The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 kgosi sues Page 1 state for failing to prosecute

Wednesday 27 May 2020 FREE! him “Kitso ke maatla” Page 4 Cash-strapped COVID-19 Kgosi & Relief Food Programme May Stop Page 6 MAgosi's Premature baby dies as Sekgoma Memorial doctor neglects 'gun fight' mother A bureaucratic doctor would not Seven firearms were touch a newly-born preterm baby that had complications when it confiscated in a raid at arrived in its desperate mother’s arms at Sekgoma Memorial a house belonging to Hospital in Serowe, only because the referring doctor at Selebi- former spy boss, Isaac Phikwe Hospital where the baby was born had not notified Kgosi, some time last Sekgoma in advance. Tragically, the baby was buried three days year. Kgosi is staking his later back in Selebi-Phikwe. claim on the weapons, so Page 4 are the DISS and Minister the DCEC. Promises Mobile Data Story on Page 3 Price Cut Page 5

Page 3 Page 2 news Wednesday 27 May 2020 The Botswana Gazette Gov’t To Go After Renegade Companies • Some continue to retrench employees during SoPE • Security companies top list of renegade employers • Some directors have disappeared without paying employees

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LETLHOGILE MPUANG decided to do what they want,” he said. “A salary is not a privilege but is a right overnment is to begin action if you are an employee. DCEC Probes MoH For against companies that have al- “If a company is not able to pay its Glegedly been violating regula- employees, they should sit down with tions of the State of Public Emergency them and satisfy them as to why they (SoPE), the Minister of Employment, are not able to pay them their full sala- Labour Productivity and Skills Devel- ries and the employees have to be con- COVID-19 Corruption opment, Mpho Balopi has revealed. vinced such that they agree. It has to be Balopi has confirmed that the ministry an agreement reached by the two parties. • Report focuses on tenders has concluded a report, which is most- All these are under the Employment Act ly filled with complaints and concerns which we have not suspended.” • DCEC has received report on misuse of funds of employees against their employers Minister Balopi noted that some com- since the declaration of the SoPE by panies had claimed wage subsidies and President Mokgweetsi Masisi in April. paid them to the employees as if the • Heads could roll “Government made it very clear that subsidies were their salaries. “Remem- LETLHOGILE MPUANG President Mokgweetsi Ma- ary action for corruption. there shall be no retrenchments as a ber (that) this is only a subsidy to help sisi. According to sources, A statement released result of COVID-19 (and) during this companies through the consequences he Ministry of and the awarding of CO- by the ministry yesterday period of State of Emergency,” said the of COVID-19,” Balopi pointed out. Health and Well- VID-19 supply tenders (Tuesday) tended to defend minister. “We did state that the Employ- “We do have such kinds of cases where ness is being in- form the main focus of the the flow of tenders of CO- ment Act has not been suspended.” people were paid only 50 percent from T vestigated for corruption probe. VID-19 supplies. “In view Balopi, who is also the MP for Ga- the government, which is wrong. It is and misappropriation of of the emergency situation borone North, noted that due to inter- against the Employment Act.” COVID-19 funds, The Newspaper of the pandemic and the in- ruption caused by the SoPE and the According to the minister, some com- Botswana Gazette has es- creased demand for medi- lockdown, government had created to a reports this week pany directors disappeared without pay- tablished. Reliable sources cal equipment required to wage subsidy scheme to assist all affect- ing their employees. say the probe is at a stage noted two tenders fight the pandemic region- ed companies. These subsidies ranged “Employees have reported all these where DCEC is interrogat- ally and internationally, between P1000 and P2500. that had already matters to us,” Balopi said. “We will ing a MoHW report on the the ministry will from time “Government did cite from the begin- soon be engaging directly with these awarding of Covid-19 ten- to time directly appoint ning that there were certain essential been cancelled. companies. Some companies have ders. companies to supply such services,” he said. “Food outlets and se- come forward and tried to correct some The head of DCEC, It is believed equipment to enable it to curity companies were among those that of these concerns. We are working 24/7 Brigadier Joseph Matham- fulfill its commitment of were never closed. However, we have that a number of to ensure that the interests of workers bo, has confirmed receiv- promoting and providing realized that much as that was the case, are protected. We have also engaged ing the report but would ministry staffers comprehensive, preventa- some of these companies, especially the tripartite Business through Business not elaborate. Contacting tive, curative and rehabili- security companies, decided to get rid Botswana and the federations.” the Minister of Health, Dr are likely to face tative quality health servic- of their staff or cut their wages. Some “We have all agreed that we will not Lemogang Kwape elicited es to the nation,” said the of these security companies are those disciplinary action allow workers to be exploited. We need an indifferent stance, with statement that was signed that have been engaged by government to ensure that the law prevails. We are the minister saying he was for corruption. by the Acting Permanent and parastatals. Government has not going to take action as per the law for on leave and not aware of Secretary at the Ministry reduced these companies’ dues at any companies who have not complied. I such an investigation. Newspaper reports this of Health, Baile Moagi. point during this period.” will make a proposition to government It is understood that the week noted two tenders The DCEC is said to Minister Balopi said some companies that once this thing is over, we have an alleged levels of corruption that had already been can- have received several re- were required to provide services such undertaking that only companies that at the Ministry of Health celled. It is believed that a ports alleging misappro- as transport for their staff members but have that have complied be the ones en- in the advent of the novel number of ministry staffers priation, misuse and abuse did not do so. “These companies just gaged by government.” coronavirus have upset are likely to face disciplin- ofoffice. The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 news Page 3 DISS, DCEC And Kgosi In Fiery Claim On Guns • DISS, DCEC vie for the firearms • Kgosi claims them as his own

TEFO PHEAGE of Kgosi’s properties seized dur- challenge is surveillance equip- Kgosi says he was never briefed The Extension Two Magis- ing numerous raids on his homes ment and weapons of war pro- or informed of a claim that the trates Court recently ordered n unusual but fiery trian- last year. They include numerous cured outside the country and the firearms belong to the DISS,” at- DISS to return property of the Se- gle over ownership of fire- financial accounts, laptops, docu- only solution is to go to the com- torney Diba Diba (for Kgosi) told bina brothers, Kegone and Tshe- Aarms has ensued between ments and the firearms. panies where they were procured The Botswana Gazette. po, which was seized following Botswana’s key security agencies Some of the seized items were and ask how many were procured Kgosi’s raid. The two were linked and a disgraced founding director weapons and spy equipment from them,” he told the PAC. “Our main challenge is to Kgosi by the state. This was of one of the two organisations, thought to be the property of This week, Magosi told this after they subpoenaed Magosi to The Botswana Gazette has estab- DISS that Kgosi had not handed publication that investigations surveillance equipment produce and give evidence link- lished. over when he was fired by Presi- into these issues were yet to be and weapons of war ing them to Kgosi. The raids on The firearms - seven of them dent Mokgweetsi Masisi in May completed and so he was not in a Kgosi and his associates were in number - were confiscated in 2018. His successor, Brigadier position to discuss the question of procured outside the to try and establish the wherea- a raid on a house belonging to the Peter Magosi, was soon raising the firearms. “What I can confirm bouts of the weapons and the spy former director of the Directorate concerns that the secret service is that for now we are not return- country and the only equipment. of Intelligence and Security Ser- had kept no inventory of its assets ing anything to Kgosi,” he said. The guns were confiscated at a vice (DISS), Isaac Kgosi, some and tools of trade and therefore Since the raids on Kgosi’s solution is to go to the time when Magosi was telling the time last year. Kgosi is staking he did not know how many rifles homes to seize these items, inves- companies where they nation that the life of President his claim on the weapons, as is DISS had procured and where tigations have been ongoing. The Masisi was in danger because DISS and the Directorate on Cor- they might be. state says they have made inroads were procured and certain elements wanted to elimi- ruption and Economic Crimes Appearing before the Public while Kgosi’s lawyers say noth- nate him. However, Botswana’s (DCEC), each for themselves. Accounts Committee (PAC) in ing damning on their client has ask how many were top spy subsequently came under The issue emerged as the un- 2018, Magosi compared tracing not found. fire for not making any arrests wieldy prize when both DISS and the rifles and spy equipment to But they are staking a claim on procured from them,” despite the gravity of his allega- DCEC considered returning some a wild goose chase. “Our main the firearms for Kgosi. “In fact, tions.

