamless Education and Training System” ensuring it is ready to capitalize on the uptick when a sustainable recovery takes shape. “[The results from the first half] were not unexpected when we looked at the impact of Covid-19, as we’ve all seen what’s happened in the luxury-goods world and with our sights,” he said. “But I think the economic impact has just accelerated the need for us to push forward with creating the De Beers we already felt we needed to be successful in the future.” [RAPAPORT] The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | August 09, 2020 Business 11 Covid19 presents A Culture of Compliance is No Longer Just a Nice-to-Have line with compliance methods and standards to fulfil their role. This includes compliance and risk management functions; and • Third line of defense: this is the internal/external audit function opportunity for dev reset that provides independent assurance by checking and evaluating compliance risks and controls. I read a piece on Forbes by Thomas Sehested, that proves wholly to turn the tragedy that COVID-19 is into an opportunity to fast relevant here, and which got me thinking about the issue of compliance trek the digitisation of the economy. Rather than close shops, adoption. “The importance of compliance needs to come from the top restaurants and bars completely during lockdowns, we should down in order for businesses to avoid white-collar crime, corruption and have nudged businesses in the direction of digital commerce. other missteps. A tone must be set from the top. Compliance and legal The private sector seems ready. Not so the government. The departments are working overtime on these matters, but it can’t only be up to them. All members of your organization -- and that includes message from the COVID-19 Task Force should have been contractors -- must understand why compliance matters.” unambiguously clear in favour of online trading from the get go. Often dismissed in the past as bureaucrats or as box-tickers who The Government should be moving at full speed in the direction hampered progress, businesses are now starting to truly understand the of digitising its services. Is it not strange that we say seniors are importance of compliance in ensuring that corporate governance best the most vulnerable people and we still ask them to congregate PATRICIA RADITHOLO* practice is in place, and sustainably so. According to a report by Deloitte at Post Offices or Choppies outlets to collect their pensions? on Ethics and Compliance, “An ethical culture is the core element of an PLEASE! Technology allows us to pay them whilst they stay in o introduce the subject matter, it may be necessary to organization’s ethics and compliance programme”. explain what compliance is in short. Compliance means adhering their homes. The countries that have made access to the internet In the insurance space, the need for compliance protocols could not T or conforming to set standards, rules, or procedures. It could be be greater, whether delivered through a dedicated function or embedded a human right may well be able to salvage the 2020 school year. I company operational policies or contracts, regulatory requirements, and within another function in the business. It provides for greater focus on do not like making references to politicians and political parties industry codes. ensuring regulatory and statutory constructs are being adhered to and when debating development but Boko was right on paying seniors A Compliance function in an organization is responsible for the provides a platform for innovative thinking on how to proactively engage electronically and going digital in education. management and oversight of compliance risk management in line business’ protocols and practices. 3. Governance is everything. Transparency, accountability, with compliance methodologies. Overall, Compliance gives assurance As the financial services industry develops, the regulatory landscape responsiveness and all the things we associate with good to management and stakeholders that the business operates within the in Botswana has changed rapidly over the past few years in order to governance are important but the really critical drivers confines of the law, rules, regulation as well as set standards in order to align with international standards and practice. For instance; the most of development are meritocracy, pragmatism and ethical achieve its strategic goals. significant of these changes has been the introduction of stringent As the role of compliance continues to become more central to any financial services laws relating to money laundering and financing Sennye Obuseng government. Case Study, Singapore. I cringe every time I am business operation, financial services sector entities are increasingly exposed to the illiteracy of many of our legislators on governance. of terrorism, being the Financial Intelligence Act and its Regulations starting to realize the merit of investing in a sustainable compliance of 2019, as well as the introduction of IFRS 17, just to name a few. It I really think parliament should run serious seminars on SENNYE OBUSENG culture from an early stage. At a global level, Chief Compliance therefore goes without saying that it is high time that businesses in Economist governance for our legislators Officers are becoming a popular in-house fixture, in addition to the non-banking financial services self-administer such an imperative 4. Transformation requires bold bets: We have missed many outsourced compliance consultancy work. For most, it is the much- function. If it stands to strengthen the industry and boost consumer very dark cloud has a silver-lining. You just have to transformative opportunities because we were tentative at times needed opportunity to ensure dedicated responsibility for not only confidence, then surely it is an investment worth making. The cost may understanding and applying regulations, but also ensuring and instilling recognise it and act decisively and without delay. For when bold and decisive action was required. We did not capitalise be deterrent but critical in saving potential costs that could be avoided on the peace dividend in the 1980s and 1990s, when we could a culture that highlights the value of business ethics. further down the proverbial road. E COVID-19, the silver-lining is the opportunity for a Companies that embed positive ethics and compliance practice within Not every business is the same or operates in the same way. Some DEVELOPMENT RESET. Though a tragedy of truly humongous have built first rate education and health institutions to serve a their corporate culture typically enjoy stronger returns through employee may need compliance to work as a dedicated function, whilst others can proportions; COVID-19 presents a glorious opportunity for us region in turmoil. We had the money. We squandered decades and customer loyalty; they oftentimes see a subsequent increase in brand explaining why we could not move up the global diamond embed the function into another existing operation. Perhaps the question to look at development afresh. Here are a few elements of the reputation and affinity, which can sometimes translate into higher we need to ask ourselves, is why we are not actively pursuing these value chain and domesticate invaluable jobs and knowledge development reset as I see them. shareholder returns. Investing in a strong compliance culture lays the considerations and opportunities sooner rather than later. It is no longer 1. The smartest investment any country can make is in and technology resources. We run the risk of losing the coal foundation for effective internal controls, which stand to be beneficial simply about ensuring we work within the confines of the law, for that is education and health. A country’s people really are its most window too. We are on course to squander the opportunity of a for fit and proper clearances by regulatory bodies, particularly in the required of us already in every way. It is about going beyond and doing important resource but only if the right investments are made demographic dividend because education and health are failing. financial services space, and for successful audit. Furthermore, it provides business better, at a standard we hold ourselves to which is infinitely assurance to all interested parties in a business including confidence in them. First rate public education and first-rate public We may yet squander the opportunity to develop ourselves higher. with investors and shareholders. Compliance Officers may identify and health provide the quickest routes to inclusive and sustainable into the region’s transport and logistics hub when location and Ethics and compliance are vital to sustained business success and mitigate risks or possible threats that save companies’ potential loss in the growth and nurturing the kind of culture that has this at the fore. prosperity. CASE STUDY: SINGAPORE. Investment in these political factors favour us the most. This is perhaps the single most form of regulatory penalties and even reputational damage. Compliance is no longer a nice-to-have, but a true imperative, that may areas is good for innovation, creativity, productivity and transformative bet we could make right now, with great prospects for revolutionising travel and tourism, construction, mining and well spell the difference between a successful business and one which competitiveness. It is also good for security, many times better for Effective compliance culture cuts across the business. Management of simply satisfies only one aspect or need of the market and/or consumer. commerce. Every one of these opportunities was lost, or risks security than investment in the army. I would love to see a serious compliance risk must be realized in three broad levels: In my view, all our stakeholders; employees, customers and our debate on this. Let’s put our education and health under the being lost, because we lack conviction and the courage to move • First line of defense: these are the business functions that own communities deserve businesses that always strive to uphold high ethical management of really smart and competent people at every level from talk to action. It is time the Transformation Task Force came and manage risk by ensuring robust controls, checks and balances standards in a compliant environment. and think reform. to the fore with its proposals. But most important, it is time the are embedded in the business operational processes. *This thought Leadership piece was authored by Patricia Raditholo at • Second line of defense: the business functions that provide 2. The future is digital. I am shocked that we have not been able government and all of us, started Botswana Life Insurance Limited. guidance, oversight, and compliance expertise to support the 1st

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isted retailer of building materials and associated products, Cashbuild says it wants to purchase Pepkor Holdings subsidiary, The Building Company L (TBC), for R1.07 billion. “Cashbuild’s management identified geographic expansion and incremental access to additional segments of the market as key areas for potential growth,” it said in a statement on Tuesday (4 August). The group said that the transaction is anticipated to result in the following benefits to the company and its shareholders: An increased retail store footprint presence in Cashbuild’s previously underrepresented regions, particularly those in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Kwa-Zulu Natal; A broader reach into the middle-to-higher income customer segment, a target market currently underserved by Cashbuild’s current offering; Incremental competency in accessing and servicing the building contractors segment of the market; Improved operational efficiencies and improved future trading profitability through access to additional suppliers, inventory and the optimisation of delivery routes. The Building Company TBC is a building materials retail and wholesale business, providing a service offering to the construction industry including residential, commercial and industrial markets. In the prior financial year ending 30 September 2019, TBC achieved revenue of R8.2 billion across the retail, wholesale and specialised divisions. In the twelve-month period ended March 2020, it achieved revenue of R8 billion. TBC offers a portfolio of 13 brands across its three divisions, namely: The retail division which houses Buco and Timbercity; The wholesale division which includes Cachet and MacNeil chains, A specialised division offering differentiated products across brands including Bildware and Tiletoria. The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | November 4, 2018 Cashbuild said that TBC has an attractive portfolio of store locations with an Elephants kill 13 people established presence across the coastal regions of South Africa, comprising 160 TBC

The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | August 5, 2018 outlets, and 21 franchise stores. Babereki deals damage PAGE The portfolio includes 91 Buco stores, 75% of which are merchant stores with the 03 Confianza News 1 balance being cash stores, and 20 Timbercity stores. PAGE 05 The remainder of TBC’s store footprint largely covers both the wholesale and www.thepatriot.co.bw Letshego MD steps down specialised divisions. Taxman News NOVEMBER 4, 2018 | ISSUE 299 1 The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | November 4, 2018 News 1 after PAGE PAGE Botswana potential BDP faction turns heat on President TBC’s presence, inclusive of franchise stores, is predominantly based in South Africa “Do or Die” for Botswana - Gaolathe 06 financial hub – expert Mabaila 09 • BURS investigates P12.00 www.thepatriot.co.bw (171 stores) with a further presence in the rest of Southern Africa including Namibia (7 him for tax evasion • I have over P10 stores), Botswana (2 stores) and Zambia (1 store). [businesstech.co.za] million worth of Plot to tenders with Govt Khama to Masisi … AUGUST 5, 2018 | ISSUE 286 The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | November 4, 2018 – Mabaila • ‘I am suing LEA’ • oust Masisi “Do or Die” for BotswanaDenies that- heGaolathe • Factions holding secret night meetings won tenders due friendship with • People are focused on party positions rather than the 2019 elections – Balopi APPOINT Business The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | November 4, 2018 Khama • Kgalagadi South constituency strategic meeting cancelled DCEC, FIA www.thepatriot.co.bw NOVEMBER 11, 2018 | ISSUE 300 P12.00 P10.50 • Guma was the guest speaker “Do or Die” for Botswana - Gaolathe PAGE Vehicle & AssetKGOSI…OR! investigate Boko BDP’s Botswana potential • Ministers lose appeals 06 Loan Financing?Says Masisi is unreasonable, irrational and acted unlawfully • Suspect possible money laundering at BNF conference financial hub – expert • Gives Masisi 30 days to respond or else goes to court • • Some might turn against Masisi • Last hope is on Central Committee review News Boko failed to keep his promises: No buses for delegates 1 • Masisi’s grounds: Kgosi retires in December 2018 difficult • Boko moots another Motion of No Confidence against Masisi Apply online now. • Some NEC members want Boko to resign PAGEZuckerberg wealth www.thepatriot.co.bw PHILLIMON MMESO • Botswana potential [email protected] BNF on the brink of another split 06 transitions Mabaila financial hub – expert PHILLIMON MMESO News PHILLIMON MMESO Introducing the WesBank he fallout between • Some in Central District opposed [email protected] 1 [email protected] T President Mokgweetsi Masisi Individual Online applicationand his predecessor former Masire’s rise President Ian Khama degenerated BDP’s www.thepatriot.co.bwrecent announcement by on Friday when the latter served he recentlyNOVEMBER 11, 2018 | ISSUE 300 form. Umbrella for Democratic • Mogae threatened to dissolve Parley suspended Botswana him with statutory notice, in the first A T litmus test to powers and authority Duma BokoChange that he(UDC) will sponsor president Democratic Party Take the first steps to vehicle & asset • Barataphathi faced Khama’s wrath (BDP) parliamentary of the incumbent. 2019 campaigns with over P10 difficult candidate for Mogoditshane, • Masisi faces Khama’s faction finance. Begin your loan applicationIn the with papers which were delivered million and subsequent speculation MinistersTshepang Mabaila is facing lose appealsBusiness to the Attorney General’s Chambers that he is a hired gun for some another battle – this time on Friday, Khama, through his BDP’s WesBank Individual Online Application ruling party politicians has attracted PHILLIMON MMESO reason he could not attend the around it is from the taxman lawyers Toteng and Company, states the attention of Directorate NOVEMBER 11, 2018 | ISSUE 300 [email protected] SONA was that he was at his transitions who suspects that he has been that he is entitled to the services on Corruption and Economic and calculate your monthly repayment. farm, information gathered by • evading• tax. Some might turn against Masisi of a Private Secretary of his own Crime (DCEC) and the Financial resident Mokgweetsi this publication shows that he was Some in Central District opposed Highly placed sources have P12.00 choice and selection as the relevant difficultIntelligence Agency (FIA). hit $100bn after Masisi is said to have being economical with the truth. revealed that Botswana Unified law provides. Khama is demanding Graft busters are reportedly Business resolved to take a tough On Friday, Khama was given Masire’s rise Revenue Services (BURS) that President Masisi should accept snooping around opposition Ministers lose appeals P • Boko moots another Motion of No Confidence against Masisi 1. Log onto the stance and crack the whip in order the government chopper to go to • Mogae threatened to dissolve Parley recently approached the Local • former Director of Intelligence and Botswana National Front (BNF) to restore stability in the troubled Shakawe where he had an event Enterprise Authority (LEA) Last hope is on Central Committee review 2. Click “For Me” tabwww.fnbbotswana.co.bwSecurity Services (DISS) Isaac Kgosi transitionsand its leader. Highly placed sources Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and came back to Gaborone on • about their dealings with as his chosen Private Secretary. within the two organizations have Barataphathi faced Khama’s wrath • Some might turn against Masisi after weeks of infighting that had Sunday. Though he confirmed Mabaila, especially payments 3. Scroll down to “borrow” and clickAccording to Khama, President • Some in Centralconfirmed District that they are opposed investigating P12.00 seen party members publicly take that he will attend the SONA • Masisi faces Khama’s faction made to his security company, Masisi told him that the reason he possible money laundering involving on each other to the chagrin of the on Monday morning, President Emirates Securities. cannot appoint Kgosi is because he Masire’s risethe BNF and its leader Boko. • PHILLIMON MMESO “Vehicle & Asset Finance” tab HAPPIER TIMES: Masisi and Khama Boko moots another Motion of No Confidence against Masisi public. Khama took the chopper and flew This was after LEA will retire in December 2018. • “During the BNF conference held [email protected] Mogae threatenedin Rakops recently, to mostdissolve if not all Parley • The next Central Committee to his farm and came back in the Seretse Butale Kgathi Ralotsia terminated their contract 4. Click “apply now” tab Unreasonable, irrational Last hope is on Central Committee review meeting on Wednesday is evening. with Emirates Securities after to form Botswana Movement for • service providers were paid cash reason he could not attend the “His Excellency, President Masisi’s Democracy (BMD). Barataphathi faced Khama’s wrath expected to be one of its kinds as This is said to have been the ‘the it failed to fulfill some of the which fuelled our suspicion,” a resident Mokgweetsi SONA was that he was at his 5. Click “start application” tab decision to refuse the appointment he will have to specifically deal last straw that broke the camel’s PHILLIMON MMESO contractual obligations. Although this was a purely • Masisi facessource Khama’s revealed. faction the results had been announced,” find his handsMasisi tied is to said revise to havethe informationfarm, information from the gatheredprevious by as his private secretary. is therefore, unreasonable, irrational partisan matter, that had nothing amount to a disqualification from with instability within the party back’ as this infuriated President [email protected] revealed a member of the appeals outcomeP of the appeals panel. This administration to build a strong To show that he is building“The hissecurity officers were Highly placed sources close to resolved to take a tough and unlawful and liable to be serving in any capacity for which he stance and crack the whip in order this publication shows that he was 6. Enter your details and the details to do with state presidency, Khama both Boko and former President Ian especially among members of Masisi who decided to include committee. BDP Secretary General sets in a new danger to his already motion against Masisi. case, in response to SONA,not provided Boko with uniform reviewed and set aside, if challenged qualifies in the public service. In May PHILLIMON MMESO to restore stability in the troubled being economical with the truth. deafeated Motswaledi on the [PIC:PRESSPHOTO] Khama have alleged that the latter the Central Committee. His next paragraph 270 in his address. his week members of the Mpho Balopi said that the Appeals strained presidency because with “He is mostly going to expose said they want a forensicand other audit accessorieson the needed before the courts,” reads Khama’s this year, President Masisi shocked Through his lawyers,[email protected] Khama states Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) On Friday, Khama was given of your vehicle / asset presidential immunity clause as he sponsored the BNF conference and move would be to meet party Elective Congress Botswana Democratic Party’s Board has completed its work in the ministers now disgruntled they the donations that Masisi received National Petroleumfor Fund a security (NPF). officer and as notice. Khama demands that the many when he fired Kgosi as that Kgosi has served as his private Boko after weeks of infighting that had the government chopper to go to was head of state 24 hours a day. It the UDC 2019 campaignreason strategyhe could not attend the caucus to address contentious One of the issues that is said Appeals Board are said to stipulated in the contract secretary when he was the Vice T regard to the elections appeals. may join forces with a faction of the Shakawewhile he waswhere VP he and had some an event of the “The State was swindled no less 7. Receive reference number decision to reject the appointment was impossible to separate decisions Director General of DISS replacing resident Mokgweetsi SONA was that he was at his seen party members publicly take President of Botswana. with unclosed millions of pula. TikTok rival launch issues. to be pushing the political have dismissed most of the appeals “The Central Committee is party that wants to topple Masisi properties bought for him by some than 240 million Pula.every So time far onlyhe was asked to of Colonel Kgosi as his Private him with Brigadier Peter Magosi Things fall apart at BNF on each other to the chagrin of the and came back to Gaborone on he made in his personal capacity and Masisi is said Into interviewhave with thisfarm, publication information gathered by There is raging fear in the temperatures to a boiling point that were brought by most the meeting on Wednesday and that is from presidency. The party has Sunday.business Though people,” heconfided confirmed a source. three pawns in a grandfulfill scheme contractual obligations notification via email / sms Secretary be vacated and that he be who was retired by Khama “The rapport and