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#GettingBetterForYou Kind regards, Dr Patrick Benon Chief Executive Officer Page 4 news Wednesday 27 May 2020 The Botswana Gazette and set aside his restraining order. “Butterfly”Through prosecutors his lawyers, Kgosi has warned Kgosi Sues State For the Director of Public Prosecutions, Ste- from Page2 phen Tiroyakgosi, of this suit in a letter GENERAL dated 27 February 2020 in which he also FailingCOMMISSIONER To Prosecute Him demands the DPP to “make an applica- CORPORATE tion to court for the final forfeiture of his GENERAL properties within 30 days, failure of which • Wants stateGENERAL COUNSELto return his property and money you should restore our client’s properties to • Says COMMISSIONERhis life is at a standstill because of the state’s failure to pursue his case him”. PUBLIC TENDER NOTICE “Should the above not be complied with, • Head of CORPORATEDPPGENERAL says they are not returning anything to Kgosi INVITATION TO TENDER The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) wishes to invite companies to tender forthe Undertaking weA hold instructions to make an applica- Our Client is searching for a judicious and resultsCOUNSEL driven individual, with sound knowledge of the lawsDiagnostic of Botswana Study to on the Implementation of the Performance Management System in the Botswana Unifiedtion to court for the rescission and setting take up the role of GeneralTEFO Corporate PHEAGE Counsel. failure RevenuetoBURS/TC/02/IT/2014/15 prosecute Service. him An in open a case domestic whereby bidding method SUPPLY shall be used AND in this tender. INSTALLATION A schedule of items to beaside of the restraint order and asking for his property,covered willwhich be provided the statein the InvitationPUBLICregards to Tenderas TENDER (ITT). NOTICE the restoration of our client’s properties to JOB PURPOSE n an unusual reversal of roles in which INVITATIONOF EMC VNX 5300 TO STORAGE TENDER DISKS. The purpose of the Thejob will Botswanabe to provide the Unifiedorganisation with Revenue legal services Service and to review (BURS)proceeds its activitiesThe Tenderwas to Botswanaof ensure documentscrimeestablished Unified, was can seized. be Revenuethrough obtained byService interestedan Act(BURS) companiesof Parliamentwishes from to 08:00 invite (Act to 12:45 companies No: and 17 13:45 to of tenderto 2004) 16:30 forthe Undertaking hours as during Ahim,” his lawyers, Thabiso Tafila Attor- Ourcompliance Client is withsearching statutes, for aas judicious thewell as,hunter andgood results corporate becomes driven governance individual, the and withhunted, business sound knowledge practices.the of the lawsDiagnostic of Botswana Study to on the Implementation of the Performance Management System in the Botswana Unified a semi-autonomous independent legal entityKgosi toweekdaysBotswana isfacilitate arguing, Unifiedfor a thatnon-refundablerevenue Revenue the state’s Servicecollection fee offailure (BURS)P250.00 by wishes(Two creating Hundred to invite andtender a Fiftymore offers Pula, professional VATfor the inclusive) supply payable andand installation to BURSneys, of wrote. “This letter is to be read and take up the role of General Corporatedisgraced Counsel former. head of the Direc- RevenueBURS/TC/02/IT/2014/15 Service.th An open domestic bidding method SUPPLY shall be used AND in this tender. 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In their last letter to the DPP • • Hold10 years a Bachelors seniorl management DegreeExperience in experience Law,of working or equivalentgained in a highly from regulated qualification.an organizati industryon ordirectly with a relatedregulatory to thebody petroleum is desirable or miningMasscashsubstantial industry Group opportunities is. looking to for recruit personal a • • ThePossess personlevel. at shouldCOMPETENCIES least twelvehave sound (12) yearsknowledge relevant of Botswana post Bachelors Laws and Degree possess experience experience in ain senior the areas growthstrategic andof; careercivil, management development. criminal, COMPETENCIESl Experience of working with stakeholders in large infrastructure related projects is desirable dynamic Botswana Citizen to take up director, Kgosi’s lawyers called attention • • Possess Possessconstitutional,•role Admitted in broadat a least financial Theknowledge contract,to 10 rightpractice years candidateenvironment, ofemployment inposteconomics, the mustqualification Courts possess financeandprobably, of Botswana. thecommercial experience, andfollowing butcorporate not competencies;law. specialisingexclusively governance. inin commerciala Government law entity.in Botswanathe position within of aFinancial corporate Manager. TheCOMPETENCIES right candidatel l mustProvenStrong possess track strategic record the and of following businesssuccessfully orientation. competencies, driving results. among others: Being a member of the Masscash to Kgosi’s pensioner status and resulting • environment.Demonstrate the Three ability (3) to ofanalyse those andyears interpret should operational, have been economic at managerial and financial level. data and apply management principles in making The right candidatel must Deliverypossess excellence. the following competencies; Group provides employees with inability to meet his obligations. Their cli- sound business decisions. substantial opportunities for personal • TheCOMPETENCIES person shouldCOMPETENCIESl haveOutstanding sound stakeholderknowledge relationship of Botswana management. Laws and possess experience in the areas of; civil, criminal, ent certainly needs to enjoy “the proceeds COMPETENCIES• • StrongStrategic Business and Acumen. Business Orientation growth and career development. COMPETENCIESconstitutional,The lcontract, right Abilitycandidate employment to drive must organisational possess and thecommercial following success and competencies;law. change. of his investments which he made over the COMPETENCIES• Execution• Strategic Excellence.l Leadership. The right• Team candidate leadership l mustStrongStrong possess strategic diplomacy the and following business orientation. competencies, among others: years when he was employed”, they wrote. • TheStrategic following leadership.l competencies are required; The right• candidateStrong Business must Deliverypossess Acumen. excellence. the following competencies; According to the lawyers, several dam- • • AbilityExternal to buildl environmental organizationalOutstanding capability. stakeholderawareness relationship management. • • StrongExcellent• StakeholderBusiness Interpersonal Acumen. relationship and Communication management. skills. ages have occurred on Kgosi’s farm. These • • • AbilityStrategicResults to drive orientatedl and organizationalInterested BusinessAbility tocandidates driveOrientationsuccess organisational who and meetchange. successthe minimum and change. requirements should respond by email to • COMPETENCIES• ExecutionStrong• Problem Negotiation Excellence. solving Skills. and decisiveness. include the fence being damaged by ter- • • ExcellentTeam leadership relationshipl [email protected] building diplomacy and management skills. Applicants should please enclose a covering • The•• StrategicAssertiveness. following• InfluenceStrong leadership. competenciesinterpersonal and Impact skills are andrequired; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. mites, the pool being contaminated and the • External environmentalletter, a detailed awareness curriculum vitae, certificates of qualifications and names of at least two • Botswana• •Excellent AbilityAttention• toEnergy, Oilbuild Interpersonalto Limited Detail.organizational drive,traceable would and and referees.passion like capability. Communication to Closing withdrawfor continuous date its skills. Chieffor learning. applications Executive Officeris 03 March vacancy 2019. advert that was carried by the Sunday Standard electricity being interfered with, resulting Interested candidates who meet the minimum requirements should respond by email to • newspaper•• •Strong AbilityStrongResults toNegotiation Advocacy driveedition orientated organizational of theSkillsSkills. 10th success to 16th andof February change. 2019. The advert is replaced by the one that will run in the media , including the in it not working properly and the animals • Excellent [email protected]. building and management skills. Applicants should please enclose a covering that were on the property dying. Sunday•• Assertiveness.InfluenceTo Standard apply conveniently newspaper,and Impact submit from the your 17th application of February to 2019. [email protected] letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, certificates of qualifications and names of at least two Kgosi’s lawyers say their client will “ob- Botswana• AttentionApplicants Oil to Limited Detail. shouldtraceable would please referees. like to ensure withdraw that itsthey Chief submit Executive a detailed Officer cur riculumvacancy vitae advert and that was carried by the Sunday Standard InterestedTo apply candidatesforward your who applications meetClosing the minimum date to [email protected] for applicationsrequirements is can 03 Marchapply 2019.in confidence by 14to; viously” have to be compensated for loss of newspaper•Interested Strongprovide Advocacy edition candidates names of theSkills and 10th contacts who to 16th meet of of at theFebruary least minimum three 2019. traceable The requirements advert referees is replaced . should by the respond one that by will run in the media , including the emailTheSeptember Principalto [email protected] 2018Consultant. Applicants, People should Connections, please. ApplicantsP.O.ensure Box that 46069, should they Gaborone,attach please curriculum enclose enclosing a his livestock and damage to his farm. “The Sundayvitae Standard and provide newspaper, names from of the at 17thleast of two February traceable 2019. referees. claim for such damages shall be made after coveringa coverClosing letter,letter, Date: aa detailed8detailed June 2020 curriculumcurriculum vitae, vitae, certificates certificates of qualificationsof qualifications and namesand names of at of InterestedleastTo apply three candidatesforward traceable your whoreferees. applications meet theTo applyminimum to [email protected] requirements go to: www.peopleconnections.co.bw can apply in confidence by 14to; a proper assessment has been made upon Interestedat leastForFor enquiries: twoenquiries: candidates traceable contact referees. who Tsholofelo/ Boineelo meet the Bameon minimum +267 on 3975917/ 3975917/ requirements 3915503 3915503 should respond by finalization of this matter,” they wrote the emailThetoSeptember complete Principalto [email protected] the 2018Consultant application. Applicants, People process. should Connections, Closing please .date ApplicantsP.O.ensure for Box applications that 46069, should they Gaborone,attach pleaseis 05 Februarycurriculum enclose enclosing 2016. a Closingvitae and date provide for applications names of isat 24least February two traceable 2019. referees. DPP director. coveringaWe cover regret letter,letter, that aa detaileddetailedcorrespondence curriculumcurriculum will vitae, vitae, be enteredcertificates certificates into of onlyqualificationsof qualifications with successful and namesand candidates. names of at of Tel: +267 3915503 / 3975917 least three traceable referees. To apply please go to: www.peopleconnections.co.bw at leastFor enquiries: two traceable contact referees. Boineelo on +267 3975917/ 3915503 to complete the application process. Closing date for applications is 05 February 2016. ClosingWe regret date that for applicationscorrespondence is 24 will February be entered 2019. into only with successful candidates. Tel: +267 3915503 / 3975917 The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 news Page 5 A cost model and pricing study was done ages. in South Africa it was US$10.19 while in in 2017 and it led to various initiatives to “Consumers are therefore encouraged to Botswana the most expensive operator 1 reduce prices of data services in Botswana. make time to appreciate terms and condi- Giga Bit service costed US$ 10.92 and the The study found that the major component tions for alternative data packages in order cheapest was US$6 82,” he said. Segokgo for provision of mobile services was large- to choose those packages that will best added that in the case of Mozambique, ly attributable to deployment of extensive serve their needs,” he said. their lowest cost for 1GB is US$1.04. broadband capable network infrastructure He further explained that BOCRA man- Most Batswana still do not have access in rural areas. Other factors that caused dated all operators to disclose and educate to the internet, meaning that a large popu- high cost of deployment leading to high their customers on the terms and conditions lation is missing out on the life-changing consumer prices included low population of their products and services. benefits of connectivity, from financial density, transit costs and equipment costs. When approving introduction of new services to health and education, being Regarding the Fair Usage Policy (FUP), products, BOCRA directs mobile operators brought about by the increasing pace of Segokgo said it was being implemented by to be transparent with terms and conditions innovation known as the Fourth Industrial mobile operators, ‘where a subscriber who such as FUP, he added. Revolution. reaches a specified level of usage in a day On comparability of prices, Segokgo told Universal affordable internet access is is barred from using any more data for that Parliament that the mobile data prices in part of the UN’s Sustainable Development particular day until the next day. He said Botswana are comparable with data prices Goals (SDGs), and governments, compa- FUP was applicable to data packages that of countries with similar economic status. nies, local and international organizations, consumed a lot of bandwidth or were band- “As from November 2019, 1 Giga Bit pre- and members of civil society are struggling width hungry such as social media pack- paid data bundle in Namibia was US$9.51, to get more people online. Minister Promises Mobile Data Price Cut Says Batswana must also expect better services soon

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he Minister of Transport and Com- munications, Thulaganyo Segokgo Thas revealed that he has engaged in several meetings with the telecommunica- tions regulator, Botswana Communica- tions Regulatory Authority and BoFiNet- a wholesale provider of national telecommu- nications infrastructure to push for the re- duction of mobile data prices. Briefing the media yesterday, Segokgo said he has made promises to Parliament that concerns around high mobile data prices will be a thing of the past in the near future as he is working tirelessly to bring them down. “I have been meetings stakeholders in this sector and I am satisfied with progress. Just recently I met with the telecommunica- tions regulator, Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority and the issue of pric- ing was discussed. We do not only wish to address pricing but also the quality of ser- vices,” he said. Segokgo said his ministry asked for the models and frameworks to make their own assessment. Despite BoFiNet reducing broadband costs, Segokgo says he is not sure on whether the mobile network opera- tors have followed suit. “This is a matter that I will have to fol- low up as I have not yet looked into it,” he said. He said that the mobile operators have gained valuable lessons from the CO- VID-19 period that fibre to home connec- tions are very important. In the last two months the Minister told Parliament that pricing of mobile communi- cations services including data services was determined on a cost-based principle. The regulator, BOCRA periodically con- ducts cost model and pricing studies to de- termine the underlying costs of providing mobile services. Page 6 news Wednesday 27 May 2020 The Botswana Gazette Truckers Grievances Force Gov’t To Hasten Testing Processes at Borders Truckers also allowed to swap cargo trailers at the border

TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO evidence of negative COVID-19 results. This was meant to curb potential cross bor- n the wake of protests from truckers der infections, something which neverthe- driving into or passing through Bo- less came in with some hiccups. Itswana, the government through the This week truck drivers more especially Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has from South Africa complained that they moved to speed up the truckers turn-around are mistreated as they were forced to wait time of COVID-19 test results. for their results for too long (three days or Coordinated by Dr Kereng Masupu, the even more). That frustrated them in such Presidential Task Team on COVID-19 ear- a way that they allegedly disrupted move- lier this month made it mandatory for all ment of trucks between South Africa and truck drivers entering Botswana to produce Botswana. “South African truckers are fuming with anger, they are blocking other trucks from REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION entering or exiting Botswana,” said one lo- cal truck driver in an audio that circulated OF SUITABLE CONTRACTORS FOR DESIGN & BUILD/CONSTRUCTION & on social media over the weekend. “They COMPLETION OF THE REFURBISHMENT OF PRE-SCHOOL BLOCK INTO A are complaining that they are being ill- STRUTURED OFFICE BLOCK. treated as they are forced to produce nega- tive results before they enter Botswana Botswana Nurses Union (BONU) invites applicants who are domicile in Botswana and must be while the local truckers are not forced to do registered with PPDAB under the below categories, to be prequalified and included on the list of firms so when entering South Africa.” to tender for the Design & Build/Construction & completion: refurbishment of Pre-school "We have ensured that into a structured office block at BONU headquarters Plot 2684 Phiri Crescent, Extension 9 Gaborone. all the commissioned laboratories, the Botswana Code: 01 – Building Construction Works and Maintenance; sub-code 02 Structural steel Work Code: 02 – Electrical Engineering Works; Sub –code 01-Electrical Installations Vaccine Institute Code: 03 – Civil Engineering Works; Sub-code 01-Construction (Roads, infrastructure, Airfields) Laboratory, Botswana Code: 08- Mechanical Engineering Works; Sub-code 06-Water Supplies, Sanitation reticulation and Irrigation Works, Sub code 01-Air conditioning/Refrigeration on systems. Harvard Aids Partnership and the National The applicant is requested to provide the following information; Veterinary Laboratories a) Company Profile, including company forms ( attach a copy of extract from CIPA company are now being fully utilized registration) by working collaboratively b) A current valid Tax clearance certificate and proof of VAT registration from BURS to run the tests for truck

c) Submit proof of previous relevant experience: provide details of at least three(3) similar projects drivers at various border successfully gates.”

completed in the last 3 years as proof of capacity to: Just two days after the truckers’ pro- tests, Dr Masupu and his team moved on (i) Design & Build: refurbishment of Pre-school into a structured office block. to resolve the delays experienced by truck drivers at various border gates pertaining to the turn-around time of COVID-19 results. d) A preliminary indicative programme showing the proposed work scheduling and organogram “We have ensured that all the commis- showing the management of the project with precise curriculum vitae for key experienced staff sioned laboratories, the Botswana Vaccine proposed for employment on this project. Institute Laboratory, Botswana Harvard Aids Partnership and the National Vet- e) Proof of current work load if any. erinary Laboratories are now being fully utilized by working collaboratively to run f) ISO 9001 or equivalent certified Quality Assurance Management System. the tests for truck drivers at various border g) Safety & Health Management certification. gates,” Dr Masupu noted in a media state- ment released by his Task Force on Mon-

th day evening. h) CLOSING OF TENDER: EOI’s shall be submitted no later than 1630 hours Monday 6 June With that, Dr Masupu noted that the en- 2020: PA Secretary General, BONU, P O Box 126 Gaborone, Tel: 3953840, Plot 2684 Phiri Crescent, hanced process will reduce the truckers Extension 9 Gaborone. waiting period of results to between 24 and 36 hours. “This will ensure that test results i) Contact office to book/arrange for site visit at Plot 2684 Phiri Crescent, Extension 9 Gaborone are released to the truck drivers without un- due delays. An electronic system has also j) SUBMISSION OF RESPONSE: Sealed and marked envelope “FOR DESIGN & BUILD/ been implemented to ensure efficient dis- CONSTRUCTION & COMPLETION OF THE REFURBISHMENT OF PRE-SCHOOL BLOCK INTO A tribution of COVID-19 test results to truck drivers. This will reduce their waiting fur- STRUTURED OFFICE BLOCK” to be deposited in the tender box provided at BONU Headquarters ther,” Dr Masupu stated. th Plot 2684 Phiri Crescent, Extension 9 Gaborone, on or before 1630 hours 8 June 2020. To further mitigate the truckers matter, the government through the Ministry of NB: All responses will be kept strictly confidential. BONU reserves the right to change or cancel Transport and Communications (MTC) this tender at any time and to decide on the suitability or otherwise, of companies applying to be noted that companies that have trucks prequalified and further to reject submissions where, in the opinion of BONU for contractors considered themselves are allowed to swap cargo trail- unsuitable. BONU’s decision in respect to selection of suitable tenderers shall be final and binding on ers at the border. This was said by MTC those companies making submissions with no grounds for appeal. Minister Thulaganyo Segokgo during the COVID-19 pandemic update which was held yesterday morning. The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 news Page 7 Moswaane Gives Council 24hrs To Explain Food

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drivers soon followed, with the mob justice of social media pronouncing judgement on Why Truckers Must Keep on Trucking! them as unfettered purveyors of infection with the rampant virus. It was a misguided They are rather heartlessly stigmatised as purveyors of COVID-19, but the eastern corridor - are thus the beaten path for conclusion that rode on what may neverthe- long haulage trucks to and from Zimbabwe, less be a fairly reasonable concern. reason truck drivers were exempted from extreme social distancing lies in Malawi, Zambia, Angola and the DRC. “The trucking industry is important,” said Botswana’s monthly import bill of P6 billion. TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO reports When Botswana was placed on lock- the Minister of Transport and Communica- down on April 2 this year, the country’s tions, Thulaganyo Segokgo, in reponse to a otswana is a landlocked country rica as both source and transit route. From economy,like much of everywhere else question from this publication. “That is why with no direct access to the sea. On Namibia too, though the country to the west around the world, slowed to a near standstill. we allowed its movement when we effected Bthe other hand, the country is also a of Botswana is mainly an overland conduit Except for its richly endowed mines, only the lockdown. The truckers are vital to us be- net-importer, which means that it relies on from its seaports on the Atlantic coast, main- transport and logistics kept the fire burning, cause they carry medical supplies, food and neighbouring countries’ ports to receive its ly Walvis Bay where Botswana owns rights. bringing critical supplies to a nation whose various other essential goods into the coun- imported goods. This is a country that is far But Botswana, which sits on southern Afri- people depend heavily on South Africa for try. If they were not operating, you can imag- from being self-sufficient and depends on ca’s highest plateau, serves as a critical nexus basic alimentation and medication. But it ine what impact that could have. So they are other countries for just about everything – of routes to countries further afield, mainly was always known that the transportation of actually very vital and there is no doubt that from food and sanitary pads for people to to the north, that also import goods from the the essential goods is not without risk, and in- they are. The trucking industry is what keeps lubricants and heavy plant for its mines. continent’s most advanced warehouse, South deed truck drivers were soon testing positive the economy active. The fuel that they dis- These goods are transported into the coun- Africa. Botswana’s roads - and to a degree its for COVID-19, adding to the country’s con- tribute is used to keep ventilators running at try from global sources, mostly South Af- only railway line that defines the country’s firmed cases. Sadly, stigmatisation of truck hospitals and generator back-ups when there is no electricity.” A University of Botswana (UB) economics lecturer, Professor Brothers Malema, has also underlined the critical nature of trucking, especially at this difficult time in the world that for Botswana is worsened by the coun- try’s near total dependence on South Africa for its very survival. “We need it to ensure that we can still access those things that we have always depended on others to do for us,” Malema told The Botswana Gazette in an interview. “We need them (truck drivers) for importation of goods particularly because it looks like we are a country without ambi- tion that relies on others for food. Imagine RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS what would happen if there is no importation of food. We would have a serious disaster. Without these truckers, we would not have food because we depend on our neighbours OPERATIONS for food. We are not ambitious enough to pro- duce our own food.” Both the minister and the academic’s focus on significane of truck drivers are validated POST COVID-19 LOCKDOWN by the humongous monthly import bill of P6 billion, according to Statistics Botswana’s International Merchandise Trade Statistics Monthly Digest that says fuel alone cost the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) wishes to inform the general country more than P1 billion in January this year. This is substantiated by leading logis- public and all of its stakeholders of the resumption of normal business operations, tics company, Unitrans, whose Head of Hu- commencing from 1 June 2020. The resumption is being implemented in line with the man Resources, Moses Sebolai, says they Government's return to work protocols. import the bulk of their fuel from South Af- rica in tanker trucks and that 75 percent of Botswana’s oil and oil products are imported All members of Staff will return to work on the 25 May 2020, followed by Students from 29 May from the same country. Much of Unitrans’ 2020, with classes scheduled to resume on 1 June 2020. haul is consumed by Debswana diamond mines at Jwaneng and Orapa. For a country All of our prospective students are informed that applications can still be submitted online whose economy is driven by mineral revenue of which 80 percent is from diamonds, the through the University website (https://www.buan.ac.bw). Kindly note that application fees can significance of the truck drivers who bring be paid from 1 June 2020. those oil tankers cannot be over-emphasised. Trucking also brings to Botswana the very The University’s two Centres, the Meat Industry Training Institute (MITI) at the Lobatse campus, heavy plant used at its mines. In January 2020, P750 million worth of such machinery and the Centre for In-Service and Continuing Education (CICE) at the Sebele campus, will was brought into Botswana while P900 mil- resume training of short courses from 1 July 2020. The revised schedule of programs and lion was spent on imports of food, beverages courses offered will be communicated in the near future. and tobacco in the same month. Logistics firm CA Sales HR Manager Aa- bobe sees it as its responsibilty to ensure that Our stakeholders are advised that the University will aim to ensure business continuity using the nation is not starved as it combats CO- communication through electronic platforms wherever possible, to allow for social distancing. VID-19. “So we keep on transporting food We wish to encourage all of our stakeholders to continue to engage and access BUAN services into the country because shops and whole- in the best possible way. salers often do not have enough food dur- ing this period,” says the company’s Human Resourse Manager, Job Aabobe. “So imagine BUAN would like to thank all its stakeholders for their understanding and support as we what would happen if the truckers spent two continue to manage in these challenging times. Let us remain safe and continue to adhere to all weeks without transporting food and other preventative and precautionary measures to avoid transmission and spread of the COVID-19 essential goods!” CA Sales is a market leader in the im- virus. portation of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). Quoted on the Botswana Stock Ex- For more information, please contact us on 3650100 or send email to [email protected]. change (BSE), the company employs more than 1 200 people across its operations in Bo- tswana. It supplies retail outlets like Chop- pies, Sefalana and Pay Less. It also supplies liquor stores. It is also worth noting that imported goods, most of which come into the country by Tel:365 0100 @BuanOfficial trucks, are subjected to Value Added Tax (VAT). Botswana’s import VAT rose from    Buanlive buanvibrancy P4.3 billion in December 2017 to P4.4 bil- lion in December 2018, an increase of 1.6 [email protected]     @ BUANbw percent, according to BURS annual financial report for 2018. The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 NEWS Page 9 Cash-strapped Relief Food Inter-Zonal Permits For Programme May Stop Buses Prove a Problem • Operators says obtaining the permits is extremely difficult • The issue is reportedly beyond the transport minister • Coordinator and nothing about its continuation themselves, more so that there when he briefed the City Council are budget constraints,” he told junior minister say the of Francistown last week. the same council meeting. SESUPO RANTSIMAKO zonal applicants are approved. programme has ran But he created doubt, albeit Seeletso and the junior minis- We end up abandoning the indirectly, when he said only ter were saying this against the RANCISTOWN: Long journey because we cannot out of money the Ministry of Finance and backdrop of the programme fall- distance public transport make empty runs.” Development Planning could ing into disrepute for alleged cor- Foperators say difficulties According to Mponang, • They urge Batswana determine whether the govern- ruption of those running it that in obtaining inter-zonal per- the Minister of Transport and to return to “normal ment would continue with the begins with allocation of tenders mits are preventing them from Communications, Thulaganyo programme by allocating more for the supply of the food to dis- resuming their businesses and Segokgo, has told his organisa- lives” of fending for funds to it. “You might be aware tribution of the food hampers in that the Minister of Transport tion that he cannot be of any themselves that the funds allocated to the which some of the most deserv- and Communications cannot help and referred BBOA to the programme have been depleted ing people have been omitted resolve the situation. Ministry of Health and Well- and that more funds are needed as powerful people hoarded the “For our buses to go from ness. SESUPO RANTSIMAKO for its continuation,” he said. food for themselves and their one zone to another, both Under the circumstances, “We can continue with the pro- kith and kin. drivers and passengers need transport operators are pinning atswana may have to re- gramme provided the funds we P114 million was allocated to inter-zonal permits but they their hopes on students travel- turn to their normal lives requested from the Ministry of the programme that was to run are a challenge to acquire,” ling next week prior to the re- Bof fending for themselves Finance are approved.” for three months. However, ad- the Chairman of the Botswana opening of schools. “Maybe because continuity of the COV- Seeletso added that because dressing a televised press con- Bus Operators Association things will normalise when ID-19 relief food programme has the lockdown has been lifted, ference recently, Molale said (BBOA), Tirafalo Mponang, students start to travel to their fallen into doubt due to depletion Batswana should start living their P18 million reserved for buying told The Botswana Gazette in respective schools next week of funds allocated to it, the Co- normal lives of fending for them- agricultural produce from lo- an interview. because we are anticipating ordinator of the programme, Ga- selves. The Assistant Minister cal farmers was almost finished. “Unlike other permits that high numbers,” Mponang said. briel Seeletso, has revealed. of Local Government and Rural A total of 487 047 had already were in use throughout the The Coordinator of the CO- When the country went into Development, Setlhabelo Modu- been assessed countrywide out lockdown, inter-zonal permits VID-19 Task Force, Dr Kereng lockdown nearly two months kanele, buttressed this point, add- of whom 317 787 were assisted. are not easy to obtain because Masupu, was yet to respond to ago, the Minister of Local Gov- ing weight to the prospect of the “We thought that the budget was the applicant has to advance this publication's enquiries at programme being discontinued. ernment and Rural Development, enough to cover the food relief valid reasons for travelling. the time of going to press while “Since the lockdown has been Eric Molale, said the P114 million for the entire three months but The turnaround time is also Minister Segokgo’s phone was eased, this is an opportunity for programme would run for three we need more funds to continue,” long. In a day only a few inter- not answered. Batswana to start fending for months. However, Seeletso said the junior minister noted. Page 10 news Wednesday 27 May 2020 The Botswana Gazette Premature baby dies as Sekgoma Memorial doctor neglects mother A bureaucratic doctor would not touch a newly-born preterm baby that had complications when it arrived in its desperate mother’s arms at Sekgoma Memorial Hospital in Serowe only because the referring doctor at Selebi-Phikwe Hospital where the baby was born had not notified Sekgoma in advance. The baby was buried three days later back in Selebi-Phikwe. Staff Writer SESUPO RANTSIMAKO reports

newborn baby that was spurned by a at Selibe-Phikwe Hospital on 7 May, 24- doctor at Sekgoma Memorial Hospi- year old Mediyamere Samuel and the baby Atal in Serowe because there was no were referred to SMH in Serowe after a doc- appointment prior to referral from Selibe- tor diagnosed some complications in the Phikwe Hospital has died, The Botswana baby. Gazette has established. According to the grieving mother, Dr After giving birth to her pre-mature baby George Fundi first attempted to refer her and the child to Nyangabgwe Referral Hospi- tal in Francistown but failed due to lack of beds. “Upon our arrival at Sekgoma, a male doctor (name withheld) at Accident and Emergency declined to attend to us because he said Selibe-Phikwe Hospital had not made an appointment or notified him about our referral,” Samuel said. “We waited in hope that he may change his mind. We waited for almost an hour while the nurse who accompanied me APPLY tried to negotiate and link the Sekgoma NOW! doctor with Selibe-Phikwe Hospital but all her efforts were not rewarded because the Sekgoma doctor remained firm that he would not attend to us.” Samuel’s baby was a pre-term born at CENTRE FOR CONTINUING PROFFESIONAL DEVELOPMENT five months. They eventually left Selibe Phikwe for