Punderstanding public. those he made as head of state. resolved to takerecently a tough Boko vehementlythis publication denied shows thatThings he was are falling apart in the corridors of power that the ruling is the continued campaign for incumbent Members of Parliament, he will threaten to report duly appointed into the position with as commander of that subsists betweenstance the claimant and crack the whip in order when the board will present their fallen in difficult times, particularly that Bokohe will is attendallegedly the weaponised SONA with of looting are facing prosecution. Khama has stated that upon that they were fundedbeing by economical former with country’sthe truth. leading opposition party, [PIC:PRESSPHOTO] party is on the verge of crumbling the Central Committee positions mostly cabinet ministers who lost the The next Central Committee the management to the immediate effect, “or within such Ground and Col Kgosi wouldto enable restore the stability in the troubled If he doesn’t we will force him to do report to us and then discuss it,” he meetingwith former on Wednesday President Ianis Khama on classifiedMonday morning,information President – which will The President has now become a 8. WesBank will contact you within the retirement of President Khama andOn that Friday, he Khama wasBotswana given National Front (BNF) and under the weight of internal which will be filled at a party party’s primary elections. then President Khama and time as is reasonably and practicable, smooth filling of theBotswana vacant position Democratic Party (BDP) so, that’s why we convinced Noah revealed. expectedseemingly to be unhappy one of itswith kinds the wayas his Khamamake took his motionthe chopper more and researched flew recurrent decimal in the NPF saga. Brigadier (Khama) funded thethe motion government of chopperthe to centre go to can no longer hold, and feuding emanating from emerging congress next year. This is causing Permanent Secretary to the with a person most aftereminently weeks of infighting that had Salakae to withdraw his resignation Most appeals fell out on grounds Among ministers that were successor has been treating him. His to hisand farm lethal and than came the back previous in the one. He must account. He must face up to 4 hours taking into account the grave George Shakawe where he had thatan event is principally because the center he will have to specifically deal qualified and, mostseen importantly, party members publiclyno confidence take against President because we need numbers at the factions with some aligned behind extreme divisions in the party. that appellants didn’t follow proper pinning their hopes on a positive loyalists are lining up against Masisi evening.Asked if he has been provided with Rapitsenyane’sPresident question and Carter account Morupisi,” inconvenience the claimant suffers Tlhalerwa is literally absent. Highly placed with instability within the party on each other to the chagrinMokgweetsi of the Masisi and which came was back tabled to Gaborone on NEC meeting,” confided a source. former President Ian Khama and Some party elders are said to procedures. outcome of the appeal are Defence, and even threatening to ensure that Thisinformation is said to haveby Khama, been the Boko ‘the denied and atone,” herevealed said. the source. from the failure to fill the vacancy.” he informed the claimant’s own choice and sources within the BNF National especially among members of public. by Boko in Parliament.Sunday. Though he confirmed undermining the presidency of have warned President Masisi that The Appeals Board has overturned last straw that broke the camel’s Seretse In an interview with Khama has given Masisi 30 days preference, as envisioned by the Ahead of the BNF National Justice and Security Minister Shaw the Centralhe does Committee. not get nominated His next to run as that but said should there be such During the initial Motion of No Masisi and In an interview BNFthat heTreasurer will attend the SONAExecutive Committee have revealed Masisi. “if you do not fix a crack, you will this publication, Mabaila to meet the demands from the date law, with regard toThe the nextnature Central Committee Conference in Rakops, Boko The aPatriot decision by on the SundayNorth East | www.thepatriot.co.bwKgathi; Presidential Affairs | November Ministermove 18, presidential 2018would be to candidate meet party in next year’sback’ asneed this he infuriated will approach President him. Confidence, some BDP legislators #DreamClickOwn that he has Noah Salakae revealedon Monday that indeed morning, Presidentthat the party especially leadership The recent revelation by be forced to build the entire wall”. confirmed that indeed LEA has of service of the notice and if they meeting on Wednesday is promised that he will personally fund Regional Committee that had Nonofho Molefhi, Agriculture caucusGeneral to address elections. contentious They have a readyMasisi who“And decided let it be to knowninclude that in my dismissed Boko as a hired gun identified Colonel of this position,” reads the Boko informed themKhama that hetook will the chopperhave and lost flew trust in their President President Masisi that the transition Masisi is expected to follow PHILLIMON MMESOterminated the contract with are not met they will institute review expected to be one of its kinds as the conference with P2 million which recommended a re-run between Minister Patrick Ralotsia, issues.and waiting ally to conveniently workparagraph entire 270 life in Ihis have address. never been to with assistant Minister of Tertiary Butale Kgosi as a fitting statutory notice. fund the conferenceto buthis farmthe money and came backDuma in theBoko who also doubles up from Khama to him was not as [email protected], but added that he is suing proceedings and seek, inter alia, he will have to specifically deal will mostly cater for buses, meals what former Presidents the late Biggie Butale and the winner of the Infrastructure minister Vincent with to frustrate Masisi. ElectiveMosu Congress and wonder where people get Education Fidelis Molao almost For more details: candidate for the Verbally declined was not deposited evening.into the party’s as president of the Umbrella for smooth as was expected is said to There is raging fear in the them for unlawful termination an order declaring that President with instability within the party and other logistics. The buses were Sir Ketumile Masire and past primary electionsGovt chairman of the losesSeretse, Water and Sanitationmillions corridors Motionof power of that no on confidencethe ruling fuelOne ofthat the informationissueslevy that is from,” said said Boko letting the cat out when he accused vacant position account. “He informedThis us isthat said the to have beenDemocratic the ‘the Change (UDC). the results had been announced,” Email [email protected] especially among members of expected to be branded with BNF have been his first warning shot immediate Ian Khama did by BDP Youth Wing Simon Moabi.` minister Kefentse Mzwinila, his It is anticipated that the Leaderto be pushingwho thedenied political that he is financially Boko of rubbleof the rousingcontract. for certain Masisi’s decision is unreasonable, and submitted his To Khama’s dismay, last straw that broke the camel’sThe August NECSeretse which is party is on the verge of crumbling his week members of the revealed a member of the appeals Kgathi President Masisithe Central verbally Committee. money His wasnext given to him personally color but this came only a dream as that he wants to crack the whip proposing a compromise ahead of “The reason that these guys lost assistant Itumeleng Moepisi and of Opposition in Parliament Dumatemperatures sponsored to a boiling by Khama. point people. “This“They Motion started has threateningbeen irrational and unlawful and be set curriculum vitae. back’ as this infuriated Presidentexpected to discuss the conference under the weight of internal Botswana Democratic Party’s committee. BDP Secretary General Call the Contact Centre on 3959881 or advised himmove that hiswould choice be to meetand party in his business account as such only five buses were sourced. and take control of the party and the elective congress next year. their appeals is that they failed to Tertiary Education Minister Ngaka Boko will re-table his Motion ofis Nothe continuedFormer campaign President for Khama hadT brought meto the with House termination and I opined of the aside. Masisi who decided to includeis expected to produce fireworks feuding emanating from emerging Appeals Board are said to find his hands tied to revise the Served with he was the one paying the bills,” he have dismissed most of the appeals Mpho Balopi said that the Appeals has been declined,caucus to which address contentious In an interview BNF Publicity government. The aim of the compromise follow the election procedures, Ngaka. Though President Masisifactions withConfidence some aligned against behind President theMasisi. Central revealed Committee that positions he had sought legal that thecontract mover of last the year Motion and is failed. a outcome of the appeals panel. This walk into the nearest FNB branch Immunity distinction said. paragraph 270 in his address.as there is suspicionPHILLIMON by some BNF MMESO that were brought by most the Board has completed its work in forced Khamaissues. to write a Secretary Justin Hunyepa confirmedButale The climax of his toxic is to help align the party to the which state that immediately after has gone on record declaring thatformer PresidentInformation Ian Khama gathered and by thiswhich will beadvice filled from at a Boko,party especially hired gunThey and then I stick pushed by it. itHe to is this sets in a new danger to his already Ralotsia Elective Congress members that [email protected] is a plan to incumbent Members of Parliament, regard to the elections appeals. It appears Khama does not see In motivating letter maintainingThere is his raging fear inOne the of the people who is alleged that they could not source the buses relationship with Khama campaigns of the 2019 General the results are announced they must some of the candidates that won publication and collaboratedcongress by nextregarding year. This the is refusal causing by the current doing year,”the bidding he said, for denying certain people, that he strained presidency because with information from the previous to have been paying the service set aside resolution 7 which read undermining the presidency of “The Central Committee is his intentions as an exercise in his reasons for the corridors of power that the ruling One of the issues that is said because regions brought the names Though in an interview with Elections. Insiders have revealed declare whether they accept or not extreme divisions in the party. mostly cabinet ministersused his who closeness lost the with former President Masisi and Vice President Tsogwane administration to build a strong Terms and conditions apply. choice and motivating to be pushing the politicalthus; “Noting that after several and the results had been announced,” the Primary elections against Masisi.his highly placed sources close to both administration to employ former and it is very dangerous Mr Speaker,”meeting on Wednesday and that is the ministers now disgruntled they futility since President Masisi enjoys appointment of the party is on the verge ofproviders crumbling during the conference is his week membersvery late.of the “We know where those Mmegi newspaper, former that it is not going to be easy Some party elders are said to party’s primary elections.President Khama to threaten motion against Masisi. his reasons for it. consistent requests BNF made to revealed a member of the appeals Kgathi accept the results. Most of them ministers were not good enoughThe recentBoko revelation and former by President has Directorate of Intelligence and said Molao, refusing to state thosewhen the boardPHILLIMON will present their MMESO may join forces with a faction of the immunity from legal challenges under the weight of internalBoko’s close ally Elliottemperatures Moshoke. to In a aboiling point Botswana Democraticallegations Party’s come from but President President Khama said that the have warned President Masisi that Most appeals fellLEA out officials.PAGE on grounds as his private secretary. former spy chief, Khama have a bilateral with BMD to address committee. BDP Secretary General To page 3 launched their appeals days after to replace them at Cabinet, hePresident will Masisishown that that, the thetransition LOO got some Security Services (DISS) Isaac Kgosi certain people. party that wants to topple Masisi “He is mostly going to expose for decisions he has taken while in He maintained written response, Moshokeis the continued declined campaign for T report to us and then discuss it,” he feuding emanating from emerging Appeals Board areBoko said explained to to the delegates that find his hands tied to revise the “if you do not fix a crack, you will that appellants didn’t follow proper [email protected] the donations that Masisi received To show that he is building his said Kgosi who is his close the representationhave issues, dismissed BMD has most of the appeals Mpho Balopi said that the Appeals from Khama to him was not as Regarding the issue of non- from presidency. The party has the office of head of state as part of there was no to comment on histhe involvement Central Committee in positions he has desired to hire buses for them outcome of the appeals panel. This be forced to build the entire wall”. procedures. revealed. case, in response to SONA, Boko associate had served the factions with some aligned behind Board has completed its work in smooth as was expected is said to compliance03 with the contract fallen in difficultMasisi, times, Party particularly Chairman Slumberwhile he was VP and some of the valid, lawful and the controversy surroundingwhich will befunds filled at aconsistently party not beenthat responsive. were brought by most the Ralotsia AmongWOMAN ministers that were POWER TO SHINE said they want a forensic audit on the his work. Over the years Khama government of Botswana with former President Ian Khama and but due to failure toregard submit to thenames elections appeals. sets in a new danger to his already Masisi is expected to follow The Appeals Boardobligations, has overturned he vehemently otswana Democraticwith former President Ian Khama properties bought for him by some rational basis for disbursed at the Rakopscongress conference. next year. This isWe causing therefore resolveincumbent that Members of Parliament, information from the previous have been his first warning shot pinning their hopes on a positive Tsogwane and Secretary General National Petroleum Fund (NPF). Individual Finance Applicationhas benefited handsomely from distinction in a career spanning undermining the presidency of on time this did not happen,” he said, strained presidency because with what former Presidents the late a decision by the Northdenied East that – insisting that all business people,” confided a source. extreme divisions in thethere party. should be jointmostly primary cabinet ministers who lost the “The Central Committee is that he wants to crack the whip outcome of the appeal Partyare Defence, (BDP) is allegedlyseemingly unhappyMpho BalopiwithNews the from way theirhis respective presidential immunity provision over forty years. rejectionMasisi. of his “As a disciplined member of the BNF adding that people must understand the ministers now disgruntled they administration to build a strong Sir Ketumile Masire and past Regional Committee that had B Boko is allegedlythe case weaponised win he will with reassume his“The State was swindled no less elections under theparty’s UDC primaryin all the elections. meeting on Wednesday and that is and take control of the party and rocked by secret meetingssuccessor haspositions been treating within him. the His party. with many cases against him falling recommendation I cannot engage withSome newspapers party elders are said to that it was during public holidays may join forces with a faction of the motion against Masisi. immediate Ian Khama did by recommended a re-run between Justice and Securityinvolving Minister top party Shaw figures, some 1 than 240 million Pula. So far only “That Col. Isaac Seabelo The recent revelation by when the board will present their as his private secretary. government. loyalists are lining up against Masisi classified informationposition. – which will directly on mattershave about warned the party President parliamentaryMasisi that and councilMost appeals seats fell out on grounds “He is mostly going to expose Biggie Butale and the winner of the ToKgathi; page 4Presidentialwithin Affairs the Central Minister Committee in a Recently the party leadership was three pawns in a grand scheme by the way side on the same ground. Kgosi had recently served in the Presidentto appoint Masisi Kgosi that the transition where buses were onreport high to demand. us and then discuss it,” he party that wants to topple Masisi proposing a compromise ahead of and even threatening to ensure that make his motionKhama more told researched a local paper [PIC:PRESSPHOTO] as I am not the spokesperson“if you do not of the fix a crack,allocated you will to the BMDthat in appellants 2014, except didn’t follow proper the donations that Masisi received To show that he is building his The climax of his toxic primary elections chairman of the Nonofho Molefhi,plot to oustAgriculture President Mokgweetsi left shocked when former President of looting areformer facing President prosecution. Khama is part of www.facebook.com/FNBB One such case was when the late eminent position of Director fromas his Khama private to him was not as Hunyepa hailed revealed.the conference from presidency. The party has www.thepatriot.co.bw the elective congress next year. he does not get nominated to run as and lethal thanthat the before previous he stepped one. down he party. I respect all bemy forced leaders to and build the entirewhere wall”. it holds incumbency.procedures. If this while he was VP and some of the case, in response to SONA, Boko COLLECTOR’S relationship with Khama Minister Patrick Ralotsia, Ian Khama announced that he The Presidentthe grandhas now plan become to cast a doubt on the Gomolemo Motswaledi took Khama General of the DISS with smoothsecretary. as was expected is said to saying it was one of the best fallen in difficult times, particularly Mug The aim of the compromise BDP Youth Wing Simon Moabi.` Asked if heconsulted has been Balopiprovided about with writing a fails, then the BNF shouldThe Appealsassume Board has overturned Among ministers that were said they want a forensic audit on the presidential candidate in next year’s all the procedures andMasisi processes is expected of to follow properties bought for him by some Though in an interview with Infrastructure minister Vincent never resigned as party president recurrent decimalleadership in the of NPFboth saga.Masisi and his to court to challenge him for his distinction,” he said in his letter, have Thebeen his first warning shot organized as they evenpinning put their hopes on a positive with former President Ian Khama is to help align the party to the “The reason that these guys lost information resignationby Khama, Bokoletter deniedbut he was told it what former Presidentsthe the leadership late of thesea decision constituencies by the North East business people,” confided a source. National Petroleum Fund (NPF). Mmegi newspaper, former Seretse, Water and Sanitation General elections.and that They should have thosea ready pursuing WesBank - a division of @FNB_Botswanadecision to suspend him from adding that he was retired upon that relationshiphe wants to crackthe the BNF. whip If any leader has said such WIFI in the main tent to ease seemingly unhappy with the way his campaigns of the 2019 General their appeals is that they failed to that but saidwas should not therenecessary. be such He must account.close associate He must Balopi face up within to the and wards. The UDCRegional would Committee be the that had outcome of the appeal are Defence, “The State was swindled no less President Khama said that the minister Kefentse Mzwinila, his and waiting ally to conveniently work An Authorised Financial Services and Registered Credit Provider. the Botswana Democratic Party and take control of thegross party allegations, and itSir would Ketumile be very Masire and past communication. “Those who are successor has been treating him. His Boko is allegedly weaponised with Elections. Insiders have revealed follow the election procedures, need he will approach him. Rapitsenyane’sparty. question and account First National Bank of Botswana the assumption of office by President been final arbiter if the recommendedabove two do nota re-run between Justice and Security Minister Shaw than 240 million Pula. So far only with to frustrate Masisi. According to highly placed (BDP); the outcome of which forced unfortunate,” he saidimmediate The two Ian met Khama did by peddling those rumors we know loyalists are lining up against Masisi classified information – which will Breakfast that it is not going to be easy which state that immediately after assistant Itumeleng Moepisi and and atone,” he said. Masisi. government.Khama and Kgathi; Presidential Affairs Minister three pawns in a grand scheme “And let itsources be known the thatannouncement in my by after the conferenceproposing a compromisesucceed.” ahead of Biggie Butale and the winner of the make his motion more researched Tertiary Education Minister Ngaka Motion of no confidence Motswaledi to bolt out of the party TheKgosi climax dates of his toxic their agenda and won’t entertain and even threatening to ensure that the results are announced they must entire life I have never been to During the initial Motion of No Ltd. He said the retirement of Kgosi The Boko campprimary commonly elections known chairman of the Nonofho Molefhi, Agriculture of looting are facing prosecution. Ngaka. Though President Masisi It is anticipated that the Leader backrelationship to their time with KhamaAfter the BNF conference,the elective congressBoko next year. them,” he said. He said most of he does not get nominated to run as and lethal than the previous one. Not declare whether they accept or not Mosu and wonder where people get Confidence, some BDP legislators was not based on any fault, failure Forces at Botswana at the barracks where he as Fear fokol is said to be against the Minister Patrick Ralotsia, The President has now become a Defence Force (BDF). served as Head of Intelligence and BDP Youth Wing Simon Moabi.