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t is rough out there. Forget arrive on the island so he could latory support or respiratory as- 000 needed across the continent. virus partly because the United the preaching of the leading beef up his readiness for the sistance to patients who cannot Botswana itself has no more States and Europe are outspend- Ieconomies of the world for time the pandemic began to put breathe on their own or who re- than 150 ventilators, accord- ing them. the last three decades that such healthy citizens into beds, as it quire assistance to maintain ad- ing to sources at the Ministry of As the United States and Eu- a thing as an “international com- sure would eventually. It turns equate ventilation because of ill- Health. However, its infection ropean Union countries compete munity” exists. In action they out the United States had other ness, trauma, congenital defects, rate has crept low at 35 infec- to acquire scarce medical equip- are proving that such a thing ideas. The consignment was hi- or drugs (e.g. anaesthetics),” the tions in a country of 2.2 million ment to combat the Coronavirus, is an urban myth. Ask German jacked by Donald Trump’s boys World Health Organisation web- people. But the country has been another troubling divide is also Chancellor Angela Merkel. Late offering five times the price and site advises. As countries around under lockdown and the most emerging, with poorer countries March the German Chancellor rerouted to American health au- the world experienced the pan- challenging phase is approach- losing out to wealthier ones in experienced a problem when a thorities. It is rough out there. demic in that east to westerly ing as it slowly releases restric- the global scrum for masks and consignment of about 200 000 But it is not just for the for- direction, ventilator demand tions. The question, therefore, is testing materials. Scientists in protective masks destined for mer colonies, the fight is just as also stretched in that direction, what level of infections do Bo- Africa and Latin America have Berlin were reportedly inter- rough for the former colonisers from China through Italy and tswana experts project would be been told by manufacturers that cepted by the United States in themselves. All major manu- then slowly to Germany, United the peak of the infection, the so- orders for vital testing kits can- Thailand, snatched and sent to facturing centres of the world, Kingdom, United States but now called tip plateau of the curve? not be filled for months because America where Trump’s battle from Europe to Australia, have that demand is flowing down- Already health ministry insiders the supply chain is in upheaval with the new flu was heating up. banned the export of medical wards to the southern hemi- behind the scenes are said to be and almost everything they pro- The Germans later called the equipment. Third World coun- sphere, the late destination in the concerned that perhaps govern- duce is going to America or Eu- expedition an act of “piracy.” tries, who all through these years COVID-19 spread. ment over-estimated the infec- rope. All countries report steep Countries who run the world have been told to dismantle their The WHO Africa Regional tion. price increases, from testing kits are now coming out clean about manufacturing ambitions since Office has revealed that the Dr Christopher Samuel, a to masks,” reports Jane Brad- their interests. Trump says the the world economies can supply worst case scenario for Africa is Gaborone-based medical doc- ley of the New York Times last company that manufactured the everything they need, are now that the continent would have 29 tor who has been following month. masks, 3M, is an American one, left in the lurch. In China, where million to 44 million infections, the Coronavirus, says statistics The shortage of equipment albeit doing so in China. Merkel all manufacturing seems to be leading to between 83 000 and reveal generally that of the in- has also brought forward an op- encountered Trump once again concentrated, it is said there is a 190 000 people deaths. This was fected cases, 20 percent will ul- portunity for major countries to when the American rabble rouser queue for everything from medi- a prediction the disease fighting timately need hospital care. Out harness the crisis for diplomatic reportedly sought to offer a Ger- cal masks to ventilators, and that global body conducted on the of the hospitalised, 5 percent influence. A week ago, the Unit- man vaccine company an offer the queue is not based on first continent, covering 47 countries will eventually need ventilators. ed States delivered 1000 ventila- they could not refuse. According come first served but it is based with a population of one billion Half of those who end up on tors to South Africa with another to German newspaper Die Welt, on who has what financial, po- people. Dr Matshidiso Moeti ventilators often end up dying. 1000 set for Nigeria. It is no Trump approached the German litical and geo-political power. says Africa should prepare for a The Ministry of Health says they accident that President Donald company, CureVac, “large sums Which brings us to Botswana. permanent presence of the dis- are working with some company Trump made it his objective to of money”, some say around a There is a leaked wish list by ease. “COVID-19 could become in Hong Kong, among others, personally call Nigerian Presi- billion dollars, for exclusive ac- the Ministry of Health in which a fixture in our lives for the next to procure a variety of medical dent Mohammed Buhari and of- cess to any COVID-19 vaccine - at least according to the re- several years unless a proactive equipment. However, the major fer the ventilators. And neither is that the company could concoct. cords - the government is seek- approach is taken by many gov- hurdle with ventilators may be it an accident that he also provid- Trump sought to have the vac- ing assistance from embassies ernments in the region. We need the price. The price of one ven- ed South Africa with the same cine, if it was ever created, to be in the country to source, among to test, trace, isolate and treat”, tilator is said to vary between offer. Both countries are the exclusively for the US. German others, about 1000 ventilators, she urged in a recent report. 8 000 dollars to 60 000 dollars, biggest economies and regional parliamentarians were left fum- 1000 hospital beds, 200 ICU That means ventilators would be depending on the specifications. powers with immense influence ing. mattresses, 1100 cardiac tables, needed at the very peak of infec- But forget the price. The big- in the continent with SA Presi- It is rough out there. i even 1000 invasive monitors and 8 tions and then permanently for gest problem for small coun- dent Cyril Ramaphosa currently rougher if you a Third World 000 infrared thermometers. That running infections as the conti- tries like Botswana is the lack chairing the AU. Had Trump country, as the Western boys letter seems to have been draft- nent proceeds into a post-pan- of power while competing with been looking for the neediest Af- like to say. You have never been ed in early April, which would demic level phase. more powerful Western coun- rican countries, he would have more Third World than now. indicate that it is the exact pe- At the peak, therefore, WHO tries for limited equipment sup- skipped the southern economic The advent of Covid-19 and its riod when the ministry finally says, there would be an estimat- plies. The New York Times superpower, which itself is pro- complete stick up of countries’ commenced its full process to ed 3.6 million to 5.5 million CO- reports that African and Latin jecting that it will produce 10 health systems has upended the procure equipment, at least the VID-19 hospitalisations, 82 000 American countries have found 000 locally manufactured venti- façade of global cooperation major medical equipment they to 167 000 of which would be themselves reduced to the back- lators. Trump is buying geopolit- upon which the entire edifice of project they will need. severe cases requiring oxygen waters of global supply chains ical influence. He is coming late global unity has been stacked. Ventilators are central to CO- and 52 000 to 107 000 critical with Western countries mo- though. China, his most fervent Ask the Barbados Minister of VID-19 intervention at the sharp cases requiring breathing sup- nopolising supply. Meanwhile, of competitors has been all over Health, Lieutenant Colonel Jef- end of infections when people port. “Such a huge number of the same countries have largely Africa providing COVID-19 fry Bostic. Two months ago, start to get sick. According to patients in hospitals would se- stopped the export of medical support. COVID-19 diplomacy he was sitting in his office ex- medical experts, the availability verely strain the health capaci- equipment. “Developing nations is well underway and is a seri- pecting a consignment of about of a ventilator is the difference ties of countries,” adds the WHO in Latin America and Africa can- ous dynamic in world politics. In 20 ventilators from a good Sa- between life and death. “Venti- Africa Region. At the most, not find enough materials and short the money is not useful any maritan in the United States to lators provide temporary venti- therefore, there is at least 100 equipment to test for Corona- more. It is rough out there. 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wholeheartedly congratulate nificant progress in achieving like minerals and oil, which are the Africa Day of all our Af- the level of integration that vi- used in industrial production and Irican friends. The unprec- sionary leaders have dreamed of transport. This decline is affect- edented conditions caused by the since the sixties. ing countries that depend on the COVID-19 pandemic all over the From the beginning of its part- sale of such goods for export world render the solidarity sym- nership with Africa, Turkey has revenues. In this respect, it is af- bolized by Africa Day even more chosen the policy to provide an fecting some African countries significant this year. unconditional support for the more than others. The progress achieved in recent goals that the Continent has set years by Africa in many fields and for itself. The Africa, with whom From the our developing partnership with we are proud of being in a part- the Continent enable us to look nership, is the Africa with the beginning of its into the future with hope, despite spirit of 1963 and with the 2063 there existing severe challenges. targets of the African Union. We partnership with Together with our public institu- will continue to look out for Af- tions, non-governmental orga- rica’s priorities within all orga- Africa, Turkey nizations and private sector, we nizations and entities which we have given priority to develop our are a member of, in particular the has chosen the cooperation with the African con- United Nations. tinent. With this understanding, we policy to provide We are working hard to develop wish to hold the Third Africa- our economic and commercial Turkey Partnership Summit as an unconditional relations with Africa, to increase soon as possible. In October our development and humanitar- 2020, we are also planning to support for the ian aid, as well as the number of hold the third Turkey-Africa higher education scholarships and Economy and Business Forum, goals that the Turkish Airlines flights. We aim which we held in Istanbul in to further strengthen our relations 2016 and 2018 which achieved Continent has with Africa on the basis of a win- successful results. win understanding and mutual re- COVID-19 caught the world spect. off guard. African countries have set for itself. It is also possible to understand taken the necessary measures in Turkey’s determination to bring a timely manner thanks to their These are problems that re- her relations with Africa at the experience in combating epi- quire the international commu- highest level possible by looking demic diseases. The number of nity to come together and seek at the figures. We increased the cases and deaths on the Conti- solutions for collectively. The number of our Embassies in Africa nent is relatively low at the mo- world after COVID-19 should to 42, which was only 12 in 2002. ment. We sincerely hope that this be one that requires more inter- The number of African Embassies historical and human ties, is not When African Presidents will continue, and that the dis- national cooperation than before, in Ankara, which was 10 at the be- new. However, these concrete founded the Organization of the ease will be eradicated from the not less. Turkey is ready to do ginning of 2008, has increased to developments are a result of the African Union on 25 May 1963, Continent. Turkey is among the what is incumbent on her in this 36 today. The number of mutual political stability achieved in Tur- they aimed to protect African af- States which have overcome the regard alongside other countries. high-level visits between 2015 key starting from 2002 and the fairs by acting in unity, to sup- first stage of the pandemic and Unfortunately, the picture that and 2019 alone exceeded 500. resulting continuity of our foreign port the ongoing struggles for in- can currently hold the number of emerges at the international level Our bilateral trade volume has policy. dependence and to get rid of the new cases below her treatment in past weeks is a picture where soared sixfold in the last 18 years. With our country becoming a colonial economic model based capacity. Having been able to competition –and not coop- Today, the Turkish Maarif Foun- strategic partner of the African on importing manufactured provide equipment assistance to eration– comes to the fore, and dation operates 144 educational Union and with the first Africa- goods by selling commodities some countries even in the first where a perspective that regards institutions and 17 student dor- Turkey Partnership Summit 2008 to Northern countries. From the months of the outbreak, Turkey the world as a zero-sum game mitories all across Africa. There held in Istanbul, Turkey and the very beginning, Turkey has sided aims to increase her assistance prevails. Yet history has shown are thousands of graduates from African countries have clearly set with Africa in its just cause. capacity in the coming period. us all the harms of such brutal 54 African countries, who studied forth their mutual will to step up Therefore, the historical Sum- As the country that has extend- rivalries and cold wars. in Turkey in the framework of the their relationship to a more ad- mit held in Addis Ababa also ed a helping hand to the largest In the spirit of 1963, the Af- Türkiye Scholarships program. vanced stage. made an impact in Turkey. By number of countries, after the rican continent will also over- The number of program coordina- Shortly after assuming the of- examining the news published United States and China, Turkey come this challenge in unity. I tion offices of the Turkish Coop- fice of Minister of Foreign Affairs, by the Turkish press and records is trying to respond as soon as sincerely believe that Africa will eration and Development Agency I accompanied H.E. President Re- of debates at the Grand National possible to such requests from contribute not only to the welfare (TIKA) in Africa has reached 22. cep Tayyip Erdoğan during the Assembly of Turkey, it will be our friendly African countries. of its own people, but also to the Turkey’s interest in Africa second Africa-Turkey Partner- seen that importance was given On the other hand, the out- world order of the coming years, and Turkish people’s feelings of ship Summit held in Malabo in to relations with African states break has negative economic and and that Turkish-African part- friendship towards the African November 2014. I made many that have just gained their inde- social consequences all over the nership will be shown as an ex- continent, with which Turkey has friends in the Continent. pendence. The endeavours of Af- world. ample in the new, post-pandemic ricans for governing themselves The direct result of the slow- world order in which solidarity was likened to Turkey’s struggle down of economic activities due will become more important. The Gazette Newspaper is published by News Co. Botswana (Pty) Ltd, to protective measures is the That is why the spirit of 25 Plot 125 Sedimosa, Gaborone during the foundation of our Re- Int. Finance Park (next to Game City). P. O. Box 1605, public forty years ago in 1923, decline of production and rev- May 1963 is essential to all of us. 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The 4th Industrial Revolution: Surely Botswana Innovation Hub VACANCIES must come to the Consolidated Contractors Company has the following projects and upon release from projects. positions available in our Company and Site Offices Office in • Ensure adequate staff cover at all times by vetting Gaborone, Botswana. holiday requests and monitoring weekend attendance. party! In consultation with General Manager, review staff (1) PROJECTS COST CONTROL/PLANNER performance and workshop efficiency. • Supervise various crews engaged in carrying out very country is dependent on Taxes. Qualified and experienced candidate, 5-10 years of hands- maintenance work and filed As time flew by from the 1800s to on experience with a Degree Bachelor of Civil Engineering • Review and establish the training needs of workshop staff or equivalent with additional knowledge in Post Graduate in and where appropriate provide one to one coaching. now, taxes grew and became even E Advanced Construction Management. The candidate must • Ensure best safe working practices are adhered to at all more complex. Governments on the other be a registered member with Engineers Registration Board times and that appropriate PPE is being Ensure that no hand always ensure that their respective (ERB). more than 5% of the total fleet holding at the depot should tax authorities are fully empowered to col- be under repair at any time worn by all staff. Report all lect the tax. Botswana Government is one Key roles incidents/accidents. of the economies struggling to effectively • Site Planning and Development of the Project Schedule collect tax. This is largely because the citi- using CCS Planning Software including resource Loading (4) FITTER MACHINIST zens are still to fully understand tax. Fail- and Schedule Analysis ure by citizens to understand tax makes it • Producing rolling 3-week look- ahead program based on Qualified and experienced candidate 10-15 years of hands- analysis of site productivity on experience with a Certificate in Fitter Machinist Turner hard for the authorities to effectively col- • Weekly progress monitoring of all works and preparation Machinist or equivalent. lect tax. As it were, the citizens believe that of comprehensive schedules for the same. it is the responsibility of BURS to collect • Analysis of man hour consumption versus project Key roles tax, when in fact, it is the responsibility budget and suggestion of remedial measures to improve • Milling gearboxes for tippers, dozers, excavators and of a taxpayer to declare and pay tax. I am productivity other EMM. hopeful that BURS is making strides in • Preparation of weekly and monthly progress and • Polishing of Crankshafts, removing bolts to suite nuts and the right direction, and I strongly believe productivity reports for Client and Head Office making new bolts and nuts. BURS has somewhat improved in collec- • Management of Procurement & Delivery of Priority Items • Line boring for JCB’s, pivot centre and link arms. tion efficiency. Do not worry, we are not • Milling keyways on shafts for dozers, excavators and discussing tax, but it is vital that we touch Technical Competencies graders. • Candy (CCS), Primavera (P6), MS Project, AutoCAD, MS base on it. Visio2010, Tally 5.4, MS Office Tools, Languages C and Skills/Requirements Lekgetho Live is one of the most pro- C++ • Must have sound management skills and work ethics. gressive programmes to date by BURS af- • • Safety skills processes and analysis. ter e-Services project. The whole idea of (2) SENIOR CONSTRUCTION PLANT • Technical Skills: Fitter Machinist will need to be familiar Lekgetho Live is to help you the taxpayer EQUIPMENT SUPERVISOR with all Milling machines, be able to read blueprints, or understand your responsibility of paying use electronic diagnostic equipment to troubleshoot tax – and to make your life simple. Your Qualified and experienced candidate, 15-20 years of hands- repairs and manufacturing of workshop needs. previous Tax ID Number (TIN) will now on experience with a Diploma in Diesel and Construction • Strength: Heavy is in the name of the job. Some equipment be replaced by your National ID number Equipment Mechanics or equivalent. can be extremely heavy and will take a lot of strength to move or manipulate. – How profound! I am excited because Key roles it makes life simple. As for companies, • Perform diagnostics electrical tests as needed in the (5) GENERAL FOREMAN – CIVIL AND CONRETE the new company registration number workshop on machines, trucks and light duty vehicles. BW000XXXXXX will be the TIN. Le- • Undertake electrical repairs on earth moving equipment, Qualified and experienced candidate, 15-20 years of kgetho Live joins e-Services to create a machinery like trucks and machines and heavy plant hands-on experience with a certificate on a civil works with powerful handover of responsibility to you equipment. vast knowledge on concrete works, bridges and culverts, as the taxpayer. Now you can do your tax • Install new interior electrical system which includes GPS kerbstones and guardrails from a highly recognized Institution filing at your convenience - paperless. The systems, radios, and sound systems on our heavy plant with or equivalent. intention to play in the 4IR by BURS is machinery. • Test headlights alignment and intensity machines to quite clear. Key roles ensure safety standards are followed and adhered to in • Oversees the construction teams engaged in construction Silicon Valley is an interest to anyone the workshop environment. activities. Their primary duties include planning, out there who loves technology. Its devel- coordinating, assisting in cost control, and ensuring a opment to what it became is quite fascinat- Skills/Requirements safe work environment. ing. However, it is only fascinating to us • Effective communication. • Preparation blue prints of the design . consumers of the products & services of • Sincerity • Ensuring the design, including materials and used Silicon Valley, several taxpayers in the Sil- structural elements are per government standards. icon Valley area are not impressed because (3) PLANT FOREMAN & CRUSHER PLANT • Prepare estimate for the bridges and piping culverts Technology companies are one of the big- works gest tax avoiders. Technology is quite ex- Recognised Certificate with 10-15 years of hands-on experience as a Foreman Plant Workshop with Diploma in Skills/Requirements pensive especially from inception and it Diesel and Construction Equipment Mechanic or equivalent. • Effective communication. often bites into the pockets of the found- • Sincerity. ers (incl Inventors) and ultimately Inves- Key roles • Good command of English. tors (Largely Venture Capitalists & Angel • Undertake the preparation of equipment before transfer to Investors). A technology start-up company can go up to 10 years without paying tax. Interested candidates to apply to: The Human Resources Manager: Consolidated Contractors Company. P. O. Box 905 Forbes reported that, and I quote, “Face- Gaborone. Plot 1153, Nkoyaphiri, Mogoditshane. Tel: 3937733 Fax: 3937734 Closing Date for Applications is on 12TH June 2020 book Inc. released its first “10-K” annual Note: Preference to this Positions will be given to Citizens. 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Do you dream about selling insurance? Lot’s of it? Do you understand what information an underwriter needs? Do you have half of Botswana on one touch dial? If you are an energetic and ambitious individual who wants to Surely Botswana Innovation develop into a solid insurance sales professional, come and grow with us! SKILLS / REQUIREMENTS • A minimum of a Diploma in Insurance. Any business related Qualification is a plus. Hub must come to the party! • A Certificate of Proficiency (C.O.P.) - Short Term insurance • Member of any regional insurance body such as the Insurance Institute of South Africa and Zimbabwe, etc. • Holder of an associateship with an Insurance institute equivalent with that of South Africa. • Experience in Risk management and Insurance- 5 Years in various aspects of insurance including Risk Management, Claims, Underwriting Broking, Reinsurance and Business Development. From page 13 • At least 5 years’ experience handling medium and large corporate insurance policies through the sales and after-sales cycles. • Sound judgment in determining potential underwriting risks (as a first line of defense) financial report since going pub- electricity for domestic consump- • A demonstrated keen understanding of the Botswana insurance market • Strong attention to detail lic last year. Hidden in the report’s tion. Mmoloki Makoba, Casper • Strong communication and IT fluency • Excellent communication and inter-personal skills footnotes is an amazing admission: Nyamukondiwa and BITRI. • Ability to gather and analyze vast amounts information. • Excellent negotiation skills. despite $1.1 billion in U.S. profits BIH must speed up its programmes • Must have strong strategic analysis skills in 2012, Facebook did not pay even to ensure that we have several busi- RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES a dime in federal and state income nesses up and running having ben- • Establish and build new relationships with existing and potential producers that have prospective business that meets the taxes. Instead, Facebook says it will efited from BIH. The benefits to our companies underwriting criteria receive net tax refunds totaling $429 economy will surely be through Tax. • Assist clients in the event of a claim in the collection of information and the timely processing of claims through the claims department million. Facebook’s income tax re- Even though there is a 7% discrep- • Explain policy details to clients, including the risks for which they are covered, the rates and the benefits. • Assist clients in the event of a claim in the collection of Information claims underwriting department. funds stem from the company’s use ancy between what companies under • Survey clients to identify their insurance needs and how insurance policies might meet those needs • Write an insurance recommendation list or plan to assist the client to make an informed decision of a single tax break, the tax deduct- BIH (15%) are subject to and gen- • Assist underwriters in gathering required information to make sound underwriting judgments • Contact potential clients, usually by telephone, to arrange meetings with decision makers. ibility of executive stock options.”. eral companies (22%) on the Income • Research new insurance products to assist current and potential clients in making choices In Botswana you can claim losses Tax, the economy will likely benefit • Regularly review clients' circumstances to ensure the level of insurance is appropriate • Ensuring compliance with regulations and procedures as laid down by the NBIFIRA up to 5 years (Possibly revised to 3 albeit in the longer term because of • Formulate marketing strategies geared towards awareness and business growth. • Recommend an appropriate amount and type of cover to individual clients years). the growth patterns of IT compa- • Generate comprehensive insurance proposals for corporate customers. • Demonstrate business planning skills to achieve sales targets Botswana Innovation Hub should nies which take long to benefit the • Draw up lists of prospective Clients from variety of sources. • Collect premiums and keep records of payments be leading the headlines in what they Governments through income taxes. • Meet set targets on a monthly basis. do, and their impact should be felt. With that said, the catchment should • Exceed targets on a monthly basis As it were, they are just a real estate be bigger than just 5 years. There If you are interested in the position, meet the requirements and have what it takes to thrive in this position, please submit your CV, Certified copies of company enjoy- must be visible part- Certificates, Reference Letters and an Application Cover Letter to: ing overpriced nership between BIH The HR Manager (Via E-mail) rentals from start- Botswana and the private mar- Alpha Direct Insurance Co. up tenants. Their ket, not solely relying vision is “The Innovation Hub on Government. Dur- Send application via E-mail to: leading destina- ing COVID-19 BIH [email protected] PREFERENCE FOR BOTSWANA CITIZENS: For all positions advertised, preference will be tion of innovation should have been the given to suitably qualified and experienced should be leading Deadline for submission: Botswana citizens before considering other in Africa”. Their most visible company candidates 30/05/2020 mission is “To of- the headlines in in helping adoption fer a unique plat- of technology espe- PLEASE NOTE: Late submissions will not be accepted, and incomplete/irrelevant submissions will not be considered. form for scientif- what they do, cially by supporting ic, technological tech-creatives. Since and indigenous and their impact the lift of the lock- knowledge-based down we have seen innovation.”. should be felt. long queues which Their Board are a risk and could J W A N E N G 2 6 U N I T S comprises of in- As it were, they be avoided. One dividuals with such technology is beautifully deco- are just a real QR Code. QR Code C O M I N G S O O N . . . rated academic is not new technol- achievements. An estate company ogy, but like defense Achilles heel on technology it was A MIXTURE OF MEDIUM AND HIGH COST UNITS UNDER its own because enjoying adopted in the wide CONSTRUCTION FOR YOU OUR VALUED CUSTOMER we cannot leave market late. QR Code innovation ideals overpriced means Quick Re- to the hands of sponse Code. It is an academic achiev- rentals from advanced barcode. ers! And there is Barcode is about 80 no one from BI- start-up tenants. years old having been UST! Our Stan- developed by Denso ford University Wave Incorporated. equivalent. Our When Barcode or QR 4IR journey needs all players. Aca- Code is mentioned, the prominent demic, Non- academic, civil soci- name around the development is a ety, farmers, security, IT industry & Japanese known as Masahiro Hara. several stakeholders which includes He says with Barcode, information financial services and regulators. is coded one direction/dimension As we engage, safe cities project is only, whilst QR Code information motion, this is a key component in is coded two directions – Across and 4IR, and the guardians of safe cities Up/Down. Originally the QR Code project must have a seat at the inno- was just to be used within the auto vation dinner table. But they are not industry with Denso Wave retain- even present at the Board, even the ing the patent rights; however, they umbrella ministry, Ministry of De- (Denso) declared not to exercise fense and Security seem sidelined in them. This is a low hanging fruit. the innovation deal. A technology that BIH should help Not all is lost, we saw 5 compa- pioneer and support in its already in nies out of 324 submissions getting motion spread. This Japanese tech-

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a mining site. (2) Bayon Holdings how other economies are embrac- Find us on: BHC Botswana www.bhc.bw whose pollution-free power genera- ing 4IR; Shall we? tor is a hybrid solution generating See you next week The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 Page 15 The Botswana Gazette columnbusinesscolumnnews Page B1 Wednesday 27 May 2020 BusinessNews SINCE 1984 into perspective by the hard work chain, from service providers to of those striving to get us back to a tenants and up to funders and unit- situation of normality in which we holders, are protected and can sur- can all thrive.” vive post-COVID-19.” Further, he said, Prime Time Prime Time released its 2020 is working on getting these proj- interim financial results showing ects back on track as quickly as 9 percent year-on-year increase in possible. In the case of Pinnacle contractual lease revenues from Park, he hopes to be able to have P71 million to P78 million. The his first tenants moved into the of- company’s investment property fices by the end of August. -“Dur value grew by 8 percent following ing the months of April and May the acquisition of its first two South 2020, the group has had to give some rental discounts to tenants African properties in late 2019. adversely affected by the necessary The value grew from P1.3 billion government interventions which to P1.5 billion. Two new properties have restricted, and in some cases were acquired in South Africa in prevented, their ability to trade,” this six-month period. Kelly said. “The group is dealing Riverside Junction is a mixed- with these concessions to tenants use property well located in Sand- on a case-by-case and month-by- ton, Johannesburg. The property month basis. On the cost and cash was acquired for R85million, flow side, management is doing all reflecting a 9 percent return and it can to minimise the negative ef- comprises Grade A offices, retail fect of the rental lost on the group.” and restaurant space. Prime Time The MD said some cash flow also acquired Portion 7 of erf 597 relief has been obtained from sev- Spartan Extension 12 in the prov- eral of the group’s funders while talks are still in progress with ince of Gauteng for R50million. others. Operating costs are being This A Grade logistics warehouse Photo Credit: Tsena.co.bw cut where possible and a good re- is occupied by Logwin Logistics covery of utility charges is being on a five-year lease and will offer maintained. “Recent reductions a net initial return of 9.4 percent, in the London Inter-bank Offered according to the company. Rate (LIBOR), Johannesburg In- “We are very pleased with the COVID-19 Delays terbank Average Rate (JIBAR) and two acquisitions made in South Botswana prime interest rates will Africa in the latter stages of 2019,” all impact positively on the group’s said Kelly. “The properties added total interest cost over the next few high quality, ready income produc- months,” he announced. ing assets to the portfolio of a stan- Prime Time Projects dard that is difficult to find else- “It is deeply where on the continent.” Kelly. Prime Time had received Vacancy levels across the port- • Company suspends issuance of bonds overwhelming support from share- frustrating that folio edged down to slightly below holders to enter into an agreement 3 percent. “Having fallen substan- • Acquisition of new businesses delayed to acquire Lobatse Junction here the onset of tially in the last financial year, va- in Botswana as their core domestic cancy rates have normalised across market. Commencement of this has the COVID-19 the portfolio at a little under 3 per- • Refurbishment of malls put on hold had to be delayed, as has comple- cent,” he noted. “Our management tion of its Pinnacle Park office de- pandemic came team are striving to reduce this fur- velopment at Setlhoa where Prime KEABETSWE NEWEL the COVID-19 worldwide pan- ther, but there will always be a lev- Time had expected to be welcom- at a time when el of market churn in a portfolio of demic were rapidly felt in South- ing tenants this month. the size Prime Time has grown to.” he BSE-quoted property ern Africa. He added that when the “It is deeply frustrating that the we had such an The footprint of the lettable firm, Prime Time Proper- nationwide lockdown commenced, onset of the COVID-19 pandemic space increased with the addition Tties, was compelled to halt Prime Time’s commercial develop- came at a time when we had such exciting line-up acquisition of new businesses and ment at Setlhoa - Pinnacle Park was an exciting line-up of projects in of the South African properties and development of some projects as a just a few weeks away from com- the pipeline,” said Kelly. “It is the extension to Pilane Crossing. result of the COVID-19 pandemic, pletion and at an advanced stage of documented that we were pursuing of projects in The mall, which is now 100 per- Managing Director (MD) Sandy tenanting. a Rights and Bond issuance to bring cent occupied with Mr Price finally Kelly has said. This, together with a planned re- some of these projects to fruition, the pipeline” having been able to commence Announcing the financial results furbishment at South Ring Mall in which we have had to postpone. trading, is reaping the benefits of for the six months ending 29 Feb- Gaborone and an extension at Boi- However, we are fully cognisant of “The board would like to assure the considerable efforts made by ruary 2020, Kelly said with a posi- teko Junction in Serowe, has been the necessity of the measures that all its stakeholders that its current the management team. During the tive first six months of trading in put on hold, as has assessment of have been taken and our desire to priority to ensure that the best in- the current financial year, shortly some potential properties identi- reporting period, Prime Time made grow the company for the benefit terests of the Group’s entire value P34.6 million in profit. thereafter the economic effects of fied for acquisition, according to of its unitholders is truly brought