` 90 NOVEMBER 18, 2018 | ISSUE 301 has gone on record declaring that of Opposition in Parliament Duma FULL STORY ON PAGE 5 or impropriety as such could never is alleged to have drivenThe to aim Mosu of the compromise people who are peddling the rumors presidential candidate in next year’s Asked if he has been provided with To page 3 accept the results. Most of them that information from,” said Boko dismissed Boko as a hired gun Khama, who is very close to Kgosi, when he joined politics,Though he brought in an interview with motion as they have a soft spot for Infrastructure minister Vincent recurrent decimal in the NPF saga. some of the candidates that won Boko will re-table his Motion of No Mmegi newspaper, formerwhere he met formeris to President help align the party to the “The reason that theseare guysthose lost who expressed aversion on General elections. They have a ready information by Khama, Boko denied 48 launched their appeals days after who denied that he is financially with assistant Minister of Tertiary publicly expressed his shock and him along and appointed him his BMD while a factiontheir led appeals by BNF is vice that they failed to Seretse, Water and Sanitation He must account. He must face up to the Primary elections against his Confidence against President Masisi. President Khama saidKhama that the and formercampaigns DISS Director of the 2019 General the membership of BMD within the and waiting ally to conveniently work that but said should there be such sponsored by Khama. Education Fidelis Molao almost unhappiness; saying that the firing private secretary. Kgosi was sent for president Rev. Dr followPrince theDibeela election procedures, minister Kefentse Mzwinila, his Rapitsenyane’s question and account Information gathered by this General Isaac Kgosi.Elections. Efforts Insidersto get have revealed UDC and calling for coalition with with to frustrate Masisi. need he will approach him. Balopi dismisses faction as ‘Sodomministers and were notGomorrah’ good enough as letting the cat out when he accused of his close ally was undignified. assistant Itumeleng Moepisi and and atone,” he said. publication and collaborated by Former President Khama had further studies in United States of comment from advocatethat it isBoko not weregoing to beprefer easy partnershipwhich with the state Alliance that immediately after “And let it be known that in my to replace them at Cabinet, he will Boko of rubble rousing for certain Alliance for ProgressivesTertiary (AP). Education Minister Ngaka Motion of no confidence working highly placed sources close to both revealed that he had sought legal America as way of preparing him to futile at the time of going to press for Progressives (AP)the andresults want are BMD announced they must entire life I have never been to During the initial Motion of No Mug people. “This Motion has been Those who are against Boko have It is anticipated that the Leader advice from Boko, especially establish the DISS. expelled from the UDC.declare The whether group they accept or not Ngaka. Though President Masisi Confidence, some BDP legislators Boko and former President has while DCECThe promised Patriot to respond on Sunday to | www.thepatriot.co.bw | Octobersaid that 7, his 2018 absent leadership has of Opposition in Parliament Duma Mosu and wonder where people get regarding the refusal by the current brought to the House and I opined which is believed toaccept prefer the an results. alliance Most of them has gone on record declaring that dismissed Boko as a hired gun COLLECTOR’S shown that, the LOO got some a questionnaire sent to them but has To page 3 created a vaccuum and left the party Boko will re-table his Motion of No that information from,” said Boko administration to employ former that the mover of the Motion is a with the Ndaba Gaolathelaunched led their Alliance appeals days after some of the candidates that won with assistant Minister of Tertiary not done so by the time of going to without cohesion and direction. 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According to ‘BALANCED & FAIR’ Babereki deals damage as rivals target him Wikipedia, in Abrahamic religions, PAGE STAFF WRITER Sodom and Gomorrah have become BDP [email protected] synonymous with impenitent sin, and their fall with a proverbial 03 Confianza even lecturers at Botswana trainees under your direction. manifestation of divine retribution. • News Tsholetsa Police College in Otse got the shock Such investigation may result in Sodom and Gomorrah were cities JULY 01, 2018 | ISSUE 281 1 S of their life on Friday when Police you being charged criminally and/ or mentioned in the Book of Genesis HARDTIMES: Botswana Democratic Party is marred by internal problems ahead of the 2019 General Elections. The party’s suspends him for Boko’s millions Commissioner Keabetswe Makgophe disciplinarily. In view of the seriousness of police officers met their lawyer in Gaborone and throughout the Hebrew Bible, Secretary General, Mpho Balopi denied knowledge of any new faction within his party. P12.00 suspendedPAGE them with immediate effect over this matter, I have decided to suspend you on Friday afternoon to seek legal advice and the New Testament. five years involvement in sexual relationships with from duty on full salary effective today 05 map the way forward, immediately after According to the Torah, the • some of their students. the general elections. Therefore after Rakgare to 05 October 2018 pending the outcome of the receiving suspension letters. condition of anonymity, although the kingdoms of Sodom and Gomorrah careful consideration we agreed that In the suspension letters,Letshego written and investigation againstMD you”. stepsThey down are considering dragging the Police Act deals with discreditable conduct, were allied with the cities of Admah, www.thepatriot.co.bw we are going to need more time to SUBSCRIBEreplace him in delivered on Friday, Makgophe wrote: “Be “Consequent to the above, the Director Commissioner to court over the matter intimate relationships with trainees are not Zeboim, and Bela. Divine judgment focus on the general elections alone,” elections. He said the appeals informed that it has been reported to this Training is to confine you to the police convinced that there is no provision part of the conduct, which the Act prohibits. by God was passed upon Sodom said Balopi. Quizzed on the decision were handled by the Electoral Mogoditshane? office that you are being investigated for an camp or place of residence during such fix UDC image prohibiting them from having intimate “Even the Botswana Police College, which and Gomorrah and two neighboring Board together with the Appeals to extend the Simon Mavange P10.50 offence of Discreditable Conduct. hours as s/he may decide. relationships with police trainees who are cities, which were completely Committee appointed by Masisi irregulaties were identified following Taxman isNews a tertiary institution attended by adults led committee over a period that NOVEMBER 4, 2018 | ISSUE 299 This followed allegations that you are I do hope that you will cooperate with the full legal entities that can consent to sex. consumed by fire and brimstone. with powers vested on him by the investigations by both the Electoral recognized as 1such by law and qualified to violates the BDP constitution, which [PIC:OMANG KILANO] involved in an intimate relationship with investigating officers in order to facilitate On Thursday afternoon Balopi was party’s constitution. Balopi also Board and Appeals Committees as Their main contention is that there is no engagePAGE in sexual relationships, does not The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | November 4, 2018 stipulates that every two years there Newswhere appeals1 were succesful. Theafter the speedy completion of this matter,” said at pains trying to explain and justify PAGEdenied that the Central CommitteeBotswana indicated in the potentialreport handed to BCP provision either in the statutes that govern have institutional rules which forbid sexual should be youth congress where committees tasked with handling the PHILLIMON MMESO Makgophe to one Sergeant. the decison by the BDP central has been delaying the release of the central committee this week. The BDP faction turns heat on President police officers or their code of conduct relationships between instructors and a new committee will be elected, appeals have done well, hence the [email protected] • 09 “Do or Die” for Botswanacommittee to postpone- Gaolathe to 2020, the the06 outcomes of the appeals saying re-runs in Bobonong and Kgalagadi Mabaila Engages SA PR consultant for 2019 Still reeling in shock, the suspended that bars lecturers from having intimate trainees,” a source at the college said. Balopi said it is normal for the financialNorth constituencies hub will give– a lifeexpert go-ahead in those constituencies for relationships with trainees and that sex youth congress that was due in 2019 congress to be postponed. He denied the correct procedure had to be The lawyer consulted by the suspended line and glimpse of hope to cabinet election re-runs. The other appeals• BURS investigates www.thepatriot.co.bw with their partners is and was consensual. officers declined to shed light on the matter, where a new leadership was to be that the postponement is due to followed in a comprehensive manner he 2019 General Elections P12.00 ministers Shaw Kgathi who is the which were not successful were According to the cops, who spoke on saying it is confidential and that he does not elected. instability or growing factionalism by the relevant structures which him for tax are increasingly promising ready to Minister of Defense, Justice and dismissed and our focus has now T have instructions from his clients to share are independent and free from the to be an expensive exercise He claimed that the current Youth that threatens to spill over the shifted to delivering credible and fair evasion for politicians as well resourced Central Committee. He said the Security and Itumeleng Moipisi who Mosu lies exposedthe information with the media. Wing leadership had proposed the the youth and render the BDP is currently the Assistant Minister elections on the ordered re-runs,”• candidates are already turning to postponement, which was then ungovernable ahead of 2019 polls. party received 134 appeals lodged I have over P10 of Water and Sanitation Services. said Balopi. consultants to craft powerful slogans, accepted by the Central Committee by councilors and MPs candidates million worthappealing of personalities and stylish Plot to • Bulela Ditswe appeals after considering compelling reasons in the primary elections. He noted Kgathi lost the elections against Mabaila saga Govt dumps Khama’s P6 million airstrip CRACKING THE WHIP: Makgophe newcomer Francisco Kgoboko tenders withswag to Govt win over an increasingly walk out Masisi advanced by the youth. “Next year Balopi denied interference by the that 39 out of 110 which constitutes Balopi said that the suspended influential floating voters. Khama to Masisi … AUGUST 5, 2018 | ISSUE 286 (2019) we will have a very busy Central Committee led by President (36.6 %) of the CouncilorsThe Patriot appeals on Sundaywho garnered | www.thepatriot.co.bw 5, 595 votes against Tshephang | November Mabaila 4, 2018has written to – Mabaila Kgathi’s 1, 785 while Moipisi lost to It is all about the ‘Americanisation’ BDF to build Mosu airstrip schedule for the party preparing for Mokgweetsi Masisi in the outcomes succeeded while only 2 out 24 (8.3 the party appealing against a recent• of political campaigns in Botswana, PHILLIMON MMESO the high rising Talitha Monnakgotla. ‘I am suing LEA’ • of Bulela Ditswe appeals lodged by %) of the MP appeals were also decision to suspend him. He said a trend hitherto seen in other [email protected] Moipisi only managed 1, 696 votes • oust Masisi Unhappy with failure to adopt • [PIC:PRESSPHOTO] losers in the recent party primary succesful. The two“Do constituencies or Die” forMabaila Botswana is still on suspension and Denies that- heGaolathe • PHILLIMON MMESO It cost state P250 000/month to maintain - PS countries as politicians recognize against Monnakgotla’s 2, 139. “We Factions holding secret night meetings BDF Commander • vehemently denies contributing Mogwera suspendswhich five will have election regionalre –runs chairpersonswill know his fate next week when won tendersthat high-priced due consultants can fine- new Constitution [email protected] Our understanding was that it is not on private land but belonged to state – he expression on experienced a lot of challenges to the dismissal of Isaac Kgosi in the MP category are Bobonong the relevant structures will release tune their message and• give them an Mabaila Brigadier Thulaganyo through appeals in the primary friendship with People are focused on party positions rather than the 2019 elections – Balopi APPOINT • shortly after Masisi ascended the and Kgalagadi North where some the verdict on the issue. edge at the ballot box. President of • Except for Mogae, Seretse Khama and Masire built private airstrips T DITIRO MOTLHABANE Businesselections. We will only have council enior governmentThe Patriotofficials on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | November 4, 2018 Masisi’s face changes presidency. “I can confirm that Mabaila has Khama Botswana National Front (BNF) and Spokesperson insists that to a more serious look, as he [email protected] and parliamentary primary election • Kgalagadi South constituency strategic meeting cancelled appearing before the Public Accounts “The reason he thinks I am the put in an appeal over his recent Umbrella for Democratic Change PHILLIMON MMESO DCEC, FIA www.thepatriot.co.bwadjusts his posture to sit up NOVEMBER 11, 2018 | ISSUE 300 P12.00 S Committee (PAC) this week, for Three weeks before Botswana re-runs in constituencies and wards they are committed to UDC P10.50 • straight when reminded that the one who was behind his dismissal on allegations of unauthorised suspension from the party. As of now (UDC) Advocate Duma Boko has [email protected] the first time since the“Do construction of theor Die” for Botswana - GaolatheState funds, resources used by Public Employees Union (BOPEU) is because he knows that I am an let’s wait for the final outcome and • Guma was the guest speaker controversial Mosu airstrip, admitted that it former Director General of the hold elections for national office deductions. Your suspension has stepped up the moneyed ladder after • expert in the drill of disarming see how things will go,” said Balopi. recently boasting that he will sponsor has been built using state funds for former Directorate of Intelligence and bearers, the president Masego not been lifted, and accordingly you Include us or we are out – outhful Tshepang Mabaila, and containing a delinquent the July BNF conference to the tune President Ian Khama’s private use. Security Services (DISS) accused Mogwera, is involved in a lack the capacity to suspend other who up to Friday was Botswana investigate Boko him of being bitter because he officer,” he revealed, adding that members,” reads part of the response. of P2 million and the 2019 general PAGE VehicleBCP & source Asset Y Further, they conceded that the airstrip dirty scuffle with five regional KGOSI…OR!Democratic Party (BDP) the firing of Kgosi was a welcome elections with P10 million. parliamentary candidate for 2019 was built using Botswana Defence Force refused to employ him. “I could chairpersons after she slapped them The regional chairpersons also -Olefile Monakwe, Tshepo Maribela PHILLIMON MMESO BDP’s development. Botswana potential • general elections in Mogoditshane (BDF) personnel on private land belonging never work under Kgosi, ever! It accuse Mogwera of claiming True to his word, Boko has 06 Says Masisi is unreasonable, irrational and acted unlawfully • Ministerswith suspension letters on Monday. lose appeals-BOBS region chairpeson, CAAB [email protected] Suspect possible money laundering at BNF conference Zuckerberg is a total lie because he does not Brigadier Masisi was fielding to have instituted disciplinary engaged a South African image Loan Financing? constituency, has dumped the ruling to Khama and will never revert to the state questions from The Patriot on On Friday lawyers representing Chairperson Tulo Mojasagagwe, company Status Reputation financial hub – expert • party to contest as independent have good management skills,” he the suspended chairpersons replied proceedings against them and later committee or any other national “TheGives debate ofMasisi leaving the 30UDC days to respond or else goes to court as the public has always been made to • Boko failed to keep his promises: No buses for delegates Sunday in a no-holds-barred • Some might turn against Masisi • Last hope is on CentralStatistics Botswana Committee Chairperson review Management Consultancy which News candidate after he was slapped with a says, face contorted. to Mogwera warning her that passing judgment (suspensions), statutory structures of the union oalition pangs and is a debate which hasn’t reached believe. interview during the week at Modise Ramaretlwa and Tebogo has stated that anything to do with 1 • difficultBrigadier Masisi said with the thus behaving like a judge and and also have been a member of the stuttering unity efforts any structureMasisi’s of the BCP,”grounds: he said Kgosi retires in Decembersuspension of2018 five years. Appearing before the PAC, Botswana • PAGE should she not wothdraw he letter Some NEC members want Boko to resign his home in Gaborone where he • Boko moots another Motion of No ConfidenceSegadika against – David Magang Masisi Region UDC president, especially the media, ApplyC online now. style of leadership of his younger a prosecutor in the same cause. union in good standing for a period are staring at Umbrella in response. Mabaila, who is former president Defence Force (BDF) Commander immediately dismissed reports by close of business they will file chairperson. FOR YOURfor Democratic Change (UDC) PHILLIMON MMESO must contact Karabo Molotsi, a brother President Masisi he knew Further, they accuse her of violating www.thepatriot.co.bw of not less than four years. Cracks within the UDC started Ian Khama’s blue eyed boy, has been Lieutenant General Placid Segokgo • Botswana potential an urgent application in court on Sources inside BOPEU have just a few days before some of BNF on the brink of another split 06 that that he is employed at the the laws of natural justice by senior Account Executive at Status [email protected] show ahead of the Boipuso Hall serving a two months suspension admitted that the airstrip was constructed very early on that Kgosi was not Tuesday (Novermber 20, 2018) to revealed that all the five suspended In the suspension letters delivered the contracting partners go for Office of the President as head of failing to hear them out first before Mabaila RMC. Although Status RMC claims ‘meeting’ as the leaders within after being suspended by the BDP’s by the army using army resources and financial hub – expert transitionsgoing to last long as the DISS interdict the suspensions. Dismissing regional chairpersons have declared on Monday, whose contents are decisive conferences which will be Security. He, however, does not to have been engaged by UDC, the the contradicting partners gave disciplinary committee. He had been PHILLIMON MMESO News Director General. He however Mogwera, they notified her that suspending them. identical, Mogwera accuse the fivePHILLIMON of MMESO Introducingtheir first ones the after theWesBank new UDC he fallout between funds. “Our understanding was that it was deny advising his younger brother interest to contest NEC positions coalition Publicity Secretary Moeti [email protected] 1 • Some in Central District opposed Mogwera had suspended the allegations of serious misconduct. “I contradictingPresident statements. Mokgweetsi BCP Masisi accused of committing offences against not being built on a private property,” he when the need arises, because she does not have the powers she in Kasane. The National Executive [email protected] exercised ignorance over was launched in February this five regional chairpersons of the am of the considered view that you PresidentT Dumelang Saleshando the rules and regulations and General revealed, adding that they used their own claims to have invoked when she Committee is made up of Regional Individualyear. Online applicationand his predecessor former Masire’s rise ‘blood is thicker than water’. union in what they have dismissed the development referring this andPresident BNF Secretary Ian Khama General degenerated Moeti Code of Conduct of the ruling party. machinery to construct it to cut costs. Full Story on Page 5 suspended them as she has been BDP’schairpersons and National Office have conducted yourself in a manner Highly placed and intimate www.thepatriot.co.bwrecent announcement by publication to Boko who is currently Mohwasaon Friday informed when the the latter media served that aunch of a new short-form video feature.On Wednesday, Facebook suspended by the national executive as a strategy to deflate or kill off that is inconsistent with the spirit he recently form. sources with party leadership have He is alleged to have conspired and Put to him by the PAC member Dithapelo • Mogae threatened to dissolve Parley Bearers. National Office Bearers’ inNOVEMBER Angola on Parliamentary 11, 2018 business. | ISSUE 300 him with statutory notice, in the first Umbrella for Democratic competition ahead of the elective and dictate of BOPEU constitution. suspended Botswana revealed that Botswana Congress it would be a decisive congress. tried to persuade Minister of Health Keorapetse that the construction of the A council herself. “You made a decision positions that will be contested at Change (UDC) president T The move by Boko to engage Thelitmus two test leaders to powers revealed and that authority and Wellness Dr Alfred Madigele Duma Boko that he will sponsor upon a matter in which you do not congress scheduled for Kasane In the exercise of my powers you Democratic Party Take theParty first (BCP), steps which to is heading vehicle to & asset airstrip has cost more than P6 million, • Barataphathi faced Khama’s wrath the Kasane elective congress are (BDP) parliamentaryreputation managers and image of the incumbent. 2019 campaigns with over P10 starting December 09, 2018. The are hereby suspended pending a Bobonong for their conference, one of the issues to be address by and Member of Parliament for Boteti General Segokgo said he did not have the posses the power to decide. National Mogwera difficultfor President, two Vice President candidate for Mogoditshane,consultants is said to have been congress is expected to attract 500 theIn congress the papers was whichto amend were the delivered East Sethomo Lelatisitswe to support million and subsequent speculation announced the US rollout of Instagram Reels, its rival to controversial Chinese app decision of by the national executive figures. General Segokgo said they moved • Masisi faces Khama’s faction Executive Council suspended you positions, deputy Secretary General Tshepang Mabailamotivated is facing by internal bickering finance. Beginmight come your back not loan a UDC application with delegates. The five, who are among Business constitutionto the Attorney and General’sgive congress Chambers a motion of no confidence against that he is a hired gun for some and the Treasurer. The Secretary committee on theMinisters matter,” wrote lose appeals member. BCP Publicity Secretary their machinery after Khama retired as the national office bearers’ positions another battle – thiswithin time the two organisations on Friday, Khama, through his BDP’s the only eligible national executive Mogwera without giving details of WesBankDithapelo Individual Keorapetse Online confirmed Application power to be the highest decision President Mokgweetsi Masisi, which Head of State as per the protocol dictates. ruling party politicians has attracted PHILLIMON MMESO reason he could not attend the currently held by Mogwera and General is a full time position around it is fromhe the leads, taxman which has dented makinglawyers body Toteng as the and current Company, states the attention of Directorate NOVEMBER 11, 2018 | ISSUE 300 committee members to contest the alleged offences. that BCP members are not happy was tabled before parliament by the He said BDF has constructed airstrips for [email protected] SONA was that he was at his four others, are Ogaufitransitions Matilda currently held by Topias Marenga. who suspects thatthe he reputation has been not only of the UDCthat heconstitution is entitled placesto the thoseservices on Corruption and Economic and calculateat the snail your pace of monthly the process of repayment. Leader of Opposition, Duma Boko. former Presidents being founding President TikTok. farm, information gathered by Mathame 2nd Vice President, According BOPEU Constitution During the period of suspensionevading tax. organisations but also his and of a Private Secretary of his own the chairpersons have been ordered • finalising the new constitution powers on the National Executive Addressing the media outside the late Sir Seretse Khama and second Crime (DCEC) and the Financial l Some might turn against Masisi resident Mokgweetsi this publication shows that he was Regional Chairperson• SomeRemmogo in CentralArticle 25.1.2,District to be eligible opposed to hold Highly placed threatensources have to spiral out of control. P12.00 Committee.choice and selection as the relevant difficultIntelligence Agency (FIA). not to issue instructions to staff or document and filing it with the Tsholetsa House after the verdict, President Sir Ketumile Masire at their Masisi is said to have being economical with the truth. office as a national office bearer, a revealed that BotswanaThe BNF Unified and their partners law provides. Khama is demanding hold them out as officials of BOPEU Registrar of Societies. On the other hand, BMD Mabaila said he was not happy with farms. Recently when appearing before Graft busters are reportedly Business resolved to take a tough On Friday, Khama was given Masire’s risemember shall have served atleast one Revenue ServicesBotswana (BURS) Movement for Democracy Presidentthat President Advocate Masisi Sidney should Pilane accept snooping around opposition Ministers lose appeals P • the decision as he was not given an PAC last week, Permanent Secretary in the or its subsidiaries including a Boko moots another Motion of No Confidence against Masisi 1. Log ontoHe the said the process of Facebook shares rose by more than 6% on Thursday. Mr Zuckerberg holds a 13% stake stance and crack the whip in order full term in the Regional Executive recently approached(BMD) the areLocal currently fighting andformer BNF Director President of Advocate Intelligence and the government chopper to go to • member of any of its boards or access accommodating the BCP into opportunity to cross-examine key Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsBotswana National Front (BNF) to restore stability in the troubled Mogae threatened to dissolve Parley for the Lentsweletau/ Mmopane • DumaSecurity Boko Services said that (DISS) it was Isaac to be Kgosi and its leader. Highly placed sources Shakawe where he had an event any union offices without writtenEnterprise Authority (LEA) Last hope is on Central Committee review 2. Click “Forthe UDC Me” has tab www.fnbbotswana.co.bwnot been concluded witnesses, among them Madigele and Kabelo Ebineng said theytransitions have stopped Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and came back to Gaborone on • about their dealingsconstituency, with following another aas consultative his chosen congress.Private Secretary. Since the within the two organizations have Barataphathi faced Khama’s wrath authorisation from Mogwera. and as a party they are not happy Lelatisitswe. maintaining the airstrip because it was • after weeks of infighting that had Sunday. Though he confirmed Mabaila, especiallyugly payments fallout recently over Moshupa/ UDCAccording relaunch, to Khama, which followed President the • confirmed that they are investigating Some might turn against Masisi • Manyana. 3. Scroll downand feel tofrustrated “borrow” with the andslow click “The truth will come out one day proving too costly. Some in Central District opposed in the company.P12.00 seen party members publicly take that he will attend the SONA Masisi faces Khama’s faction made to his security company, consultativeMasisi told himcongress that theat Boipuso reason he possible money laundering involving pace of finalising the document. and you can see by the loss of Madigele “That particular airstrip is the private on each other to the chagrin of the Those internal disagreements led Hall,cannot the appoint party leadership Kgosi is becausehas not he Masire’s risethe BNF and its leader Boko. on Monday morning, President Emirates Securities. “Our members feel they are not in the primaries that he is being property of the former president. He had a • PHILLIMON MMESO to BNF openly expressing shock to “Vehicle & Asset Finance” tab discussedwill retire some in December of the proposals 2018. HAPPIER TIMES: Masisi and Khama Boko moots another Motion of No Confidence against Masisi public. Khama took the chopper and flew This was after LEA full members of the UDC without punished for not telling the truth,” he “During the BNF conference held hear that their partners have already from the delegates who called for piece of land he acquired• throughMogae Ngwato threatened to dissolve Parley The next Central Committee to his farm and came back in the Seretse Butale [email protected] Ralotsia terminated their contract Boko the Constitution stating that fact. Unreasonable, irrational said. Mabaila denied that he is against in Rakops recently, most if not all • Last hope is on Central Committee review found Parliamentary candidates 4. Click “apply now” tab other amendments in the new to form Botswana Movement for land board. Because of other privileges I He joins Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Microsoft’s Bill Gates in the exclusive so- meeting on Wednesday is evening. with Emirates Securities after Let it be known that we are fully • service providers were paid cash reason he could not attend the without consulting them. “The “His Excellency, President Masisi’s Democracy (BMD). Masisi, saying he supports him and can’t go into, a provision wasBarataphathi made that the faced Khama’s wrath expected to be one of its kinds as This is said to have been the ‘the it failed to fulfill some of the committed to the UDC; we’ve held constitution. which fuelled our suspicion,” a resident Mokgweetsi SONA was that he was at his Botswana National Front (BNF) 5. Click “start application” tab decision to refuse the appointment remains hopeful that with the passage airstrip be constructed by Government. It he will have to specifically deal last straw that broke the camel’s PHILLIMON MMESO contractual obligations. Mohwasa. by-elections with huge successes. Among the thorny issues that Although this was a purely • Masisi facessource Khama’s revealed. faction the results had been announced,” find his handsMasisi tied is to said revise to havethe informationfarm, information from the gatheredprevious by as his private secretary. would like to correct the picture that wereis therefore, discussed unreasonable, was that of having irrational partisan matter, that had nothing of time amounthe will realise to a disqualification the real truth. from was constructed by the BDF,” he revealed. with instability within the party back’ as this infuriated President [email protected] revealed a member of the appeals outcomeP of the appeals panel. This administration to build a strong To show that he is building“The hissecurity officers were Currently there is swelling call We are of the view that that there Highly placed sources close to resolved to take a tough this publication shows that he was is being created that a resolution has 6. Enter your details and the detailsand unlawful and liable to be Accordingserving to in Mabaila, any capacity one of for the which he In the past when defending the stance and crack the whip in order is no other viable alternative other two vice presidents which some to do with state presidency, Khama both Boko and former President Ian called ‘Centibillionaire Club’. especially among members of Masisi who decided to include committee. BDP Secretary General sets in a new danger to his already motion against Masisi. case, in response to SONA,not provided Boko withbeen uniform reached regarding the impasse within the BNF that Boko has failed Botswana Congress Party [BCP], president Dumelang Saleshando reviewed and set aside, if challenged reasonsqualifies he was pushed in the outpublic – throughservice. In May construction of the airstrip,PHILLIMON government MMESO to restore stability in the troubled being economical with the truth. with what the people need. Boko is especially within the BCP and deafeated Motswaledi on the [PIC:PRESSPHOTO] Khama have alleged that the latter the Central Committee. His next paragraph 270 in his address. his week members of the Mpho Balopi said that the Appeals strained presidency because with “He is mostly going to expose said they want a forensicand other audit accessorieson theover the needed allocation of Moshupa/ the party as he doesn’t cooperate of your vehiclethan the UDC;/ asset that we should before the courts,” reads Khama’s what hethis calls year, trumped President up charges Masisi shocked– was maintainedThrough thathis lawyers, the [email protected] Khama was statesa “strategic” Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) On Friday, Khama was given quoted in the statement saying: “My be in in 2019 to defeat the ruling Botswana National Front (BNF) presidential immunity clause as he sponsored the BNF conference and move would be to meet party Elective Congress Botswana Democratic Party’s Board has completed its work in the ministers now disgruntled they the donations that Masisi received National Petroleumfor Fund a security (NPF). officerManyana and and as Lentsweletau/ with most members of the Central notice. Khama demands that the that somemany democrats when he advanced fired Kgosi the as facilitythat Kgosi registered has served with the as hisCivil private Aviation Boko after weeks of infighting that had the government chopper to go to leadership and I are unyielding in our felt it causes confusion and was not was head of state 24 hours a day. It the UDC 2019 campaignreason strategyhe could not attend the caucus to address contentious One of the issues that is said Appeals Board are said to stipulated in the Mmopanecontract constituencies as the Committee, which has led to some party,” he said. propagandaDirector that General he was notof DISS from replacing secretary when he was the Vice T regard to the elections appeals. may join forces with a faction of the Shakawewhile he waswhere VP he and had some an event of the “The State was swindled no less commitment that Botswana needs Botswana becomes the beneficiary 7. Receive reference number indecision consonant to reject with the country’sappointment was impossible to separate decisions Authority of Botswana (CAAB)resident that will Mokgweetsi SONA was that he was at his issues. seen party members publicly take every time he was asked to demanding that he step down as the “If the new UDC constitution is President of Botswana. with unclosed millions of pula. Technology bosses have been in the spotlight recently as the size and power of their to be pushing the political have dismissed most of the appeals “The Central Committee is party that wants to topple Masisi andproperties came back bought to Gaborone for him by on some than 240 million Pula. So far only reports coming from the recent of their talent which we too often constitution.of Colonel Kgosi The asBCP his and Private BNF he made in his personal capacity andMogoditshane him with and Brigadier as such Peter cannot Magosi “continue to be managed by theMasisi BDF is as said part to have Things fall apart at BNF on each other to the chagrin of the party president. At the UDC he is to be a global player on all fronts not registered with the Registrar In interview with thisfarm, publication information gathered by There is raging fear in the temperatures to a boiling point that were brought by most the meeting on Wednesday and that is from presidency. The party has Sunday.business Though people,” heconfided confirmed a source. three pawns in a grandfulfill scheme contractual BMD obligations press conference seem to lose to other countries. Our youth notification via email / sms Secretary be vacated and that he be contestwho in the was area. retired by Khama of its“The strategic rapport support and P ofunderstanding the President” and public. and not simply be seen as a diamond delegates wanted BCP President those he made as head of state. resolved to takerecently a tough Boko vehementlythis publication denied shows thatThings he was are falling apart in the corridors of power that the ruling is the continued campaign for he will threaten tosuggest. report While it is not our position being accused of being controlled if not sooner. Additionally, we will be of Societies before our conference as commander of that subsists betweenstance the claimant and crack the whip Botswanain order Defence Force (BDF) Commander Lieutenant General Placid Segokgo incumbent Members of Parliament, when the board will present their fallen in difficult times, particularly that Bokohe will is attendallegedly the weaponised SONA with of looting are facing prosecution. trader with a few nice lodges. We must never feel the need to leave our Dumelangduly appointed Saleshando into the to positionbe with “I am reliably informed that some be handed to the authority when Khama being economical with country’sthe truth. leading opposition party, [PIC:PRESSPHOTO] The next Central Committee FAVOURITEby BMD President Sydney Pilane. scrutinising our skills resource pool I don’t see the need for us to be Khama has stated that upon and Col Kgosi wouldto enable restore the stability in thatthe troubled they were funded by former If he doesn’t we will force him to do party is on the verge of crumbling the Central Committee positions mostly cabinet ministers who lost the the managementto to publicly the discuss matters that are borders for greener pastures. We immediate effect, “or within such party eldersGround want Tumiso Rakgare to report to us and then discuss it,” he meetingwith former on Wednesday President Ianis Khama on classifiedMonday morning,information President – which will The President has now become a will use this time at the conference 8. WesBank will contact you withinappointed the running mate for the retirement of leaves office. President Khama andOn that Friday, he Khama wasBotswana given National Front (BNF) and under the weight of internal which will be filled at a party then President Khamaa subject and of discussion with our Since engaging Status RMC Boko to ensure we have the right people, in still part of the UDC as technically smooth filling of theBotswana vacant position Democratic Party (BDP) so, that’s why we convinced Noah companies and their personal fortunes continue to grow. party’s primary elections. need to create ample opportunities time as is reasonably and practicable, revealed. expectedseemingly to be unhappy one of itswith kinds the wayas his Khamamake took his motionthe chopper more and researched flew recurrent decimal in the NPF saga. to discuss how we can shape more Duma Boko in the 2019 General Brigadier Ebineng last week somersaulted and (Khama) funded thethe motion government of chopperthe to centre go to can no longer hold, and feuding emanating from emerging congress next year. This is causing Permanent Secretarypartners, to the in the interest of ensuring has reduced engaging in social media the right positions to efficiently and and legally we are not members with a person most aftereminently weeks of infighting that had Salakae to withdraw his resignation Most appeals fell out on grounds Among ministers that were successor has been treating him. His to hisand farm lethal and than came the back previous in the one. He must account. He must face up to effective and inclusive policy, so for them at home”. 4 hours Electionstaking into but account BMD opposed the grave that; George stated that they did not take over the proximity. Shakawe where he had thatan event is principally because the center he will have to specifically deal fights with party members, but rather successfully contest the election, and of the umbrella. We only have a qualified and, mostseen importantly, party members publiclyno confidence take against President because we need numbers at the factions with some aligned behind extreme divisions in the party. that appellants didn’t follow proper pinning their hopes on a positive loyalists are lining up against Masisi evening.Asked if he has been provided with Rapitsenyane’sPresident question and Carter accountthat Morupisi,” the nation and our members are Interestingly the press release from eveninconvenience dismissing the claimantBoipuso suffers Tlhalerwa airstrip as per the initial agreement because is literally absent. Highly placed with instability within the party posts on issues of national interest or it allows for the improvement of Memorandum of Cooperation To page 3 Mokgweetsi“We Masisicouldn’tand which justify came was backwhy tabled weto Gaborone should be on NEC meeting,” confided a source. former President Ian Khama and Some party elders are said to procedures. revealed the source.not confused and fed with wrong Status RMC only mentions Boko and thereafter deliver on our campaign conferencefrom the failure as just to a consultativefill the vacancy.” they havethe claimant’s enough airfields ownon choice each within otherand the to the chagrinspending of the P250 000 annually and a lump outcome of the appeal are Defence, especiallyand even among threatening members to ofensure that Thisinformation is said to haveby Khama, been the Boko ‘the denied and atone,” he said. those affecting the party. the education and health systems; with them,” said one of the BCP he informed by Boko in Parliament.Sunday. Though he confirmedsources within the BNF National undermining the presidency of have warned President Masisi that The Appeals Board has overturned last straw that broke the camel’s Seretse In an interviewinformation, with we are compelled to set his right hand man MP for Selibe promises. It is our contention that meeting which had no power to preference, as envisionedpublic. by the Ahead of the BNF National Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google have been among the biggest benefactors of Justice and Security Minister Shaw he does not get nominated to run as that but said should there be such During the initial Motion of No infrastructure development; growth Khama has given Masisi 30 days Masisi and area of their use as they are in reasonable sum of P 5 millionthat he every will attend five years,” the SONAExecutive he Committee have revealed the Central Committee. His next the record straight,” reads a statement In their statement Status RMC a successful government deploys leaders. The next Central CommitteeIn an interview BNF Treasurer In September 2016 the thenConference Permanent in Rakops, Boko Masisi. “if you do not fix a crack, you will The aPatriot decision by on the SundayNorth East | www.thepatriot.co.bwKgathi; Presidential Affairs | November Minister 18, presidential2018 candidate in next year’sback’ asneed this he infuriated will approach President him. Confidence,this some publication, BDP legislators Mabaila of local manufacturing; more Phikwe West Dithapelo Keorapetse. maketo meet any the decisions demands or fromresolutions. the date that he has law, with regard to the nature revealed andon admitting Monday that morning, they could Presidentthat not the party Secretary especially in leadership the Ministry of Transport and move would be to meet party from BNF Secretary General Moeti states that UDC will have a three-day competent individuals to accomplish#DreamClickOwn Although in the past the BCP meeting on WednesdayNoah is Salakae revealed that indeed promised that he will personally fund The recent revelation by be forced to build the entire wall”. Regional Committee that had Nonofho Molefhi, Agriculture General elections. They have a readyMasisi who“And decided let it be to knowninclude that in my dismissed Bokoconfirmed as a hired that gun indeed LEA has support of small businesses and the It quotes Keorapetse, saying he ofAnother service ofissue the that notice does and not if sitthey identified Colonel of this position,” reads the justify the construction and maintenancehave lost of trust in their President caucus to address contentious conference to thrash out issues which its mandate. Unfortunately, was divided over their status expected to be one ofBoko its kinds informed as themKhama that hetook will the chopper and flew Communications Goitsemangthe Morekisi conference with P2 million which President Masisi that the transition Masisi is expected to follow recommended a re-run between Minister Patrick Ralotsia, and waiting ally to conveniently workparagraph entire 270 life in Ihis have address. never been to PHILLIMONwith assistant MMESOterminated Minister ofthe Tertiary contract with enticement of a larger contingent of concurs with Duma as follows: “We wellare withnot met BCP they is the will reluctance institute review Kgosi as a fitting statutory notice. the airstrip. Duma Boko who also doubles up issues. Butale underlie Botswana’s economic and the current government has within UDC, recent development he will have to specificallyfund the deal conference to buthis farmthe money and came back in the wrote to Civil Aviation Authoritieswill mostly cater for fencingbuses, meals it will be transferred to CAAB. from Khama to him was not as what former Presidents the late Biggie Butale and the winner of the Infrastructure minister Vincent with to frustrate Masisi. ElectiveMosu Congress and wonder where people [email protected] Education him,Fidelis but Molao added almost that he is suing international investors to actively will be covering all the bases during For more details: byproceedings their contracting and seek, partners inter alia,to candidate for the as president of the Umbrella for coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions as more people shop, watch entertainment and There is raging fear in the socio-economic development, in line institutionalised mediocrity. This especially the constituency Verbally declined was not deposited evening.into the party’s Botswana (CAAB) instructing them smooth as was expected is said to Sir Ketumile Masire and past them for unlawful termination the event with an eye to presenting supportan order their declaring ongoing that Electronic President with instability within the party and other logistics. TheThis buses never were happened until President primary electionsGovt chairman of the losesSeretse, Water and Sanitationmillions corridors Motionof power of that no on confidencethe ruling fuelOne ofthat the informationissueslevy that is from,” said said Boko letting the cat out when he accused participate in Botswana’s economy. allocations, which has strained vacant position account. “He informedThis us isthat said the to have beenDemocratic the ‘the Changeto fence (UDC). the Mosu airstrip with the Khama retired from office in April this year. has crippled their ability to deliver expected to be branded with BNF have been his first warning shot immediate Ian Khama did by to be pushing the political of the contract. the results had been announced,” real solutions to the problems facing Email [email protected] VotingMasisi’s Machines decision case is unreasonable, against To Khama’sespecially dismay, among members of BDP Youth Wing Simon Moabi.` minister Kefentse Mzwinila, his party is onIt the is anticipatedverge of crumbling that the Leader who denied that he is financially hisBoko week of rubble members rousing of the for certain Our discussions will also concentrate relationship among the contracting and submitted his money was given tolast him straw personally that broke the camel’sThe August understanding NECSeretse which is that after the completion of When answering a question in Parliament revealed a member of the appeals Kgathi our country today. This will be services to the public and weakened Government.irrational and Saleshando unlawful and said be he set President Masisithe Central verbally Committee. His next color but this came only a dream as state President defended the construction that he wants to crack the whip proposing a compromise ahead of “The reason that these guys lost assistant Itumeleng Moepisi and under theof weight Opposition of internal in Parliament Dumatemperatures sponsored to a boiling by Khama. point Botswanapeople. “This Democratic“They Motion started Party’s has threateningbeen on youth development, to ensure partners, has united them and curriculum vitae. and in his businessback’ account as this as suchinfuriated Presidentexpected to discuss the conference committee. BDP Secretary General condensed, refined and included confidence in both local andCall the Contact Centre on 3959881 or advised himmove that hiswould choice be to meet party only five buses werein sourced. 