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INSURANCE I FINANCIAL PLANNING & ADVISORY I RETIREMENT I INVESTMENT Botswana Life Insurance Limited is a member of the BIHL Group Page 16 analysis Wednesday 27 May 2020 The Botswana Gazette BDC’s Multiple Misfires in Botswana’s Development Agenda Almost 50 years later, the country’s most high profile development finance institution (DFI), since the formation of the corpora- rica-focused property company. tion in 1970. It is in fact entrenched Grit is listed on the London Stock the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), can hardly point to a single successful in our company constitution and is Exchange, the Johannesburg Stock what has ensured that our devel- Exchange and the Mauritius Stock indigenous project financed under its portfolio to diversify, industrialize the economy and opment impact is sustaining,” she Exchange. The deal was such that employ Batswana. While nobody is saying why the change of course, it is perhaps because says in an interview with The Bo- BDC acquired 3 percent in Grit tswana Gazette. while in exchange Grit acquired a when it attempted to do as it should, knaves grabbed the millions and ran. BDC now claims to BDC’S HUNGER FOR 24 percent stake in property firm, have changed its mandate and chases profit more than anything. In doing this, BDC sacrifices PROFITS Letlole La Rona (LLR). Under the stewardship of new Grit is a real estate income the economic development vision just so it may give something in the form of dividends to the broom Cross Kgosidiile, the gov- group that generates superior US ernment investment arm pumped dollar and Euro yields for inves- government. KEABETSWE NEWEL looks at the spendthrift. into Kamoso Africa P200 million tors by investing in a diversified in exchange for a 24 percent stake portfolio of high-quality real es- ike development finance enterprises within the framework projects, against its own mandate. in the company. Kamoso is no tate assets across the African con- institutions the world over, of the government’s plan for eco- BDC says it invests mostly in man- small entity. As a fast moving con- tinent and Indian Ocean Islands, LBDC was supposed to func- nomic development. In its website, ufacturing, agriculture, services, sumer goods (FMCG) distributor, excluding South Africa, anchored tion as a development bank or a BDC clearly states that its primary property and energy. It has been its growth strategy was anchored by blue-chip international tenants. development finance company. It mandate is to drive industrialisa- proven that manufacturing and ag- on the pan-African footprint of the It is the largest listed pan-African is supposed to provide risk capital tion of the country by providing riculture could be the number one now troubled retail giant, Chop- property real estate group with a for economic development projects financial assistance to investors sector that can develop and diversi- pies Enterprises Limited. Choppies footprint across Morocco, Ghana, on a non-commercial basis. Glob- with commercially viable projects fy Botswana’s economy. While in- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kenya, Mauritius, Zambia and ally, DFIs are owned by govern- (ideas). Further, the corporation vestments were made by BDC into Ramachandran Ottapathu master- Mozambique. It is invested in re- ments or charitable institutions to says through both debt and equity, manufacturing in the past, of recent minded Kamoso. The multimillion- tail, commercial, hospitality and provide funds for commercially vi- it provides financing to commer- none were made. BDC currently aire remains a major shareholder in corporation accommodation. For able projects that would otherwise cially viable projects to pioneer has zero investments in agriculture, Kamoso, alongside the corporate profit motives, analysts (who pre- not be able to attract funding from new industries, unlock value in ex- the number one sector that can at banking outfit, BDC itself, Rand fer anonymity) argue that while commercial lenders or attract prof- isting industries, stimulate private once promote diversification, food Merchant Bank Ventures, Narayan- BDC will benefit dividends from it-driven investors to inject cash sector growth and foster linkages security and employment. an Ottapathu, Newshelf (Pty) Ltd Grit, the investment will in no way into them. DFIs are often used to with local and foreign investors, It is believed by some that BDC as some of the major shareholders. be strategic to the industrialisation drive governments’ development drive diversification and exports, has rather neglected its develop- Through the growth of Chop- and development of the Botswana agenda to advance socio-economic as well as create significant em- ment finance institution mandate pies and its associated companies economy, which is a mandate of a development and to also assist in ployment. and now behaves like a capitalist (Builders Mart, Lemepe, IT IQ, DFI. social responsible investing. BDC A peek into the BDC portfolio private sector corporate. The re- BlueBerry, Choppies, Liquorama, “To start with, Grit’s major op- was initially established to serve clearly shows that at least in the sponse of its Head of Communica- among others) owned by Chop- erations, save for its 24 percent such a purpose by the government. past five years, BDC has never tions and Marketing, Boitshwarelo pies shareholders, Kamoso grew shares in LLR, are outside Botswa- It was formed to promote and fa- made any investment that pio- Lebang, confirms that. “Profitabil- and its revenue reached US100 na. It creates employment outside cilitate the development of indus- neers new industries, diversifies ity is a key tenet of what we seek million (just around P1.2 billion). Botswana,” said one market watch- trial, commercial and agricultural the economy or creates significant in any investment and has been so While Kamoso remains profitable, er. During the transaction, says its prospects could be reduced now BDC’s Head of Communications that its biggest money spinner, and Marketing, proceeds from the Choppies, has been taking blows profitable Grit will be used for fur- and hurting to the point of reduc- ther investments to advance BDC’s ing its footprint. By investing into mandate. Market watchers believe Kamoso, BDC has played a ma- it would have been a good idea if jor role in increasing liquidity for such investments fulfilled BDC’s Kamoso and helping its already local development agenda, not its wealthy shareholders to keep the hunger for profitability. company liquid, expand and make BDC GETS P900M LOAN more money. FROM AfDB According to an investment ana- In February this year, BDC ac- lyst who prefers anonymity, the in- quired a P900 million (US80mil- vestment into Kamoso by BDC is lion) loan from the African De- good for the shareholder because velopment Bank (AfDB) under Kamoso is already profitable. “It the pretext that the funds would means BDC will get dividends im- advance its development agenda. mediately,” he says, adding that in AfDB itself is a regional develop- investment what matters is the bot- ment finance institution. It lends tom line. Recently, BDC seems to money to African countries and have embraced the bottom-line ap- institutions with a development proach by investing in busi- agenda. The funds are usually nesses that are already used to finance national de- profitable, dumping velopment projects in in- its development frastructure and push for finance mandate. food security by invest- Its other recent ing in agriculture, proj- transaction is ects which the AfDB acquisition of a knows will also as- strategic 3 per- sist in alleviating cent equity stake unemployment in in Grit Real Es- Africa. The P200 tate Income Group million invested in Limited (Grit), an Kamoso was not Af- from the AfDB