2013 the then Minister of Presidential of the Mosu airstrip. Masisi said President and take control of the party and the elective congress next year. their appeals is that they failed to Tertiary Education Minister Ngaka Boko will re-table his Motion ofis Nothe continuedFormer campaign President for Khama hadT brought meto the with House termination and I opined of the all believe it is time to leave the doesn’taside. know why their partners Masisi who decided to includeis expected to produce fireworks Appeals Board are said to find his hands tied to revise the Served with he was the one paying the bills,” he socialise online. feuding emanating from emerging Mpho Balopi said that the Appeals international investors. We need has been declined,caucus to which address contentious In an interview BNFAffairs Publicity and Public Administration Khama intended to hand the airfield over government. The aim of the compromise follow the election procedures, the Central Committee positions have dismissed mostcontract of the last appeals year and failed. in our manifesto, which will be walk into the nearest FNB branch atImmunity UDC are not supporting them as there is suspicionPHILLIMON by some BNF MMESO Ngaka. Though President Masisifactions withConfidence some aligned against behind President Masisi. revealed that he had sought legal that the mover of the Motion isBoard a has completed its work in outcome of the appeals panel. This to strive for exceptionalism and coalition. Keorapetse said BCP distinction issues. said. paragraph 270 in his address. Secretary Justin HunyepaMokgweetsi confirmedButale Masisi who is currently the for public use and that it was constructed by The climax of his toxic is to help align the party to the which will be filled at a party that were broughtThey by most then the pushed it to this Ralotsiaavailable to the voters early in 2019, choosing to say that maybe is not forced Khama to write a members that [email protected] is a plan to which state that immediately after has gone on record declaring thatformer PresidentInformation Ian Khama gathered and by this advice from Boko, especially hired gun and I stick by it. He isregard to the elections appeals. sets in a new danger to his already create a meritocracy where all our members have resolved that the It appears Khama does not see One of the people Electivewho is alleged Congress that they could not source the buses personnel and machinery of the Botswana relationship with Khama campaigns of the 2019 General congress next year. This is causing incumbent Membersyear,” of Parliament,he said, denying that he information from the previous their priority. In motivating letter maintainingThere is his raging fear in the set aside resolution 7 which read the results are announced they must some of the candidates that wonundermining publication the presidency and collaborated of by regarding the refusal by the current doing the bidding for certain people, strained presidency because with appointments are based on non- party should join the UDC for his intentions as an exercise in corridors of power thatto havethe ruling been paying Onethe service of the issues that is said because regions brought the names extreme divisions in the party. mostly cabinet ministersused his who closeness lost the with former“The CentralPresident Committee Masisi is and Vice President Tsogwane administration to build a strong Terms and conditions apply. This will not be the first time his reasons for the choice and motivating the results had been announced,” Defence Force (BDF) as an exercise and Though in an interview with Elections. Insiders have revealed declare whether they accept or not the Primary elections against Masisi.his highly placed sources close to both administration to employ former and it is very dangerous Mr Speaker,” the ministers now disgruntled they negotiable competence.” the purpose of unseating the futility since President Masisi enjoys providers during theto beconference pushing theis politicalthus; “Noting that after several and Mr Zuckerberg’s personal wealth has gained about $22bn this year, while Mr Bezos’s meeting on Wednesday and that is appointment of the party is on the verge of crumbling his week membersvery late.of the “We know where those measure of utmost frugality. Mmegi newspaper, former that it is not going to be easy Some party elders are said to party’s primary elections.President Khama to threaten motion against Masisi. BDP and in the same resolution it that BCP dumped the Umbrella his reasons for it. consistent requests BNF made to revealed a member of the appeals Kgathi accept the results. Most of them ministers were not good enoughThe recentBoko revelation and former by President has Directorate of Intelligence and said Molao, refusing to state thosewhen the boardPHILLIMON will present their MMESO may join forces with a faction of the immunity from legal challenges under the weight of internalBoko’s close ally Elliottemperatures Moshoke. to In a aboiling point Botswana Democraticallegations Party’s come from but President President Khama said that the have warned President Masisi that Most appeals fellLEA out officials.PAGE on grounds as his private secretary. as they did that in 2011 due to former spy chief, Khama have a bilateral with BMD to address committee. BDP Secretary General To page 3 launched their appeals days after to replace them at Cabinet, hePresident will Masisishown that that, the thetransition LOO got some Security Services (DISS) Isaac Kgosi certain people. party that wants to topple Masisi “He is mostly going to expose stated unequivocally that the party for decisions he has taken while in He maintained written response, Moshokeis the continued declined campaign for T that appellants didn’t follow proper report to us [email protected] then discuss it,” he To show that he is building his differences over constituency said Kgosi who is his close feuding emanating from emerging Appeals Board areBoko said explained to toMpho the delegates Balopi saidthat that the Appeals find his hands tied to revise the “if you do not fix a crack, you will Regarding the issue of non- from presidency. The party has the donations that Masisi received shouldn’t be disbanded. there was no to comment on histhe involvement Central Committee in thepositions representation have issues, dismissed BMD has most of the appeals from Khama to him was not as revealed. case, in response to SONA, Boko allocationsthe office and of resultedhead of state in the as part of associate had served the factions with some aligned behind he has desired to hire buses for them outcome of the appeals panel. This be forced to build the entire wall”. procedures. compliance with the contract while he was VP and some of the which will be filled at aconsistently party not beenthat responsive. were brought by most the Board has completed its work in smooth as was expected is said to 03 WOMAN POWERfallen in difficultTOMasisi, times,SHINE Party particularly Chairman Slumber his work. Over the years Khama government of Botswana with valid,former lawful President and Ian theKhama controversy and surrounding funds but due to failure to submit names sets in a new danger to his already hasRalotsia grown by more than $75bn, according to Bloomberg. Among ministers that were said they want a forensic audit on the party performing badly in the 2014 regard to the elections appeals. Masisi is expected to follow The Appeals Boardobligations, has overturned he vehemently otswana Democraticwith former President Ian Khama properties bought for him by some rational basis for disbursed at the Rakopscongress conference. next year. This isWe causing therefore resolveincumbent that Members of Parliament, information from the previous have been his first warning shot pinning their hopes on a positive Tsogwane and Secretary General National Petroleum Fund (NPF). Individual Finance ApplicationGeneralhas benefited Elections. handsomely from distinction in a career spanning undermining the presidency of on time this did not happen,” he said, strained presidency because with what former Presidents the late a decision by the Northdenied East that – insisting that all business people,” confided a source. extreme divisions in thethere party. should be jointmostly primary cabinet ministers who lost the “The Central Committee is that he wants to crack the whip outcome of the appeal Partyare Defence, (BDP) is allegedlyseemingly unhappyMpho BalopiwithNews the from way theirhis respective presidential immunity provision over forty years. rejectionMasisi. of his “As a disciplined member of the BNF adding that people must understand the ministers now disgruntled they administration to build a strong Sir Ketumile Masire and past Regional Committee that had B Boko is allegedlythe case weaponised win he will with reassume his“The State was swindled no less elections under theparty’s UDC primaryin all the elections. meeting on Wednesday and that is and take control of the party and rocked by secret meetingssuccessor haspositions been treating within him. the His party. with many cases against him falling recommendation I cannot engage withSome newspapers party elders are said to that it was during public holidays may join forces with a faction of the motion against Masisi. immediate Ian Khama did by recommended a re-run between Justice and Securityinvolving Minister top party Shaw figures, some 1 than 240 million Pula. So far only “That Col. Isaac Seabelo The recent revelation by when the board will present their as his private secretary. government. loyalists are lining up against Masisi classified informationposition. – which will directly on mattershave about warned the party President parliamentaryMasisi that and councilMost appeals seats fell out on grounds “He is mostly going to expose Biggie Butale and the winner of the ToKgathi; page 4Presidentialwithin Affairs the Central Minister Committee in a Recently the party leadership was three pawns in a grand scheme by the way side on the same ground. Kgosi had recently served in the Presidentto appoint Masisi Kgosi that the transition where buses were onreport high to demand. us and then discuss it,” he party that wants to topple Masisi proposing a compromise ahead of and even threatening to ensure that make his motionKhama more told researched a local paper [PIC:PRESSPHOTO] as I am not the spokesperson“if you do not of the fix a crack,allocated you will to the BMDthat in appellants 2014, except didn’t follow proper the donations that Masisi received To show that he is building his The climax of his toxic primary elections chairman of the Nonofho Molefhi,plot to oustAgriculture President Mokgweetsi left shocked when former President of looting areformer facing President prosecution. Khama is part of www.facebook.com/FNBB One such case was when the late eminent position of Director fromas his Khama private to him was not as Hunyepa hailed revealed.the conference from presidency. The party has www.thepatriot.co.bw the elective congress next year. he does not get nominated to run as and lethal thanthat the before previous he stepped one. down he party. I respect all bemy forced leaders to and build the entirewhere wall”. it holds incumbency.procedures. If this while he was VP and some of the case, in response to SONA, Boko COLLECTOR’S relationship with Khama Minister Patrick Ralotsia, Ian Khama announced that he The Presidentthe grandhas now plan become to cast a doubt on the Gomolemo Motswaledi took Khama General of the DISS with smoothsecretary. as was expected is said to saying it was one of the best fallen in difficult times, particularly Mug The aim of the compromise BDP Youth Wing Simon Moabi.` Asked if heconsulted has been Balopiprovided about with writing a fails, then the BNF shouldThe Appealsassume Board has overturned Among ministers that were said they want a forensic audit on the Though in an interview with Infrastructure minister Vincent presidential candidatenever resigned in next as year’s party president to court to challenge him for his distinction,” he said in his letter, have been his first warningall the proceduresshot andMasisi processes is expected of to follow organized as they even put with former President Ian Khama properties bought for him by some is to help align the party to the “The reason that these guys lost information resignationby Khama, Bokoletter deniedbut he was recurrenttold it decimalleadership in the of NPFboth saga.Masisi and his The the leadership of thesea decision constituencies by the North East pinning their hopes on a positive National Petroleum Fund (NPF). Mmegi newspaper, former General elections.and that They should have thosea ready pursuing WesBank - a division of @FNB_Botswanadecision to suspend him from the BNF. If any leaderwhat has former said suchPresidents the late WIFI in the main tent to ease seemingly unhappy with the way his business people,” confided a source. campaigns of the 2019 General their appeals is that they failed to Seretse, Water and Sanitation He must account.close associate He must Balopi face up within to the adding that he was retired upon that relationshiphe wants to crack the whip outcome of the appeal are Defence, TikTok executive order that but saidwas should not therenecessary. be such and wards. The UDCRegional would Committee be the that had “The State was swindled no less President Khama said that the minister Kefentse Mzwinila, his and waiting ally to conveniently work An Authorised Financial Services and Registered Credit Provider. the Botswana Democratic Party and take control of thegross party allegations, and itSir would Ketumile be very Masire and past communication. “Those who are successor has been treating him. His Boko is allegedly weaponised with Elections. Insiders have revealed follow the election procedures, need he will approach him. Rapitsenyane’sparty. question and account First National Bank of Botswana the assumption of office by President been final arbiter if the recommendedabove two do nota re-run between Justice and Security Minister Shaw than 240 million Pula. So far only with to frustrate Masisi. According to highly placed (BDP); the outcome of which forced unfortunate,” he saidimmediate The two Ian met Khama did by peddling those rumors we know loyalists are lining up against Masisi classified information – which will Breakfast that it is not going to be easy which state that immediately after assistant Itumeleng Moepisi and and atone,” he said. Masisi. government.Khama and Kgathi; Presidential Affairs Minister three pawns in a grand scheme “And let it be known that in my succeed.” Biggie Butale and the winner of the SundayTertiary Education Minister Ngaka Motion of no confidence sources the announcement by newspaperMotswaledi to bolt out of the party after the conferenceproposing a compromise ahead of their agenda and won’t entertain and even threatening to ensure that make his motion more researched TheKgosi climax dates of his toxic the results are announced they must entire life I have never been to During the initial Motion of No Ltd. He said the retirement of Kgosi The Boko campprimary commonly elections known chairman of the Nonofho Molefhi, Agriculture of looting are facing prosecution. Ngaka. Though President Masisi It is anticipated that the Leader backrelationship to their time with KhamaAfter the BNF conference,the elective congressBoko next year. them,” he said. He said most of he does not get nominated to run as and lethal than the previous one. Not declare whether they accept or not Mosu and wonder where people get Confidence, some BDP legislators was not based on any fault, failure Forces at Botswana at the barracks where he as Fear fokol is said to be against the Minister Patrick Ralotsia, The President has now become a served as Head of Intelligence and BDP Youth Wing Simon Moabi.` The short-form video feature Reels, which is seen as a rival to the controversial Defence Force (BDF). 90 NOVEMBER 18, 2018 | ISSUE 301 has gone on record declaring that of Opposition in Parliament Duma FULL STORY ON PAGE 5 or impropriety as such could never is alleged to have drivenThe to aim Mosu of the compromise people who are peddling the rumors presidential candidate in next year’s Asked if he has been provided with To page 3 accept the results. Most of them that information from,” said Boko dismissed Boko as a hired gun Khama, who is very close to Kgosi, when he joined politics,Though he brought in an interview with motion as they have a soft spot for Infrastructure minister Vincent recurrent decimal in the NPF saga. some of the candidates that won Boko will re-table his Motion of No Mmegi newspaper, formerwhere he met formeris to President help align the party to the “The reason that theseare guysthose lost who expressed aversion on General elections. They have a ready information by Khama, Boko denied 48 launched their appeals days after who denied that he is financially with assistant Minister of Tertiary publicly expressed his shock and him along and appointed him his BMD while a factiontheir led appeals by BNF is vice that they failed to Seretse, Water and Sanitation He must account. He must face up to Confidence against President Masisi. Khama and formercampaigns DISS Director of the 2019 General that but said should there be such the Primary elections against his Education Fidelis Molao almost unhappiness; saying that the firing President Khama said that the the membership ofminister BMD within Kefentse the Mzwinila, his and waiting ally to conveniently work sponsored by Khama. private secretary. Kgosi was sent for General Isaac Kgosi.Elections. Efforts Insidersto get havepresident revealed Rev. Dr followPrince theDibeela election procedures, need he will approach him. Rapitsenyane’s question and account ministers were not good enough Information gathered by this letting the cat out when he accused of his close ally was undignified. UDC and calling forassistant coalition Itumeleng with Moepisi and with to frustrate Masisi. Balopi dismisses faction as ‘Sodom and Gomorrah’publication as and collaborated by Former President Khama had further studies in United States of comment from advocatethat it isBoko not weregoing to beprefer easy partnershipwhich with the state Alliance that immediately after Chinese-ownedand atone,” he said. TikTok platform, works within the Facebook-owned Instagram photo- “And let it be known that in my to replace them at Cabinet, he will Boko of rubble rousing for certain Alliance for ProgressivesTertiary (AP). Education Minister Ngaka Motion of no confidence working highly placed sources close to both revealed that he had sought legal America as way of preparing him to futile at the time of going to press for Progressives (AP)the andresults want are BMD announced they must entire life I have never been to During the initial Motion of No Mug people. “This Motion has been Those who are against Boko have It is anticipated that the Leader advice from Boko, especially establish the DISS. expelled from the UDC.declare The whether group they accept or not Ngaka. Though President Masisi Confidence, some BDP legislators Boko and former President has while DCECThe promised Patriot to respond on Sunday to | www.thepatriot.co.bw | Octobersaid that 7, his 2018 absent leadership has of Opposition in Parliament Duma Mosu and wonder where people get regarding the refusal by the current brought to the House and I opined which is believed toaccept prefer the an results. alliance Most of them has gone on record declaring that dismissed Boko as a hired gun COLLECTOR’S shown that, the LOO got some a questionnaire sent to them but has To page 3 created a vaccuum and left the party Boko will re-table his Motion of No that information from,” said Boko administration to employ former that the mover of the Motion is a with the Ndaba Gaolathelaunched led their Alliance appeals days after some of the candidates that won with assistant Minister of Tertiary not done so by the time of going to without cohesion and direction. 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Sodom and Gomorrah were cities JULY 01, 2018 | ISSUE 281 S of their life on Friday when Police you being charged criminally and/ or mentioned in the Book of Genesis HARDTIMES: Botswana Democratic Party is marred by internal problems ahead of the 2019 General Elections. The party’s suspends him for Boko’s millions Commissioner Keabetswe Makgophe disciplinarily. In view of the seriousness of police officers met their lawyer in Gaborone and throughout the Hebrew Bible, Secretary General, Mpho Balopi denied knowledge of any new faction within his party. P12.00 suspended them with immediate effect over this matter, I have decided to suspend you on Friday afternoon to seek legal advice and the New Testament. five years involvement in sexual relationships with from duty on full salary effective today 05 map the way forward, immediately after Wealth tax According to the Torah, the • some of their students. the general elections. Therefore after Rakgare to October 2018 pending the outcome of the receiving suspension letters. condition of anonymity, although the kingdoms of Sodom and Gomorrah careful consideration we agreed that CONTACT: In the suspension letters, written and investigation against you”. They are considering dragging the Police Act deals with discreditable conduct, were allied with the cities of Admah, we are going to need more time to replace him in delivered on Friday, Makgophe wrote: “Be “Consequent to the above, the Director Commissioner to court over the matter Zeboim, and Bela. Divine judgment elections. He said the appeals intimate relationships with trainees are not focus on the general elections alone,” informed that it has been reported to this Training is to confine you to the police convinced that there is no provision were handled by the Electoral part of the conduct, which the Act prohibits. US senator and former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders this week unveiled a plan by God was passed upon Sodom said Balopi. Quizzed on the decision Mogoditshane? office that you are being investigated for an camp or place of residence during such fix UDC image prohibiting them from having intimate “Even the Botswana Police College, which and Gomorrah and two neighboring Board together with the Appeals to extend the Simon Mavange P10.50 offence of Discreditable Conduct. hours as s/he may decide. relationships with police trainees who are cities, which were completely Committee appointed by Masisi irregulaties were identified following is a tertiary institution attended by adults led committee over a period that This followed allegations that you are I do hope that you will cooperate with the full legal entities that can consent to sex. consumed by fire and brimstone. with powers vested on him by the investigations by both the Electoral recognized as such by law and qualified to violates the BDP constitution, which [PIC:OMANG KILANO] involved in an intimate relationship with investigating officers in order to facilitate On Thursday afternoon Balopi was party’s constitution. Balopi also Board and Appeals Committees as Their main contention is that there is no engage in sexual relationships, does not to tax what he called “obscene wealth gains” made by billionaires during the coronavirus stipulates that every two years there where appeals were succesful. The the speedy completion of this matter,” said at pains trying to explain and justify denied that the Central Committee indicated in the report handed to BCP provision either in the statutes that govern have institutional rules which forbid sexual should be youth congress where committees tasked with handling the PHILLIMON MMESO Makgophe to one Sergeant. the decison by the BDP central has been delaying the release of the central committee this week. The police officers or their code of conduct relationships between instructors and a new committee will be elected, appeals have done well, hence the [email protected] • re-runs in Bobonong and Kgalagadi Still reeling in shock, the suspended that bars lecturers from having intimate trainees,” a source at the college said. committee to postpone to 2020, the Balopi said it is normal for the the outcomes of the appeals saying Engages SA PR consultant for 2019 North constituencies will give a life go-ahead in those constituencies for relationships with trainees and that sex youth congress that was due in 2019 congress to be postponed. He denied the correct procedure had to be The lawyer consulted by the suspended pandemic. election re-runs. The other appeals line and glimpse of hope to cabinet he 2019 General Elections JIMMY OR ANDREW with their partners is and was consensual. officers declined to shed light on the matter, where a new leadership was to be that the postponement is due to followed in a comprehensive manner ministers Shaw Kgathi who is the which were not successful were According to the cops, who spoke on saying it is confidential and that he does not elected. instability or growing factionalism by the relevant structures which are increasingly promising ready to Minister of Defense, Justice and dismissed and our focus has now T have instructions from his clients to share are independent and free from the to be an expensive exercise He claimed that the current Youth that threatens to spill over the shifted to delivering credible and fair for politicians as well resourced Central Committee. He said the Security and Itumeleng Moipisi who Mosu lies exposedthe information with the media. Wing leadership had proposed the the youth and render the BDP elections on the ordered re-runs,” candidates are already turning to The “Make Billionaires Pay Act” would tax 60% of the increase in a billionaire’s net party received 134 appeals lodged is currently the Assistant Minister postponement, which was then ungovernable ahead of 2019 polls. said Balopi. consultants to craft powerful slogans, accepted by the Central Committee by councilors and MPs candidates of Water and Sanitation Services. Bulela Ditswe appeals appealing personalities and stylish • after considering compelling reasons in the primary elections. He noted Kgathi lost the elections against Mabaila saga Govt dumps Khama’s P6 million airstrip CRACKING THE WHIP: Makgophe newcomer Francisco Kgoboko swag to win over an increasingly walk out Masisi advanced by the youth. “Next year Balopi denied interference by the that 39 out of 110 which constitutes Balopi said that the suspended influential floating voters. worth from from the start of the pandemic through to the end of the year. (2019) we will have a very busy Central Committee led by President (36.6 %) of the Councilors appeals who garnered 5, 595 votes against Tshephang Mabaila has written to It is all about the ‘Americanisation’ BDF to build Mosu airstrip schedule for the party preparing for Mokgweetsi Masisi in the outcomes succeeded while only 2 out 24 (8.3 Kgathi’s 1, 785 while Moipisi lost to the party appealing against a recent Email: [email protected] of political campaigns in Botswana, PHILLIMON MMESO the high rising Talitha Monnakgotla. • of Bulela Ditswe appeals lodged by %) of the MP appeals were also decision to suspend him. He said a trend hitherto seen in other [email protected] Moipisi only managed 1, 696 votes Unhappy with failure to adopt • [PIC:PRESSPHOTO] losers in the recent party primary succesful. The two constituencies Mabaila is still on suspension and countries as politicians recognize PHILLIMON MMESO It cost state P250 000/month to maintain - PS against Monnakgotla’s 2, 139. “We BDF Commander • Mr Sanders proposes that the tax revenue earned would go towards out-of-pocket vehemently denies contributing which will have election re –runs will know his fate next week when that high-priced consultants can fine- [email protected] Our understanding was that it is not on private land but belonged to state – Mogwera suspends five regionalexperienced a lot of challengeschairpersons new Constitution he expression on to the dismissal of Isaac Kgosi in the MP category are Bobonong the relevant structures will release tune their message and give them an Mabaila through appeals in the primary • Brigadier Thulaganyo shortly after Masisi ascended the and Kgalagadi North where some the verdict on the issue. edge at the ballot box. President of • Except for Mogae, Seretse Khama and Masire built private airstrips T DITIRO MOTLHABANE elections. We will only have council enior government officials Masisi’s face changes presidency. Spokesperson insists that to a more serious look, as he [email protected] “I can confirm that Mabaila has Botswana National Front (BNF) and and parliamentary primary election PHILLIMON MMESO appearing before the Public Accounts health-care expenses for Americans. “The reason he thinks I am the put in an appeal over his recent adjusts his posture to sit up Umbrella for Democratic Change S Committee (PAC) this week, for re-runs in constituencies and wards one who was behind his dismissal Three weeks before Botswana suspension from the party. As of now they are committed to UDC [email protected] the first time since the construction of the • State funds, resources used by straight when reminded that the Public Employees Union (BOPEU) on allegations of unauthorised (UDC) Advocate Duma Boko has former Director General of the is because he knows that I am an deductions. Your suspension has let’s wait for the final outcome and stepped up the moneyed ladder after Tel: +267 3187951 controversial Mosu airstrip, admitted that it hold elections for national office • expert in the drill of disarming see how things will go,” said Balopi. recently boasting that he will sponsor has been built using state funds for former Directorate of Intelligence and bearers, the president Masego not been lifted, and accordingly you Include us or we are out – outhful Tshepang Mabaila, and containing a delinquent the July BNF conference to the tune Mr Zuckerberg has previously said he plans to give away 99% of his Facebook shares President Ian Khama’s private use. Security Services (DISS) accused Mogwera, is involved in a lack the capacity to suspend other who up to Friday was Botswana him of being bitter because he officer,” he revealed, adding that members,” reads part of the response. of P2 million and the 2019 general BCP source Y Further, they conceded that the airstrip dirty scuffle with five regional Democratic Party (BDP) the firing of Kgosi was a welcome elections with P10 million. parliamentary candidate for 2019 was built using Botswana Defence Force refused to employ him. “I could chairpersons after she slapped them The regional chairpersons also -Olefile Monakwe, Tshepo Maribela PHILLIMON MMESO development. accuse Mogwera of claiming True to his word, Boko has general elections in Mogoditshane (BDF) personnel on private land belonging never work under Kgosi, ever! It with suspension letters on Monday. -BOBS region chairpeson, CAAB [email protected] Brigadier Masisi was fielding to have instituted disciplinary engaged a South African image constituency, has dumped the ruling to Khama and will never revert to the state over his lifetime through the charitable foundation he set up with his wife Priscilla Chan. is a total lie because he does not questions from The Patriot on On Friday lawyers representing Chairperson Tulo Mojasagagwe, company Status Reputation party to contest as independent have good management skills,” he the suspended chairpersons replied proceedings against them and later committee or any other national “The debate of leaving the UDC as the public has always been made to Sunday in a no-holds-barred Statistics Botswana Chairperson Management Consultancy which candidate after he was slapped with a says, face contorted. to Mogwera warning her that passing judgment (suspensions), statutory structures of the union oalition pangs and is a debate which hasn’t reached believe. interview during the week at Modise Ramaretlwa and Tebogo has stated that anything to do with suspension of five years. Brigadier Masisi said with the should she not wothdraw he letter thus behaving like a judge and and also have been a member of the stuttering unity efforts any structure of the BCP,” he said Appearing before the PAC, Botswana his home in Gaborone where he Segadika – David Magang Region UDC president, especially the media, C style of leadership of his younger a prosecutor in the same cause. union in good standing for a period are staring at Umbrella in response. Mabaila, who is former president Defence Force (BDF) Commander [BBC] by close of business they will file immediately dismissed reports chairperson. must contact Karabo Molotsi, a for Democratic Change (UDC) brother President Masisi he knew Further, they accuse her of violating of not less than four years. Cracks within the UDC started Ian Khama’s blue eyed boy, has been Lieutenant General Placid Segokgo an urgent application in court on Sources inside BOPEU have just a few days before some of that that he is employed at the the laws of natural justice by senior Account Executive at Status to show ahead of the Boipuso Hall serving a two months suspension admitted that the airstrip was constructed very early on that Kgosi was not Tuesday (Novermber 20, 2018) to revealed that all the five suspended In the suspension letters delivered the contracting partners go for Office of the President as head of failing to hear them out first before RMC. Although Status RMC claims ‘meeting’ as the leaders within after being suspended by the BDP’s by the army using army resources and going to last long as the DISS interdict the suspensions. Dismissing regional chairpersons have declared on Monday, whose contents are decisive conferences which will be Security. He, however, does not suspending them. to have been engaged by UDC, the the contradicting partners gave disciplinary committee. He had been funds. “Our understanding was that it was Director General. He however Mogwera, they notified her that interest to contest NEC positions identical, Mogwera accuse the five of their first ones after the new UDC deny advising his younger brother coalition Publicity Secretary Moeti contradicting statements. BCP accused of committing offences against not being built on a private property,” he she does not have the powers she Mogwera had suspended the in Kasane. The National Executive allegations of serious misconduct. “I was launched in February this when the need arises, because five regional chairpersons of the Mohwasa exercised ignorance over President Dumelang Saleshando the rules and regulations and General revealed, adding that they used their own claims to have invoked when she Committee is made up of Regional am of the considered view that you year. ‘blood is thicker than water’. union in what they have dismissed the development referring this and BNF Secretary General Moeti Code of Conduct of the ruling party. Full Story on Page 5 suspended them as she has been chairpersons and National Office have conducted yourself in a manner Highly placed and intimate machinery to construct it to cut costs. as a strategy to deflate or kill off publication to Boko who is currently Mohwasa informed the media that He is alleged to have conspired and suspended by the national executive Bearers. National Office Bearers’ that is inconsistent with the spirit sources with party leadership have Put to him by the PAC member Dithapelo competition ahead of the elective in Angola on Parliamentary business. it would be a decisive congress. tried to persuade Minister of Health council herself. “You made a decision positions that will be contested at and dictate of BOPEU constitution. revealed that Botswana Congress Keorapetse that the construction of the congress scheduled for Kasane In the exercise of my powers you The move by Boko to engage The two leaders revealed that and Wellness Dr Alfred Madigele airstrip has cost more than P6 million, upon a matter in which you do not the Kasane elective congress are reputation managers and image Party (BCP), which is heading to starting December 09, 2018. The are hereby suspended pending a one of the issues to be address by and Member of Parliament for Boteti General Segokgo said he did not have the posses the power to decide. National Mogwera for President, two Vice President consultants is said to have been Bobonong for their conference, congress is expected to attract 500 the congress was to amend the East Sethomo Lelatisitswe to support figures. General Segokgo said they moved Executive Council suspended you positions, deputy Secretary General decision of by the national executive motivated by internal bickering might come back not a UDC delegates. The five, who are among committee on the matter,” wrote member. BCP Publicity Secretary constitution and give congress a motion of no confidence against their machinery after Khama retired as the national office bearers’ positions and the Treasurer. The Secretary within the two organisations the only eligible national executive Mogwera without giving details of Dithapelo Keorapetse confirmed power to be the highest decision President Mokgweetsi Masisi, which Head of State as per the protocol dictates. currently held by Mogwera and General is a full time position he leads, which has dented making body as the current committee members to contest the alleged offences. that BCP members are not happy was tabled before parliament by the He said BDF has constructed airstrips for four others, are Ogaufi Matilda currently held by Topias Marenga. the reputation not only of the UDC constitution places those During the period of suspension at the snail pace of the process of Leader of Opposition, Duma Boko. former Presidents being founding President Mathame 2nd Vice President, According BOPEU Constitution organisations but also his and powers on the National Executive Article 25.1.2, to be eligible to hold the chairpersons have been ordered threaten to spiral out of control. finalising the new constitution Addressing the media outside the late Sir Seretse Khama and second Regional Chairperson Remmogo Committee. Tsholetsa House after the verdict, office as a national office bearer, a not to issue instructions to staff or The BNF and their partners document and filing it with the President Sir Ketumile Masire at their hold them out as officials of BOPEU Registrar of Societies. On the other hand, BMD Mabaila said he was not happy with farms. Recently when appearing before member shall have served atleast one Botswana Movement for Democracy President Advocate Sidney Pilane or its subsidiaries including a He said the process of the decision as he was not given an PAC last week, Permanent Secretary in the full term in the Regional Executive (BMD) are currently fighting and BNF President Advocate member of any of its boards or access accommodating the BCP into opportunity to cross-examine key Ministry of Transport and Communications for the Lentsweletau/ Mmopane Duma Boko said that it was to be any union offices without written the UDC has not been concluded witnesses, among them Madigele and Kabelo Ebineng said they have stopped constituency, following another a consultative congress. Since the authorisation from Mogwera. and as a party they are not happy Lelatisitswe. maintaining the airstrip because it was ugly fallout recently over Moshupa/ UDC relaunch, which followed the and feel frustrated with the slow proving too costly. Manyana. consultative congress at Boipuso “The truth will come out one day pace of finalising the document. and you can see by the loss of Madigele Those internal disagreements led Hall, the party leadership has not “That particular airstrip is the private “Our members feel they are not in the primaries that he is being to BNF openly expressing shock to discussed some of the proposals property of the former president. He had a full members of the UDC without punished for not telling the truth,” he hear that their partners have already from the delegates who called for piece of land he acquired through Ngwato Boko the Constitution stating that fact. said. Mabaila denied that he is against found Parliamentary candidates other amendments in the new land board. Because of other privileges I Let it be known that we are fully Masisi, saying he supports him and without consulting them. “The constitution. can’t go into, a provision was made that the committed to the UDC; we’ve held remains hopeful that with the passage airstrip be constructed by Government. It Botswana National Front (BNF) Among the thorny issues that would like to correct the picture that Mohwasa. by-elections with huge successes. of time he will realise the real truth. was constructed by the BDF,” he revealed. We are of the view that that there were discussed was that of having is being created that a resolution has Currently there is swelling call According to Mabaila, one of the In the past when defending the is no other viable alternative other two vice presidents which some been reached regarding the impasse within the BNF that Boko has failed Botswana Congress Party [BCP], president Dumelang Saleshando reasons he was pushed out – through construction of the airstrip, government with what the people need. Boko is especially within the BCP and over the allocation of Moshupa/ the party as he doesn’t cooperate than the UDC; that we should what he calls trumped up charges – was quoted in the statement saying: “My Botswana National Front (BNF) maintained that the airstrip was a “strategic” Manyana and Lentsweletau/ with most members of the Central be in in 2019 to defeat the ruling that some democrats advanced the leadership and I are unyielding in our felt it causes confusion and was not facility registered with the Civil Aviation Mmopane constituencies as the Committee, which has led to some party,” he said. propaganda that he was not from commitment that Botswana needs Botswana becomes the beneficiary in consonant with the country’s Authority of Botswana (CAAB) that will reports coming from the recent demanding that he step down as the “If the new UDC constitution is Mogoditshane and as such cannot to be a global player on all fronts of their talent which we too often constitution. The BCP and BNF “continue to be managed by the BDF as part BMD press conference seem to party president. At the UDC he is not registered with the Registrar and not simply be seen as a diamond lose to other countries. Our youth delegates wanted BCP President contest in the area. of its strategic support of the President” and suggest. While it is not our position being accused of being controlled if not sooner. Additionally, we will be of Societies before our conference Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Commander Lieutenant General Placid Segokgo trader with a few nice lodges. We must never feel the need to leave our Dumelang Saleshando to be “I am reliably informed that some be handed to the authority when Khama to publicly discuss matters that are by BMD President Sydney Pilane. scrutinising our skills resource pool I don’t see the need for us to be will use this time at the conference borders for greener pastures. We appointed the running mate for party elders want Tumiso Rakgare to leaves office. a subject of discussion with our Since engaging Status RMC Boko to ensure we have the right people, in still part of the UDC as technically to discuss how we can shape more need to create ample opportunities Duma Boko in the 2019 General Ebineng last week somersaulted and partners, in the interest of ensuring has reduced engaging in social media the right positions to efficiently and and legally we are not members effective and inclusive policy, so for them at home”. Elections but BMD opposed that; stated that they did not take over the proximity. fights with party members, but rather successfully contest the election, and of the umbrella. We only have a that the nation and our members are Interestingly the press release from even dismissing the Boipuso airstrip as per the initial agreement because posts on issues of national interest or it allows for the improvement of Memorandum of Cooperation To page 3 “We couldn’t justify why we should be not confused and fed with wrong Status RMC only mentions Boko and thereafter deliver on our campaign conference as just a consultative they have enough airfields within the spending P250 000 annually and a lump those affecting the party. the education and health systems; with them,” said one of the BCP information, we are compelled to set his right hand man MP for Selibe promises. It is our contention that infrastructure development; growth leaders. meeting which had no power to area of their use as they are in reasonable sum of P 5 million every five years,” he In September 2016 the then Permanent the record straight,” reads a statement In their statement Status RMC Phikwe West Dithapelo Keorapetse. a successful government deploys make any decisions or resolutions. states that UDC will have a three-day of local manufacturing; more revealed and admitting that they could not Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and from BNF Secretary General Moeti It quotes Keorapetse, saying he competent individuals to accomplish Although in the past the BCP conference to thrash out issues which support of small businesses and the was divided over their status Another issue that does not sit justify the construction and maintenance of Communications Goitsemang Morekisi concurs with Duma as follows: “We its mandate. Unfortunately, well with BCP is the reluctance underlie Botswana’s economic and enticement of a larger contingent of within UDC, recent development the airstrip. wrote to Civil Aviation Authorities fencing it will be transferred to CAAB. will be covering all the bases during the current government has by their contracting partners to socio-economic development, in line international investors to actively especially the constituency Botswana (CAAB) instructing them the event with an eye to presenting institutionalised mediocrity. This This never happened until President participate in Botswana’s economy. allocations, which has strained support their ongoing Electronic to fence the Mosu airstrip with the real solutions to the problems facing has crippled their ability to deliver Khama retired from office in April this year. Our discussions will also concentrate relationship among the contracting Voting Machines case against understanding that after the completion of our country today. This will be services to the public and weakened When answering a question in Parliament state President defended the construction on youth development, to ensure partners, has united them and Government. Saleshando said he condensed, refined and included confidence in both local and in 2013 the then Minister of Presidential of the Mosu airstrip. Masisi said President all believe it is time to leave the doesn’t know why their partners in our manifesto, which will be international investors. We need Affairs and Public Administration Khama intended to hand the airfield over coalition. Keorapetse said BCP at UDC are not supporting them available to the voters early in 2019, to strive for exceptionalism and choosing to say that maybe is not Mokgweetsi Masisi who is currently the for public use and that it was constructed by create a meritocracy where all our members have resolved that the personnel and machinery of the Botswana party should join the UDC for their priority. appointments are based on non- Defence Force (BDF) as an exercise and the purpose of unseating the This will not be the first time negotiable competence.” measure of utmost frugality. BDP and in the same resolution it that BCP dumped the Umbrella stated unequivocally that the party as they did that in 2011 due to shouldn’t be disbanded. differences over constituency allocations and resulted in the party performing badly in the 2014 General Elections. The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | August 09, 2020 Business 13 SECURITY Requirements!