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BDC From Page 16 loan, according to Lebang. But she struction industry being highly investment arm have dented the says the P900 million will be used lucrative, as evidenced by ongo- company’s credit record and ex- to finance some projects which are ing government construction proj- posed a few high value greenfield in the pipeline. This means that the ects valued at billions of pula, the projects which BDC failed to see P900 million loan will be invested company closed doors in 2018 through as a result of the alleged in profitable projects similar to due to financial constraints. Under corruption. Was it not for the al- Kamoso which will have limited the strategic direction of BDC, it leged corruption, some of these or no impact on BDC’s develop- failed to penetrate and dominate projects could have seen BDC ment agenda. the market. create massive employment and INSIDE BDC’S ‘WEAK’ diversify the economy as per its PORTFOLIO Under services, BDC development finance mandate. United Refineries Botswana BDC was involved in the ques- (URB) has seven companies tionable awarding of the tender Funded by the taxpayer since for the quantity survey consul- 1970 (at least until recently), listed in its website. tancy in the construction of the BDC’s manufacturing investments Those are Mashatu headquarters of the Botswana In- in Botswana are just a handful. In novation Hub in Gaborone at Lot fact, the only surviving projects Nature Reserve (Pty) 69184. In 2012, BDC was found COVID-19 Aggravates are those which already existed in by the High Court to have flouted which the corporate only bought a Ltd, which is an tender regulations and its own stake. There is no greenfield proj- associate company rules in the awarding of some ect (meaning new and not building tenders for the P350 million Bo- Concerns of BPOPF on anything existing) in Botswana of BDC and is still tswana Innovation Hub. Justice J which was financed by the BDC Lesetedi found that BDC breached its own tender rules to cheat that is successful. Most of those operational. The other other companies, namely Mmile Members have collapsed. On its website, Mhutsiwa & Associates and David BDC has only four projects to one is Trans Union, an Langdon while it acted swiftly in They want the board to explain implications show in manufacturing. In 2010, associate company of favour of their rival, The Fitzwil- it financed an oil manufacturing liam’s Partnerships. of the finacial impact of COVID-19 on their company, United Refineries -Bo BDC which is owned Further, a forensic audit re- tswana (URB), owned by con- port that was widely publicized pension savings troversial Botswana Democratic by Trans Union South at around the same time revealed Party (BDP) politician who is cur- Africa and BDC. details of how corruption in the rently in self-exile, Samson Moyo Fengyue Glass Project in Palapye TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO “Members want to know what Guma. URB, which is undergoing may have leaked close to P100 they should and should not do liquidation, became a white el- Nampak Divfood Botswana million into the wrong pockets. orking members of during this difficult period,” Ka- ephant after allegedly mismanag- Nampak DivFood Botswana is The project, which was valued at the Botswana Pub- juu said. “They want to know ing funds to the tune of over P63 a joint venture between BDC and over P500 million, has since be- lic Officers Pension how safe their offshore assets million from BDC and the Citi- Nampak DivFood, incorporated in come a white elephant after the W Fund (BPOPF) say they are in are. Previously, after news broke zen Entrepreneurial Development February 2017. The major share- funds were squandered. While the dark about implications of about corruption and maladmin- Agency (CEDA), according to holder, Nampak, is Africa’s lead- a forensic report was made and COVID-19 on their savings be- istration at the largest pension documents seen by The Botswana ing diversified packaging manu- names of people mentioned, gov- cause those who run BPOPF do fund in the country and one of Gazette. facturer and has been listed on the ernment did not prosecute anyone. not engage with them about any- the biggest in Africa, nothing The company was incorporated Johannesburg Stock Exchange for BDC has been involved in sev- eral other projects that it funded thing. much was communicated to in January 2010 with the objective 48 years with operations in South BPOPF is the richest pension of providing affordable high qual- Africa, the Rest of Africa and the but were rocked by controversy. members.” fund in Botswana with assets ity edible vegetable oils using cur- United Kingdom. The core busi- Some, like Golden Fruit Manu- under management (AUM) of rent technologies and systems that ness of Nampak DivFood Bo- facturing Plant at Boatle in which The advent of over P65 billion. It was regis- optimize efficiency. Its mandate tswana is to manufacture high BDC had invested over P24 mil- lion, collapsed. tered in 2001 following the gov- was to procure, refine and distrib- quality food can ends that meet COVID-19 has brought BDC funded other projects like ernment’s decision to change the ute vegetable oil in Botswana with international standards. The food Delta Dairies. The company was their concerns under particular interest in the Botswana can ends produced are used in pension arrangement of public bought by retail group Sefalana market, but also the export market the packaging of various products officers of the time from ade- sharp relief. This for a song. According to credit rat- fined benefit pension scheme to in countries in the SADC region. such as dairy, fish, fruits, meat and ing firm Moody’s, BDC was found The company is under judicial vegetables. a defined contribution pension follows the collapse to have been using a risky invest- scheme. management and investigation by Under services, BDC has seven ment model which over-exposes However, in an interview of global stocks, DCEC and BURS. companies listed in its website. the company to losses. Moody’s with one of the coordinators Sechaba Breweries Holdings Those are Mashatu Nature Re- means that BDC has concentrated espeially in the US, BDC owns 25 percent in Secha- serve (Pty) Ltd, which is an asso- most of its investments in a few of a pressure group formed by ba Breweries Holdings Limited, a ciate company of BDC and is still large companies, which is risky members, Andrew Kajuu of the China nand Europe, company that operates Kgalagadi operational. The other one is Trans because should the companies col- Botswana Pension Fund Watch- Breweries Limited (KBL). Most Union, an associate company of lapse, BDC loses for the reason dog, it emerged that members where BPOPF is shares are owned by Anheuser- BDC which is owned by Trans that it is over-exposed. of BPOPF, particularly those Busch InBev, the world’s largest Union South Africa and BDC. BDC’s founding investment close to retirement, are left in heavily invested. beer brewer. While the company The company’s main activity is to model has always been to issue the dark about how much capi- Up to 70 percent of is supposed to exit investments conduct credit checks for financial financial support in return for eq- tal has accrued to them. The ad- and pave the way for Batswana, institutions and other businesses. uity and then exit the company vent of COVID-19 has brought BPOPF assets are BDC has resisted divesting from It is a credit bureau company that after it stabilises and is profitable, their concerns under sharp re- the beer brewer because it remains collects information from various thus leaving such companies in the lief. This follows the collapse invested offshore. its cash cow. BDC invested in the sources and provides consumer hands of Batswana. While it has of global stocks, espeially in the done so in one or two companies, company decades back. credit information. US, China nand Europe, where BDC continues to hold tightly on According to Kajuu, members Lobatse Clay Works BDC also invested in Peermont BPOPF is heavily invested. Up are worried that the Chairperson BDC has failed to sustain one Global (Botswana) Limited which three companies - Sechaba Brew- to 70 percent of BPOPF assets of the Board of BPOPF, Solo- of its 100 percent owned proj- operates businesses in the hospi- eries Holdings, a holding company to beer, brewer Kgalagadi Brew- are invested offshore. mon Matswe, has disregarded ects, Lobatse Clay Works. Lobatse tality industry comprising hotels, eries Limited (KBL) hospitality “Actuaries and economists their request of him to address Clay Works (Pty) Ltd was estab- conferencing and casino opera- outfit Cresta Marakanelo Group have emphasised that the finan- these concerns. lished in 1992, wholly owned by tions. The other businesses are and property firm Letlole La Rona cial aftermath of COVID-19 Efforts to contact the BPOPF BDC. It was set up to manufacture Cresta Marakanelo, Fairgrounds (LLR) because the companies, will be more devastating than clay products for the Botswana Holdings and Letlole La Rone Principal Officer, Boitumelo both listed on Botswana Stock the Great Depression of 1930s,” and regional markets. The com- (LLR). However, BDC invested in Molefe, were met with a terse re- Exchange (BSE), are strategic to Kajuu told The Botswana Ga- pany manufactures and supplies all these businesses more than 10 sponse from the Corporate Com- BDC and are the company’s cash zette in an interview. a variety of quality clay products, years ago. munications Manager, Bedu Tl- cows. According to Lebang today He said members of BPOPF including face bricks, pavers and BDC’S LEGACY OF COR- habologang. “We have looked BDC remains one of the biggest are emotionally drained because special shaped bricks to design- RUPTION into your inquiry. BPOPF won’t investors in Botswana with group nobody is telling them what this ers and craftspeople in Botswana Corruption scandals that previ- investment assets worth over P4.8 be responding to that unfortu- could mean for their pensions. and the region. Despite the con- ously rocked the government’s billion. nately,” Tlhabologang said. Page 18 advertisement Wednesday 27 May 2020 The Botswana Gazette

COVID-19 Motivates DDT College of Medicine To Fasten their Process of Formulating to Launch Immune Booster Tea

he pledge follows after President Mokgweetsi Masisi appealed to members Tof the private sector as well as individuals to assist government in dealing with the virus, which has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Upon receiving the donations The Director of the National Disaster Management Office Mr Dr Tlhoiwe (R) handing the Donations to Mr Baleseng (L) Moagi Baleseng applauded the Institution for the not just selfless but essential and critical donation in this war against Covid-19. DDT College of MeDiCine He said the donation would go a long way in assisting control the spread of the virus locally. has DonaTeD saniTizers Botswana currently has 22 confirmed cases and one death. worTh P2 Million To For her part DDT College of Medicine Vice Chancellor Dr. Tumelo Tlhoiwe revealed that governMenT in Their these sanitizers were produced locally, by the Institution’s staff members starting with the efforTs To fighT The novel ethanol (alcohol) itself. She congratulated her very own 2019 DDTCOM graduates who are also employed Corona virus (CoviD-19) by the Institution for their expertise utilised in producing the sanitizers; and applauded other DDTCOM graduates too assisting around the Country as frontline health workers. She said the donation was mainly for all frontline workers; Doctors, Health Workers, members of the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) the Police and Prisons amongst others. Dr Tlhoiwe further added that this was not the Institution’s first donation during this pandemic. She disclosed that DDT College of Medicine had recently donated sanitizers to the Bamalete LutheranDr Larry Hospital followingMweetwa, the passing Director of the of Research Innovation, Product Development and patientIndustrialization, who was said to have tested Chancellor positive for Dr Derrick Tlhoiwe & Provost, Mr Ogorogile Mokate the virus and for other frontline workers early during the pandemic. In conclusion, the Vice Chancellor congratulatedDT all otherCollege donors and of urged Medicine the have joined other International universities and “This tea contains many indigenous ingredients, some having been studied and public to strictly adhere to health advice saying this will surelypharmaceutical assist defeat the deadly virus. researchers around the world to come up with potential found to be having immune boosting, antimicrobial (antiviral, antibacterial and Dr Tumelo Tlhoiwe- Vice Chancellor, Mr Moagi Baleseng- Director, National solutions to combat the lethal COVID-19 pandemic. antifungal) and anti inflammatory capabilities” DDT College of Medicine Disaster Management D This was said by the Chancellor of DDT College of Medicine Dr Derrick Tlhoiwe, Dr Tlhoiwe nevertheless, noted that they are yet to determine the tea’s safety on which he noted that his College has been in the process of producing an profiles especially its effect on the kidneys and the liver.” Because you might immune booster tea named Indigen as a pharmaceutical line of its Indigenous find out that it may have some side effects that may be insignificant or significant products, which it is launching today.. He said said they have been working on to warrant further processing to isolate the active ingredients and remove formulating the tea for five years, but then the COVID-19 pandemic motivated impurities for potentiation.. We also want to see if its benefits are short term and them to fasten their process. or long term.”

“It is not like we started manufacturing this tea during COVID-19, no we just The Provost of DDTCOM, Mr Ogorogile Mokate, an ISO 9001: 2018 certified had to fasten our process during this pandemic period,” he said during the scientist, stressed that they are still in the preclinical stage and they will in the tea showcasing event which was held at the College main campus recently. near future approach relevant authorities like BOMRA and Ministry of Health Dr Tlhoiwe said DDT under its Faculty of Research Innovation Product and Wellness to get clinical research approval. Meanwhile the College used Development and Industrialization (RIPDI) is establishing Indigenous Medicine indeginous local plants like Ntolwane and Lengana just to mention a few to Pharmaceutical Industry, termed INDIGEN, that is a wealth of Botswana that can come up with this Indigen Immune Boosting Tea. potentially provide many treatments to diverse diseases. Many of the products studied, processed and manufactured by DDTCOM RIPDI come from folklore The Director of RIPDI, Dr Larry Mweeta said DDT is putting natural folklore knowledge and involves Traditional Healers to also protect their interests. medicine to the rigour of scientific research to ‘showcase and legitimize it’ and churn many useful products that will assist mankind to tackle many ailments “We should not look down on this folklore knowledge, it has treated Batswana around the globe. He stated that as a College rooted in research, they for centuries, what is just needed is to study these products, determine and innovate and pass on their products to the private sector to industrialize and improve their safety profile on the human body and package them in allopathic commercialize. ways that accentuate their effectiveness’ the Chancellor said. DDT College is envisioned at solving big problems in the health and education “We should be very aware that big pharmaceutical companies are traversing sector to bring out the best medical professionals and supply them not only to Botswana and Africa trying to find these folklore knowledge to patent them as the Botswana market where it was founded, but to the diaspora, being the SADC their own whilst trying to convince us they are of no use. However DDT is here region and also globally. The Innovative College’s qualifications are recognized to protect this wealth by turning it into a massive industry similar to the likes internationally as many of their graduating students have received admissions of Aryuvedic Medicine of India and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)” The to International universities like University of Liverpool in UK and others in line Chancellor further elucidated. with DDT’s motto of ONLY THE TOP: EDUCATING FOR GLOBAL SUCCESS