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#BuildingBatswanaForBotswana www.ceda.co.bw 14 Business August 09, 2020 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday Lockdown vs fear: What’s delaying economic recovery? BY ANDREW WALKER pandemic more than a decade ago, says the sectors concerned covered more than a third at Chicago University looked at mobile phone data on customer visits to more than two of consumer spending. million businesses. The fact that different state and county authorities imposed different he coronavirus outbreak has been followed by a massive decline in There is ample anecdotal reporting that as restrictions have eased this social restrictions gave them a way of estimating how much of the downturn was due to those economic activity in many countries, often blamed on the lockdowns aimed at consumption has resumed to a significant degree. rules. T stopping the spread of the disease and limiting the deaths it causes. Declining cases Denmark and Sweden In fact, there are two forces at play. Government rules being one, and voluntary action But is it just because the measures have been eased? The reason they have been eased They found overall a decline in consumer traffic to these businesses of 60%. But their taken by individuals and businesses is the other. If you want to know how quick the in many countries is because cases, hospital admissions and deaths have declined. Some analysis suggested that a little more than a ninth of that was due to legal restrictions. They recovery will be, you need to know the extent of each. To the extent that it’s driven by people - though not all - will have concluded that it is relatively safe to go out. So that also found that the extent of the declines was linked to the number of coronavirus deaths official restrictions, lifting them would do the trick. But it will take more than that to might be the reason that economic activity is picking up. Some economists have tried to in the area. reverse personal choices and habits. disentangle the two elements. There are some strikingly different conclusions about the Their overall conclusion: “Individual choices were far more important and seem tied to Consumer bounce-back? balance between the two. fears of infection”. That would need real progress to be made in reducing the risk of infection. Consumers, Research done at the investment bank Goldman Sachs looked at the relationship Others at Copenhagen University used data on bank transactions to compare Denmark workers and employers would also have to be confident in that progress. There is ample between stricter lockdown measures and the impact on economic activity. Tougher and Sweden, which they say were similarly exposed to the pandemic, with only the survey evidence of a reluctance to go back quickly to the pre-pandemic way of life. lockdown measures did correlate with evidence pointing to sharper economic declines, former imposing significant restrictions. IPSOS-Mori found a majority of Britons said they were still uncomfortable about a although that research did not separate the contribution from fear of infection. They estimated that total spending fell by 25% in Sweden and by 29% in Denmark. wide range of activities, including going to a bar or restaurant, large public gatherings, In the US one group from the Universities of Texas, California and Chicago concluded They write: “This implies that most of the economic contraction is caused by the virus using public toilets or public transport. that it was mostly the lockdown. itself and occurs regardless of whether governments mandate social distancing or not.” This may be one reason why some venues that could reopen are choosing not to - Infection rate All that said, Sweden was one of the few developed countries to manage some although the restrictions they would have to operate under make it harder to earn a profit They used data from a series of household surveys. They found that spending by the economic growth in the first quarter of 2020, albeit just 0.1%. Denmark’s economy even if the customers were to return. average American household fell by $1,000 between January and April. They came to shrank by 2.1% in that period. A substantial amount of what consumers spend is what is called social consumption, the view that lockdowns accounted for 60% of the decline in employment and that In spite of the differences these studies all point to a contribution from both rules and where buyers are physically close to each other - eating out, live entertainment and travel, households under lockdown were spending on average 31% less than others. They choices that is substantial. To take the Sweden-Demark study - the four percentage-point for example. concluded “the declines in employment and spending can be largely attributed to additional fall in spending attributed to the lockdown in Denmark even on its own would When the virus is circulating those activities expose people to the risk of infection. lockdowns rather than to the share of the population infected by the coronavirus.” But be seen as a substantial downturn. The Oxford economist Simon Wren-Lewis, who looked at the possible impact of a others, looking at different evidence, have come to different conclusions. Two economists Perhaps we will get a clearer picture as more data emerges with, probably, different patterns of recovery. So far it seems clear that both factors, fear and lockdown, have contributed to the undoubted economic damage. [BBC] Top 10 tips for diversifying

BBSL statement on suspension of the BBSL BBS005 bond your workplace

ow can businesses move to better represent their customers and BBS Limited (BBSL) listed a bond BBS005 with Botswana Stock Exchange Limited (BSEL) workforces following the cultural shifts aided by the Black Lives Matter H movement? Advertising boss Karen Blackett OBE - who was made race equality which has since been suspended effective 03 August 2020. The suspension of BBS005 is due business champion by former Prime Minister Theresa May - has a series of tips for bosses to delays in publishing BBSL annual financial statements. As previously stated, the delays seeking to tackle racism and to diversify their firms. Ms Blackett is the UK manager of advertising giant WPP and UK CEO of media investment firm GroupM. were caused by the upgrade of BBSL core banking system. Watch out for microaggressions I think it’s people just not even realising what they’re saying. [People have said to me:] “With your skin tone you can get away with that colour.” Or, a comment about the size Nonetheless, BBSL would like to assure asset managers and their clients that despite the of your lips: “She could take shares out in those.” It’s like a mosquito bite. It’s annoying suspension of BBS005, it will continue to pay coupons biannually with the principal amount and itches, but you can live with it. If you have another, and then another, and another, all on the same arm, by the end of the day you’ve got an arm that’s quite painful and quite settled fully upon maturity. Therefore, the suspension of BBS005 only affects its tradability on swollen. And that’s what it feels like if you keep getting those tiny little putdowns day the BSEL counter not BBSL’s obligations to investors. after day. Look at your phone I always ask senior leaders to tell me the four people in your phone that you contact Having recently concluded the audit for 2018, BBS Limited would also like to confirm that it is most often from a work perspective. Now look at the next four people. Look at the eight people and now start telling me what these people are like. And if they’re similar to you now working on the audit for the year ended December 2019 whose completion date will be in terms of background, in terms of social class, in terms of race, none of us are doing announced in due course to enable, amongst others, the reinstatement of BBS005 by BSEL. enough. That applies to me as well. BAME is too broad a category What’s really important is understanding the differences - even between African and Caribbean. Understanding the differences and what the pressure points are or the triggers Lastly, all BBSL stakeholders are assured that the business remains a strong going concern. are so that you can address it. And I always talk about how important data is, and that really means drilling and mining the data, not lumping it together to get an average. Get past uncomfortable Thank you. Unless we’re comfortable talking about race and making it part of our everyday vernacular, it’s going to be the elephant in the room every single time. We’ve all got to get comfortable talking about race. But we’ve got one black CEO in the FTSE 100. So it’s something that you have to get comfortable with. It’s something you have to talk about. Treat diversity like any business issue If you had a business issue you would absolutely drill down and you would look at where you can improve and where you have targets and how you set them. You break it down and you address it and you focus on it and you have a strategy for it. And actually, more diversity is a huge solution to so many business issues that we all have, where you can source growth and have that real opportunity to leap forward. We do that with any other business metric, and this should be exactly the same. Use targets and reporting If you look at gender, we have seen how the Davies report and the Hampton-Alexander report were a catalyst to organisations doing more to make sure that they had senior women on their decision-making boards. We’ve also seen how gender pay gap reporting has made organisations really analyse and focus on the data and focus on what proportion of our business is female. We’ve seen how legislation can just help businesses focus. I don’t believe in overloading businesses with lots of paperwork and reporting, but when it can make a huge economic difference to the UK and for society as well, I think it’s something that we should do. Go further than unconscious bias training I believe that unconscious bias training is hygiene. It’s hygiene, which any responsible company should do. But does it make a fundamental difference to your culture? I don’t believe it does. I genuinely believe in much more active interventions. And that involves the boardrooms of all of our organisations and all of our companies across the UK. Don’t just level the recruitment playing field You need to really focus on your people practices and your interview systems. Because if you level the playing field, you still might not allow somebody to get through the door. It’s actually considering that somebody with a 2:2 degree from a university in a really deprived area, which is where they were brought up, could be the equivalent of a First from a Russell Group university (group of 24 leading universities). Look beyond universities We had the first government-backed apprenticeship programme in our industry sector, whereby we looked to people aged 18-24 that haven’t been to university. We specifically looked at recruiting from areas where the schools had above-average exam results, but also an above-average reliance on subsidised school meals. So you had talent, but not necessarily matched with opportunity. We started that in 2012 at MediaCom (she was “Working together UK CEO from 2011-16) and it’s been one of the most successful things that we have done to bring diversity of thought and diverse talent into the organisation - not just in terms of more talent from ethnic minority backgrounds, but also social class as well. towards a common goal” ‘Blind’ CVs are only a start If [using anonymised CVs] helps with the sifting and getting people through the door because there’s some sort of bias which is happening at the recruitment stage, I understand that. But at some point you have to meet the person, even in the remote working world which we’re in now - whether it’s through a laptop screen or whether it’s face to face. Unless you’ve absolutely, fundamentally looked at your recruitment system - and that system can sometimes perpetuate inequality - then it doesn’t make a bit of difference. [BBC] The Patriot on Sunday | www.thepatriot.co.bw | August 09, 2020 Business 15 British Airways cuts start to bite ome British Airways staff who have accepted voluntary redundancy say they had felt “forced” into it. BA wants to cut 12,000 job roles and says 6,000 staff S have volunteered. Carol - not her real name - said BA had told her if she did not accept the offer of voluntary redundancy she would have to apply for a job and if she did not get get it she would only receive a statutory redundancy payout. She says the airline’s conduct was “a slap in the face”. Carol, who had worked for BA for 23 years, told the BBC: “They [BA] said ‘If you don’t take the offer, you’ll go into the fire-and-rehire phase’, but if we aren’t hired, we’ll get only statutory redundancy.” Those BA cabin crew who did reapply for their jobs on a new contract are expected to find out later on Friday whether or not they lose their jobs. Carol, who worked on the long-haul fleet, said it was a foregone conclusion that the airline would not re-hire older cabin crew members. “Even before I had accepted the voluntary redundancy offer, I had a message on my roster from BA: ‘Thank you for your service. Good luck’. That is all I got from them after 23 years. “It’s a slap in the face, but it shows they knew who they were getting rid of,” she said. She says she will be forced to sell her home since her redundancy payment won’t cover her mortgage. “It’s actually age discrimination, we were forced out.” Most of those who remain will suffer steep pay cuts, changes to their terms and conditions, and reduced allowances which top up their base salaries. Other workers such as engineers, ground crew and office staff are also expected to hear whether they have a future at the airline over the coming days. British Airways says more than 6,000 staff across the business have applied for voluntary redundancy. The airline has begun culling employee positions as part of a major cost-cutting drive, which it insists is vital to ensure its long-term survival. But the way in which it has done so has provoked deep resentment among a large proportion of its workforce - and threats of industrial action. ‘Absolutely gutted’ “I’m looking at losing 50% of my take-home pay,” says Vicky - a cabin crew member who works in BA’s long-haul fleet. “I’m a single mother. I can’t afford to have half of my pay taken away from me”. Vicky - not her real name - is in her mid-thirties. She has been with the company for more than 15 years. Although she lives in the north east, she was among hundreds of staff who travelled to BA’s headquarters near Heathrow earlier this week, to vent their anger at the company’s management. “It’s the most stressful time I’ve ever been through,” she says. “I feel absolutely gutted.” Temporary closure of BBSL Gaborone Main Mall Branch BA cabin crew: I won’t earn enough to pay my mortgage Job cuts plan British Airways, like other airlines, has suffered deeply from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In the three months to the end of June it lost more than £700m. BBS Limited would like to inform its customers and the public that its Main Mall Branch will be For weeks, at the height of the lockdown, the bulk of its fleet was grounded, and it was unable to operate more than a handful of planes each day. closed temporarily from Friday 7 August 2020 until the COVID-19 lockdown of the Gaborone The company does not expect the aviation industry to recover fully until at least 2023. Zone is lifted.

In April, its parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) announced plans for a major restructuring of BA’s business, which it said could result in up to 12,000 The temporary closure is to enable optimal engagement of BBS Limited employees within the redundancies. BA then made it clear it needed to cut costs dramatically - and warned that 25% essential services cap imposed by the lockdown. Nonetheless, ATM services at the Main concessions would be needed from remaining staff on pay, as well as on terms and Mall Branch will continue to operate uninterrupted during the period. conditions. It said that if an agreement could not be reached with unions, it would force its plans through - by handing staff their notice, and offering them new contracts on different In the meantime, BBS Limited customers are advised to utilise our other Branches in terms. Some cabin crew staff have already been informed that they are affected. Gaborone located at BBSL Head Office in Broadhurst and Thusanyo House along Old ‘Ultimatum’ Lobatse Road. Unions have condemned this policy as “fire and rehire”. It has also been heavily criticised by many MPs, with the chair of the Transport Select Committee, Conservative Huw Merriman, describing it as “the equivalent of putting a A public notice will be issued on the re-opening of the Main Mall Branch. gun to someone’s head”. Despite significant tensions between the two sides, the pilots’ union Balpa has since managed to reach an agreement with BA, which reduced the number of possible Thank you. redundancies in exchange for significant concessions on pay. But relations between the company and unions representing other staff - Unite and GMB - have been considerably more strained. No deal has yet been done, and BA has pushed forward with its plans. Those plans have major implications for BA’s cabin crew. Go tswalwa ga nakwana ga lekalana la BBSL la Main Mall The company currently has different crew divisions, or “fleets”, which operate as separate units with their own terms and conditions. It wants to create a single organisation, and put all crew on the same type of contract. For lower paid staff, principally those who have joined the company since 2010, this BBS Limited e itsise badirisi ba ditlamelo tsa yone le sechaba ka kakaretso gore lekalana la would mean a modest salary increase. For longer serving crew, who are well-paid by industry standards, it would mean a cut yone la Main Mall le tla tswalwa ga nakwana go simolola Labotlhano a le supa Phatwe 2020, in basic salary of 20%. But because they will also lose other allowances, many say they go fithlela kiletso ya metsamao mo Gaborone go kganela bolwetse jwa COVID-19 e emisiwa. will see their overall take-home wages drop by 40% to 50%. Executives insist such changes are necessary, in the face of what IAG’s chief executive Willie Walsh described last week as the biggest crisis the airline has ever faced. Go tswalwa ga lekalana le, go tla letlelela gore babereki ba BBSL ba bo ba le mo palong e Mr Walsh told the BBC: “Anyone who believes that this is just a temporary downturn and therefore can be fixed with temporary measures, I’m afraid seriously misjudges laotsweng ya 25%. Le fa go ntse jalo, ATM ya lekalana la Main Mall e tla tswelela e le mo what the industry is going through.” tirisong. But many employees believe the company is deliberately exploiting the immediate crisis to justify pushing through far-reaching, irreversible changes. “I really love my job”, says Vicky Badirisi ba ditlamelo tsa BBSL ba rotloediwa go dirisa makalana a mangwe a BBSL mo “I’m just really upset with how things have planned out. I think it’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Yet our managers are only taking temporary pay Gaborone,le le ko diofing dikgolo tsa BBSL ko Broadhurst le la Thusanyo House mo tseleng cuts.” ya Old Lobatse. Staff elsewhere in British Airways are also affected by the changes, with the threat of compulsory redundancy hanging over them and the prospect of steep pay cuts ahead. John - again, not his real name - is an engineer who helps maintain BA’s long-haul Kitsiso ya go bula lekalana la Main Mall e tla ntshiwa mo tsamaong ya nako. aircraft at Heathrow. He wants to stay in his job, because he is worried his qualifications would not be recognised in other industries and he would struggle to find an employer willing to take Re a leboga. him on. “Let’s be realistic”, he says, “No-one is going to take someone in their 50s and train them up when they can get a 20-something instead. It’s not going to happen.” John says many of his colleagues are in a similar position - and the worry is proving an unwelcome distraction at work. “I’ve been walking around checking an aircraft prior to departure, and I find I can’t remember what I’ve been looking at - so I have to do it again,” he says. “I can’t see how you can be expected to work like that. But this process is being driven by accountants, and they can’t see further than their noses.” Although BA is still in talks with unions, relations are far from cordial. “Working together Last week the general secretary of Unite, Len McCluskey described the company’s strategy as “despicable”, and said the union was working towards industrial action with immediate effect. towards a common goal” But the airline insists it has no option. “Our half year results clearly show the enormous financial impact of Covid-19 on our business,” said a spokesperson. “We are having to make difficult decisions and take every possible action now to protect as many jobs as possible.” “And, while we never could have anticipated being in a position of making redundancies, over 6,000 of our colleagues have now indicated that they wish to take voluntary redundancy from BA.” [BBC] 16 Business August 09, 2020 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday

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Tender Ref No. BAC/FM/04/2020 Tender Ref No. BAC/MRK/01/2020 PROVISION OF CLEANING SERVICES FOR BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE ON A PROVISION OF MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, EVENT 3 YEAR CONTRACT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE Tender offers are invited from locally registered 100% citizen owned Companies for “PROVISION OF CLEANING SERVICES FOR ON A 3 YEAR CONTRACT BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE ON A 3 YEAR CONTRACT ” Tender offers are invited from locally registered 100% citizen owned Companies for “PROVISION OF MARKETING, To be considered for award of the contract,tenderers who are domiciled in Botswana must be registered with Public COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, EVENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR BOTSWANA Procurement & Asset ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE ON A 3 YEAR CONTRACT” To be considered for award of the contract,tenderers who are domiciled in Botswana must be registered with Public • 132 Cleaning Services, Sub code 01- Building cleaning services (including windows, carpets and others) Procurement & Asset

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he Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped the creatives from showing their talent as local musicians and producers continue to drop new music releases. T Despite the entertainment industry being the hardest hit by Covid-19 following cancellation of live performances, some artists have decided not to hopelessly fold their arms. They are using the time to produce quality music projects. New music releases ranging from hip-hop, kwaito, afro pop, house to gospel have already hit the radio airplay and are also circulating on various social media platforms. Some of the noticeable new releases include the likes of Dj Kuchi ft El Zintle-Owame, Motlha-Sefolletse, Doubleup-Ke lorile, Mapetla-Thaba Tshweu, D-Axis ft Amantle Brown-Ledimoni, We Must Praise Choir-Africa Unite Season 2, Flexy-Chikonde, Dj Gouveia ft Manqonqo SA - Haye, Stiga Sola-Kangoro. These are just a few of many other local new songs which were released since the initial lockdown from April 02. One of the prominent local music producers, Dj Kuchi said the Covid-19 period has given producers sufficient time to finish their music and also work on new projects. The veteran DJ says even though the music industry has been affected performance wise this is however not the case with making music as many producers still have time to work on their craft. Dj Kuchi has managed to complete about five of his songs during this period and create new music material which he never had time for. “I decided that I am just going to release more music because we cannot wait for something that we never know when it’s going to end, so I will continue to give more music to the people who appreciate and support my work,” he noted. Dj Kuchi says he is also very happy about all other new producers who also continue to produce lot of new music, “this is good and is going to benefit them in future because the more music you make the more recognition you get.” The veteran producer has also encouraged other established artists not to hold back but to continue releasing music as well. “It does not mean that when they cannot perform people cannot consume their music,” he advised. Dj Kuchi acknowledged that the level of music production in Botswana has grown applauding producers who he says are putting good quality music nowadays. The veteran DJ has also appreciated the support they get from Batswana who are buying locally produced music. Louis Vuitton takes Sewelo to Singapore

he world’s second largest rough diamond has found its way to Singapore’s shores. Roughly the size of a tennis ball, the 1,758-carat diamond that T was purchased by Louis Vuitton and unveiled in January is now being showcased Named Sewelo, which means “rare find” in the Setswana to interested buyers until Tuesday. Named Sewelo, which means “rare find” in the Setswana language, it was discovered in April last year at a mine in Botswana owned by language, the 1,758-carat rough diamond was purchased Canadian diamond mining company Lucara Diamond Corporation. The glinting black stone is the second largest rough gem diamond in recorded history, second only to the by Louis Vuitton and is now being showcased to interested Cullinan - a 3,106-carat gem mined in South Africa in 1905. buyers at the Louis Vuitton Island Maison at The Shoppes at That makes the Sewelo, estimated to be two billion years old, the largest diamond discovered in this century. Louis Vuitton’s purchase of this historic find has been dubbed Marina Bay Sands by many as a bold move for the luxury house, which is better known for its handbags and heritage trunks. The LVMH-owned brand entered high jewellery only in 2012, with an atelier in the esteemed Place Vendome in Paris. It is not known exactly how many millions the French fashion house paid for the stone. Asked why the Sewelo would be the stone to propel Vuitton’s high jewellery efforts, chairman and chief executive of Louis Vuitton Michael Burke said in an e-mail interview: “This rough stone is unique. Unveiling it to a handful of clients is a testament to our daring spirit and our desire to be a major player in jewellery.” He added: “We’re positioning ourselves for the next 100 years.” Available for viewing by appointment only, its stop in Singapore at the Louis Vuitton Island Maison at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands is its only one in South-east Asia. Inside the store, the Sewelo takes centre stage, mounted on a miniature trunk in a dark exhibit. No barricades have been set up around it, allowing clients to get up close and personal with the stone. Showcasing the diamond in its rawest form - its thin black carbon coating untouched - was significant, said Mr Burke. “The idea is not to bypass the traditional network (of jewellery), but to make the chain more transparent by showing Sewelo’s origin.” While the house declined to comment on its exact plans for the rare stone, it is expected to be custom-cut into diamonds and turned into bespoke pieces once Vuitton finds a buyer. Unique to the brand is its ability to cut diamonds in the signet of Louis Vuitton’s iconic Monogram - the LV Flower Cut, a rounded flower; and the LV Star Cut, a star-shaped motif. Louis Vuitton is currently working closely with Antwerp-based diamond cutters HB Company to study and plan the optimal yield of the stone - which is estimated to vary from one oval diamond of 900 carats to one diamond of 300 carats, with multiple satellites of three to five carats. The possibilities are endless. The Cullinan produced stones of various cuts and sizes, with the two largest currently mounted in the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The Sewelo showcase reiterates Louis Vuitton’s ambition to be a player in the high jewellery field, competing with the likes of Cartier. Industry pundits also believe this is another move by parent company LVMH - which already owns Bvlgari and paid US$16.2 billion (S$22.2 billion) to acquire Tiffany’s last November - to stake a big claim in the high jewellery sector. Mr Burke said: “We are trunk makers, not jewellers. Even if we recruited new talent and put all our efforts into this new field, we wouldn’t want to proceed as the others - it would make no sense. “We have to be audacious and brave; this stone is the proof of this. No jeweller on Place Vendome would ever dare to take the same risk.” [straitstimes.com] 18 News August 09, 2020 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday

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ricket’s emerging nations are today celebrated through the International Cricket C Council (ICC) Development Awards where the outstanding achievements accomplished by Associate Members in 2019 are recognised. The Awards celebrate six different global champions and eight regional winners showcasing the impactful stories of growing cricket across the world. The awards include recognition of mass participation programmes, national team performances, digital innovation and social responsibility - where cricket is used to improve communities around the world.

Gray-Nicolls Participation Programme Of The Year – Winner Cricket PNG Cricket PNG have been recognized for their work in attracting new participants to the game of cricket, with over 235,000 people including a 50% gender split involved in the following programmes. In this category there are also four regional Infantino winners which include Botswana, Brazil, Malaysia and the Netherlands. ifa president Gianni Infantino says he general’s office was investigating a series of criminal hopes the “facts will emerge” around allegations in which Fifa was a damaged party. 100% Cricket Female Participation Programme F “anonymous complaints” made about him “I obviously also remain at your disposal for any Of The Year - Winner Rwanda Cricket Association that led to a criminal investigation. clarification or further information that you might The Cricket Builds Hope female empowerment Last week, prosecutors in Switzerland opened need, as this is also about our organisation, your programme in partnership with the Rwanda Cricket an opportunity for the Japan Cricket Association being watched by more people than ever – with proceedings against Infantino over an alleged secret organisation, the one that we all represent and must Association which uses cricket as a tool for social (JCA) to give back to the home of cricket in Japan. 128 million digital views for ICC Global Qualifying meeting with Swiss attorney general Michael Lauber. defend,” said Infantino, who added that he had change among disadvantaged women, has won the On 12 October, 2019 Typhoon Hagibis devastated events in 2019. At a very difficult time for the game Both men deny any wrongdoing. received messages of support since the investigation 100% Cricket Female Participation Programme Of Sano City, with more than 2,600 homes and many and the world more broadly, it is wonderful to In a letter to the football governing body’s member was announced. the Year award. industries severely damaged together with four out showcase the outstanding work of our Members associations, Infantino said any meetings were “in “The mere fact of meeting a state prosecutor ought of the six cricket grounds in the city. in 2019 and reflect on some of the stories of their no way secret and most certainly not illegal”. to be the best guarantee that any such meeting is In this category the four regional winners are success.” However, the 50-year-old Swiss admitted the legitimate. Bhutan, Chile, Indonesia and Scotland. Digital Engagement Of The Year – Winner investigation had already “caused considerable “If there were even the slightest suggestion of Icc Associate Member Men’s Performance Of Cricket Finland The winners were selected by an Independent damage to Fifa as an organisation and to myself as any wrongdoing, a prosecutor would and should The Year – Winner Cricket Namibia Cricket Finland have been recognized for Panel comprised of the following members: its president”. intervene immediately to prevent it, as part of his or Cricket Namibia have been awarded the ICC digital innovation in their coverage of cricket in HD Ackerman (Broadcaster), Peter Della Penna Infantino is not stepping down from his role while her basic legal and professional responsibility.” Associate Member Men’s Performance of the Year coordination with the national broadcaster. With a (Journalist), Krishnendu Chakraborty (Facebook the matter is dealt with. Neither Lauber nor Infantino have been able to award, for the must-win game against Hong Kong 34% increase in Associate Member Men’s bilateral representative), Natalie Germanos (Broadcaster), In his letter, which has been seen by BBC Sport, recollect the specific details of their final meeting in in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 in April T20 matches in 2019, Finland used the Spain T20I Isobel Joyce (Former Ireland captain), Meg Lanning Infantino writes: “Some anonymous complaints were 2017. 2019. The victory secured the African team One Day series in August to livestream T20 International (Player), Nick Pryde (Cricket Administrator, ECB), filed against me in the canton of Bern. Earlier this week, Fifa deputy secretary general International status for the first time in 16 years and cricket to a growing fan base. Mithali Raj (Player), Phil Simmons (West Indies “Not knowing the content of those anonymous Alasdair Bell said: «It seems to me extraordinary a place in the Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 ICC General Manager – Development, William Head Coach), Lisa Sthalekar (Broadcaster) and complaints, we can only speculate as to why they that because someone doesn›t remember the details (CWC League 2) as part of the qualification pathway Glenwright said: “We are committed to partnering Zunilka Whitnall (UNICEF representative). were filed and who is behind them. Hopefully the of the meeting it›s part of some criminal conspiracy for Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. with our Members to continue the sustainable facts will emerge one day.” involving the attorney general of Switzerland.» growth of cricket and we are extremely proud of ICC Development Awards 2019 winners Infantino says the meetings with Lauber were [BBC] Icc Associate Member Women’s Performance what all of our Members achieved in 2019. The ICC Gray-Nicolls Participation Programme of the broadly to discuss the fact that the attorney Of The Year – Winner Cricket Association of Development Awards are a recognition of the work Year Regional winners: Thailand undertaken by the 92 Associate Members, with 14 Africa – Botswana Cricket Association Thailand have been awarded the ICC Associate especially brilliant programmes, performances and Americas – Cricket Brasil Michael Jordan worn sneakers to Member Women’s Performance of the Year for their initiatives celebrated across six different categories. Asia – Malaysia Cricket Association crucial and thrilling two run win against Ireland, “In 2019, participation in Associate Members grew Europe – Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in by 14% whilst the growth in the number of women fetch over $500,000 at auction August 2019. and girls playing has risen by 13% - recognition of 100% Cricket Female Participation Programme the innovative ways that our Members continue to of the Year Regional winners: Cricket 4 Good Initiative Of The Year – Winner grow the game of cricket. Cricket is being played by Americas – Cricket Chile Japan Cricket Association more people around the world than ever before; our Asia – Bhutan Cricket Council Board The Typhoon Hagibis Recovery Project was Associate Members are playing more international EAP – Cricket Indonesia cricket than ever before and Associate Cricket is Europe – Cricket Scotland Tokyo 2020 postponement could cost £5bn he cost of postponing the Olympic Games, due to coronavirus, could be in the T region of £5bn, according to researchers at Kansai University in Japan. Tokyo 2020 was due to get underway this week, but has been pushed back a year, as the world comes to terms with the new normal. While there are mixed opinions on what the true economic impact of the postponement will be, Professor Emeritus Katsuhiro Miyamoto at Kansai University in Japan believes it will be significant, in the region of £4.7bn. That includes things like maintaining the athletes’ Worn Michael Jordan sneakers village and stadiums for a year as well as hosting new qualifying events for the athletes. But some are warning that the postponement insists countermeasures are in place and they will Billions had been spent on what was billed as the could seriously affect their Olympic dream. Hurdler, only organise the Games in a safe environment for ne knock-on effect of the hype comeback from baseball, before switching to a black- eco-games. A new stadium was event built in Japan Dai Greene captained the Great Britain’s athletics everyone involved. surrounding “The Last Dance” and-red-colorway for the Playoffs. to host what was expected to be one of the greatest team at London 2012, but missed out on Rio due to Team GB has already lost millions, but its focus O documentary appears to be a boon The “Concord 11s” remain a fan favorite to this injury. He was in great shape in the lead up to Tokyo is on preparing athletes for next year, not worrying shows on earth. The hope was that the Olympics in Michael Jordan memorabilia, with one pair of day, having been retroed and re-released as recently would help boost the country’s economy, as well as and was looking forward to what was likely to be his about a possible cancellation. Chef de Mission, Mark the former Chicago Bulls star’s sneakers expected to as December 2018. This pair is triple-signed by helping to redevelop more deprived areas. During last chance at an Olympic medal. He just hopes a England, said: “The unknown is the effect of Covid- fetch over $500,000 at auction. Jordan, and is expected to sell for between $50,000 lockdown, athletes have had to find innovative ways year’s delay doesn’t affect that. 19 in 2021. So at the moment we have about 300 of The online “Original Air” auction of 11 items — and $65,000. A portion of the proceeds from this lot of training. “When you get to the ages of 31, 32 and 33, you what we are predicted will qualify for the games. browsing opens on July 23 and bidding takes place will go to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the US Gymnast and five-time Olympic medallist, Max know you’ve only got a finite amount of time left in They are in good shape and their qualification and between July 30 and August 13 — is being organized legal organization fighting for racial justice. Whitlock turned his sofa into a pommel horse, the sport,” he said. “You don’t know when your body quota places are secured. “What I can say is we are by Christie’s and sneaker consignment store Stadium “As we’ve seen with ‘The Last Dance’ and now with Katarina Johnson-Thompson created a heptathlon is going to give out. pretty buoyant about still having more women than Goods. Christie’s has described the auction as “the our ‘Original Air’ auction with Christie’s, there are around the house, golfer, Justin Rose perfected You don’t know when you won’t be able to recover men in Team GB for the first time ever and I think most comprehensive sneaker record of Michael still lesser known narratives in the legacy that create his putting on an indoor golfing green and sprint from sessions. I’m obviously nearing that point at 34 that’s a great story… Jordan’s era-defining Chicago Bulls career.” great interest,” said John McPheters, co-Founder and canoeist, Liam Heath, who won gold in Rio, at the moment, but I’m trying not to focus on that as “There won’t be any qualification events to run The most valuable lot in the Christie’s auction is a co-CEO of Stadium Goods in a statement ahead of practised on a paddle machine while the waterways a negative.” until athletes can train and compete appropriately pair of Jordan’s game-worn Nike Air Ship sneakers. the online auction. were closed. The Olympics has only been cancelled three times and fairly and in a healthy and safe environment. So The Air Ship sneaker was worn by Jordan in “The pieces we’ve put together for this auction Heath told Sky Sports News: “I don’t think in recent history and that was due to World War I we will see how that roles out. Athletes have until 1984 before the launch of his signature Air Jordan are truly unique, and will have deep resonance for you ever think you are going to be in this kind of and World War II. I June 23rd next year to qualify, so we have a few 1 model. His “Airness” only wore the pair during Jordan fans, sneaker connoisseurs and pop culture situation. It has been a real challenge for everyone ndeed, there are still concerns that the Tokyo months to see how the pandemic pans out across the pre-season and early games of his rookie year and collectors alike,” added McPheters. trying to adapt, but as an elite athlete that is Games won’t be able to go ahead at all, if a vaccine globe.” Most athletes are now getting back to their Christie’s expects them to fetch between $350,000 In May, a pair of Michael Jordan’s game-worn Nike something you are quite good at, adapting to isn’t found by next year. With 11,000 athletes due to normal training routines. But for those involved in and $550,000. Air Jordan 1 shoes from 1985 sold for $560,000, different scenarios, venues and trying to overcome travel from all over the world, along with thousands combat or team sports, like boxing, rowing and judo, As with most of Jordan’s game-worn sneakers, according to Sotheby’s. obstacles with ingenuity.” of coaching staff and tourists, it would be a high risk it is likely to take a little longer. the left shoe is a US size 13.5 and the right a US Christie’s is also organizing an online auction of environment. The International Olympic Committee [skysports.com] size 13.‘Deep resonance for Jordan fans’ 2020 was 39 rare, vintage photographic prints of basketball, supposed to be an Olympic year, and the second football and baseball stars taken by photographer most valuable item in the auction is a game-worn Walter Iooss Jr. According to Christie’s, Iooss has pair of the “Olympic” Air Jordan 7. photographed thousands of athletes, including “the Arsenal closing in on Willian deal Jordan wore this pair during the 1992 Barcelona most iconic stars in the biggest arenas under the Olympics as part of USA basketball’s “Dream Team,” brightest lights.” rsenal are closing in on a deal for Arsenal due to injury and will not play in Saturday’s a roster that included NBA legends Magic Johnson, “From what I can tell, Walter has never taken a Chelsea midfielder Willian. last-16 second leg at Bayern Munich, with Chelsea Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Karl bad shot of anybody or anything,” Jordan has said of A The Brazilian, who is 32 on Sunday, is trailing 3-0 from the first game. Malone along with Jordan’s Chicago Bulls teammate Iooss. out of contract once Chelsea’s Champions League He has made 339 appearances for the club since Scottie Pippen. The sneakers feature a Team USA “Years later, working together on Rare Air, we had campaign is over. signing from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala for Olympic colorway, and the number 9 on its heel — become so comfortable around one another that I There is no agreement yet but it looks increasingly £30m in 2013, becoming one of the most popular Jordan’s number while playing for the Dream Team barely had to look up. You don’t have to perform likely Willian will follow compatriot David Luiz in players at Stamford Bridge in the process. instead of his usual 23. This pair is expected to sell for Walter.”Bidding for the Iooss’ prints takes place moving from Stamford Bridge to Arsenal. He has won five major honours with the Blues, for between $50,000 and $70,000. The other highly between July 30 and August 11. Chelsea have offered Willian a new deal but including two Premier League titles and the Europa coveted game-worn item in the collection is a pair of https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/22/sport/ are unwilling to match the three-year contract League, and won the club’s players’ player of the year Air Jordan 11 sneakers in the “Concord” colorway. michael-jordan-sneakers-auction-550k-dollars-spt- understood to be on the table with the Gunners. award twice. Jordan wore this white-and-black “Concord” intl/index.html Willian missed Chelsea’s FA Cup final defeat by [BBC] colorway for the entire 1995-96 season, after his 20 Sports August 09, 2020 | www.thepatriot.co.bw | The Patriot on Sunday

Miscellaneous accept defeat Tafic, Molepolole City Stars pursue appeal JOSEPH KGAMANYANE that Miscellaneous also stood a chance to survive relegation. that when we bounce back next time instead of just participating proper move because they had initially communicated to us about [email protected] Considering their financial challenges and also believing that in the league we are able to compete and fight for top positions as the workshops and I informed our NEC. It was however very relegation will grant them an opportunity to introspect their it used to happen before,” he said, adding that they will also use the surprising that they did not come back to us when then they chose n a new turn of events Miscellaneous Sporting Club has structures the club’s leadership however evaluated that the move period to focus on transforming their club from a societal setup to do some changes to their programme,” Sebina complained. submitted to the decision by the Botswana Football was the right one. Even so, the leadership has stressed that they into a full complete company as required by BFA. For his part BFA Competitions Manager, Setete Phutego said I Association (BFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) to are still in agreement with Tafic and Molepolole City Stars that the This is however not the case with Tafic and Molepolole City as far as the NEC decision is concerned the three clubs have been relegate them to lower First Division League. BFA conclusion of the league was not fair. Stars as the clubs are not shaken on their stand to appeal the NEC relegated, hence their decision not to include them in the ongoing The battle is now left for Tafic and Molepolole City Stars “It should be clear that we do not agree with the NEC to have decision. TAFIC chairperson, Carlos Sebina revealed that they professionalisation programme. Phutego stressed that they still which are still determined to challenge the NEC decision before relegated us but the reason why we have decided not to challenge have already submitted their appeal to the Arbitration Tribunal for stand by the decision to have ended the 2019/20 football season Arbitration Tribunal. The troubled clubs were controversially the decision is because we do not have the financial capacity to hearing whilst Somerset Gobuiwang, Chairman of Molepolole City and they are ready to defend it before the appeals board, noting dropped to the lower league after the NEC decided to end the do so,” Miscellaneous spokesperson Edwin Ntau told The Patriot Stars indicated that they are still awaiting response of their letter that the NEC has turned down the request made by the relegated 2019/20 football season by concluding that a team at the summit Sport. from the BFA. They are both hopeful that the Tribunal will reverse teams pleading for the decision to be reconsidered. be crowned champions whereas those at the bottom of the table be He highlighted that the club is struggling financially and already the decision by NEC. “As far as we know the said clubs have been relegated and we relegated. burdened by lot of debts and therefore they will not be able to Meanwhile Gobuiwang and Sebina have indicated that they still believe that our decision was appropriate. This however does This publication has learnt that the Serowe-based club has incur other extra costs. Ntau added that this could also be an were recently surprised but not worried after BFA decided not not mean that we will not reinstate them should the Arbitration moved on to accept relegation even though there were some opportune time for them to go and rebuild their club and plan for to include their clubs during the ongoing professionalisation Tribunal rule so but as for now the teams are serving their members within the club who still wanted the leadership to a great comeback in the next season. workshops for Premier league clubs. The clubs were instead relegation at first division,” Phutego stressed. also challenge the BFA decision. The discontented side argues “This is also an opportunity for us to go and prepare ourselves so replaced with Premier league newbies. “I do not think it was a Mike Tyson, 54, is returning to the ring to box again oxing legend Mike Tyson, 54, announced on when he became the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing Thursday that he will be climbing back into the ring for history. B an exhibition bout against another all-time great boxer He has a 50-6 career record, with 44 of the 50 victories Roy Jones Jr. being knockouts. He last fought in 2005 when he lost to Kevin The two are set to duke it out in an eight-round exhibition McBride. Tyson teased a return to the ring in early May when match on September 12 at Dignity Health Sports Park in he posted videos of himself training, looking just as quick and Carson, California. ferocious as he did in his prime. He’ll be going up against Jones The former Heavyweight World Champion is considered one Jr., a former four-division World Champion sporting a 66-9 of the most feared boxers of all time, often referred to as “the record. The 51-year-old won his last bout against Scott Sigmon baddest man on the planet.” Tyson finished his first year as a in 2018. professional boxer with a 15-0 record, with all wins coming by cnn.com/2020/07/23/us/mike-tyson-roy-jones way of knockout. “Iron Mike” was 20 years and four months old HOME DELIVERY

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