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For the third entertainer, their dreams.” this past weekend at the Yarona Country we took it upon ourselves to distribute The former reggae artist also took a Lodgewhatever in Mogoditshane happens, village and sponsorship will it and I must for admit events it did very will well bein harder to come by in the same way that it will be a while before people are th th continue on the 16 and 30 of January the market even as we speak people still swipe at his detractors.” When we started in Lobatse and Palapye respectively.sufficiently want the album.confident Kitso Selato to album step is outsidein 2007 aand lot of boogie.people especially Staff those Writer GOSEGO MOTSUMI reports. 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[email protected] rus so that the economy may function. festivities and the outdoors as life was performances but the restrictions will enjoy live performances Artist manager and spokesperson of before the advent of COVID-19. be very tight. Whether or not this year the Botswana Entertainment Promoters Sharing his projections of how the is a total write-off, industry people will but the restrictions will Association (BEPA), Sidney ‘DJ Boo- new normal for the entertainment scene need to approach these new challenges gie Sid’ Nzala, understands this fully. will look like if the virus doesn’t come creatively. If ever there was a time to be very tight “Events will make use of local talent back in a big way to compel people think outside the box, this is the time.” and we will not need foreign talent,” back indoors, promoter, founder and Organizer of the “Waar Was Jy Old- risk of producing events will be very he says. “Producing locally speaks to event organizer of the Botswana Inter- ies Series,” Lecco Kenosi, who is a mu- high,” says Kenosi. “Most investors funding, and businesses will need to national Music Conference (BIMC), sic promoter and kwaito artist, predicts and sponsors will not buy into events change their model of funding to sup- Seabelo Modibe, says public health that if festivals are staged dates will be because of uncertainty of attendance port local. We have to find ways to co- and proper licensing will become major congested and limited availability of as it could take a while before people exist with the virus.” priorities. Although social distancing at venues will push prices up. It will be are sufficiently confident to step out- Page 20 TIMEOUT Wednesday 27 May 2020 The Botswana Gazette King Tapf is to be “Sworn In” to rap on Friday The new release is his first album in which King Tapf honours the legacy of fellow rapper Mpho ‘Dice’ Phaladzi who passed on in 2018

GOSEGO MOTSUMI seems to have slowed his release rate in leased on iTunes on Monday this week recent years, he will be ending the month and the physical album will be making hroughout his rap career, Tafuma of May on a high note with the release of a triumphant arrival on Friday. This is a Matimba, better known as King his debut album titled “Sworn In.” collaborative project with Man-E as the TTapf in music circles, has steadily “With this album, I am making my of- executive producer.” solidified himself as one of the game’s ficial entrance into the rap game,” he said The rapper spoke of his 11-track album rap deities becoming a bonafide fan fa- in an interview. “I am being ‘sworn in,’ as a truly a star-studded affair that also vourite in the process. While the rapper so to speak. The album was officially re- honours the rap game’s very own Mpho

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Non-Bank Financial Institutions Applicant Regulatory Authority ‘Dice’ Phaladzi who passed on in 2018. And King Tapf says the late rapper was able to record a few lines that are merged Bluthorn Fund Managers (PTY) LTD Respondent with his dedication song called “241.” The new album has been recorded to perfection since 2017 as the artist con- tinued to find inspiration for his master- ORDER piece that finally secured a release this year. th Before the Honourable Mr G. G. Komboni at Gaborone on this 20 day of April 2020. The 35-year-old rapper said, “ 241 is a collaborative track featuring myself, UPON HEARING Mrs. Attorney K. P. Mere with Ms. Attorney E. M. Modisane for the Applicant Dice and Konkrete. ‘241’ was the name and there being no appearance for the Respondent and having read and considered the of the group we had intended to form. It documents filed of record: The 35-year-old IT IS ORDERED THAT: rapper said, “ 241 The Rule Nisi issued on the 3rd of April 2020 is hereby confirmed as follows: is a collaborative 1. The appointment of Peter Collins as statutory manager of BLUTHORN FUND MANAGERS (PTY) LTD in terms of Section 46(5) and (6) as read with Section 47 of track featuring the Securities Act of 2014 is confirmed. myself, Dice and 2. Paragraph 1 operates until the Applicant is satisfied that the Respondent is complying with all the obligations under the financial services laws as defined in Section 2 of the Konkrete. ‘241’ Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Act of 2016. was the name of 3. The Respondent is interdicted, prohibited and restrained from impeding or interfering with the exercise by the Statutory Manager of his duties under the Securities Act. the group we had 4. If necessary, the Applicant engages the services of Botswana Police for the purposes of intended to form. enforcing this order. is an area code in Francistown where I 5. A copy of the Court Order be published in the government gazette and in a local grew up and where I gained my inspira- newspaper circulating in Botswana; and tion to rap.” King Tapf has been dropping off new music regularly before he finally came 6. BLUTHORN FUND MANAGERS (PTY) LTD pay the costs of this application. through with his new full-length al- bum. He has flooded the market with collaborative singles featuring other MCs, including his first solo radio sin- gle, “Rubber Rake.” “I write my lyrical content from a place of feeling, sharing my two thebe while sometimes I write from a place of inspiration that can be traced in my latest offering,” he said. “I have given this new work of art my all and I can confidently say that it is dope. It is certainly not disappointing.” The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 TIMEOUT Page 21 Motswana wins African Writers Trust Publishing Grant 2020 Botho Lejowa’s winning manuscript titled “Meetings with Death,” that explores the themes of spirituality, magic, taboo, ritual and supernatural entities cleverly woven into a modern fantasy, writes GOSEGO MOTSUMI.

s if landing an opportunity to be a part emerged victorious out of 30 candidates across of the African Writers Trust’s (AWT) Eastern, Southern and West Africa who were AFellowship Programme that was held in targeted. Uganda in March this year was only a precur- “It’s an incredible moment of validation for sor to even greater things to come, local scribe me as a writer to think that this organization Botho Lejowa was last week announced the believes so much in my work to back me fi- winner of the AWT Publishing Grant 2020. nancially,” Lejowa said in an interview. “The nities for me.” on the continent, this is a novel In January, the Trust that focuses on the pro- literary landscape in Botswana holds so much Lejowa’s first book is a fan- with the potential of galvaniz- fessional development of rising talent in Afri- potential. We just need more organizations that tasy fiction novel titled “Leah: ing more writers to follow in can publishing called out for the 2020 Fellows can help our development financially. It’s not A Seer’s Legend” that was the fantasy genre and create a who participated in the week long mentoring a career to go into at home if you want finan- published in 2015 in the Unit- whole new audience of readers. and training workshop to apply for a publishing cial stability. However, I believe this nod of ac- ed Kingdom. For the novelist, Lejowa is also the founder grant worth €4200 (around P55 000). Lejowa knowledgment will open new doors of opportu- the AWT victory means she will be publishing her manu- script project titled “Meet- Speaking of ings with Death,” which will adhere to international pub- Lejowa’s win, lishing standards. The manu- script explores the themes the Director of of spirituality, magic, taboo, African Writers ritual and supernatural entities cleverly woven into a modern Trust, Goretti fantasy that is set in both the streets of everyday life and Kyomuhendo, the realms of ancestral beings. described the The author, who is also a marketing professional, said: writer as “dynamic “The money is specifically for publishing and marketing my book, nothing else. The manu- of Write Me Free, a creative script that won is ‘Meetings writing group aimed at helping with Death’ and so now I have develop the writing potential to start the work of getting it of aspiring writers in South- published.” ern Africa. “I just want to keep Speaking of Lejowa’s win, writing,” she said. “This will the Director of African Writers be my second published novel, Trust, Goretti Kyomuhendo, and although it’s slow going described the writer as “dy- I think my writing career is namic.” “We are excited to be headed in the right direction. I working with Botho Lejowa, hope that the support that I’ve a fresh, dynamic and highly- received so far from Batswana promising voice from Botswa- will translate into them buying na with a broad range of talents the book once it’s been pub- suitable for this award,” she lished.” said. “With few fantasy writers

“It’s an incredible moment of validation for me as a writer to think that this organization believes so much in my work to back me financially,” Page 22 TIMEOUT Wednesday 27 May 2020 The Botswana Gazette

Navigating the new normal post-lockdown From greeting by the foot to feeling bad about kissing, things are not the same as before.

GOSEGO MOTSUMI and those around them, the pandemic by a video posted on Twitter in which a slowly opens to business is the forced has created new taboos around personal group of face-masked men greeted each requirement to wear a mask, get a tem- fter President Mokgweetsi Ma- hygiene and human behaviour that was other by quickly tapping their feet to- perature check, sanitize, register bio sisi partially lifted the nation- normal pre-COVID-19 while terms such gether as another safer way of greeting details and queue up before entering in Awide lockdown that was imposed as personal protective equipment (PPE) without risking virus transmission. The limited numbers. nearly two months earlier to control the have entered common parlance. Behav- pandemic has also made intimacy feel Several retail stores have even marked spread of the Coronavirus on Thursday iour such as never coughing or sneezing treacherous because the virus can move spots on lines on the floor to help cus- last week, early signs are that people in the open air, especially in crowded through talking, kissing and even sing- tomers maintain social distancing and are not emerging into a world that is the spaces, and avoiding touching one’s ing. the stores are regularly sprayed with same as before the lockdown. face, particularly the eyes, nose and Retailers trading in selling essential disinfectant, especially baskets, trolleys Already the country’s health care has mouth, have emerged as critical to pre- goods during the lockdown and post- and counter surfaces. been overstretched as it prepared for the venting infection with the virus. People lockdown continue to take precaution- These are some of the legacies of the worst as people adjusted to the new nor- are also washing their hands constantly ary measures like restricted entry and Coronavirus. For some the despondency mal of working from home. To begin to while ways of greeting as novel as the marked lines to maintain social distanc- of quarantine is now giving way to post- envision the legacy of the Coronavirus, virus have become normal, although the ing. This was not the case pre-COV- isolation plans of spending more time this publication has made observations elbow bump is admittedly less imbued ID-19 as shoppers walked in and out of with their loved ones, taking the plunge of how the pandemic has changed the with human warmth. premises without robust health check- to make new career choices and ticking way people live. But it is the elbow bump or simple ups. The new reality as the economy a few things off their bucket list. Ever since the Botswana Government announced that face masks are manda- tory, this essential accessory has become The immediacy of a wardrobe staple. The immediacy of the the pandemic has pandemic has forced people and some businesses to reconsider old stigmas forced people and associated with the face masks (as in balaclavas) for the sake of public health. some businesses to Masks are now part of everyday life and it is now normal to see everyone inside reconsider old stigmas banking halls or a grocery store wearing associated with the masks as a precaution against the spread of the deadly virus that is highly infec- face masks (as in tious and contagious. Perhaps the silver lining is that the balaclavas) for the sake masks as the masks spin off the spindle, of public health it is income for local fashion businesses at a time when the economy has slowed down tremendously. With schools hand wave and the elbow bump that scheduled to re-open soon, designers even the high and mighty have adopted, and seamstresses will gain a new cli- for they too are just as fearful of the in- entèle that will further boost their busi- visible but deadly virus as ordinary mor- nesses. tals. And although now attributed to the The pandemic has early on compelled Chinese as the “Wuhan Shake,” the foot- people to rethink basic norms such as to-foot greeting has made a comeback shaking hands, hugging and kissing. in many places around the world. The As people strive to protect themselves popularity of the greeting was propelled The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 news Page 23 H/W PHOLOGO INH/W THE SEBETELA MAGISTRATE COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELDIN THE AT PALAPYEMAGISTRATE’S COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PALAPYE Governance Is The Most Powerful Tool For HELD AT PALAPYE CASE NO; CCMPY 000708/18 In the matter between; CASE NO; CCMPY 000614/17 PALAIn the BWmatter [PTY] between; LTD T/A BUILDERS WORLD PALAPYEH/WORSHIP MOESI PLAINTIFF PALA BW [PTY] LTD T/A IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA Optimising It Costs In The Wake Of Covid-19 ANDBUILDERS WORLD PALAPYE HELD AT FRANCISTOWN PLAINTIFF st LANDTOPAND INVESTMENT [PTY] LTD 1 CASEDEFENDANT NO: CVHFT 000686/18 TERRYSONDOLFITI BRANDS HIMAYUMBULA [PTY] LTD In the matter between: 2nd1 DEFENDANTst DEFENDANT outh African companies are laborate with colleagues, custom- needs. You can also consider out- JOE LITI PALA BW [PTY] LTD T/A 2nd DEFENDANT BUILDERS WORLD PALAPYE PLAINTIFF increasingly looking to re- ers and suppliers wherever they sourcing IT services, such as cy- AND NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION THODI BUILDING CONSTRUCTION [PTY] LTD 1st DEFENDANT duce costs in the wake of the might be. Changes such as these ber security. Outsourcing can be SUMMONS FOR CIVIL IMPRISONMENTnd BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICENIKITA that pursuantLEMPADI to judgement of the above Honourable 2Court, DEFENDAN the followingT property S COVID-19 pandemic, with Infor- require amendments to be made to a major cost-saver in areas where ofTO the 2nd above DEFENDANT named Defendant will be sold by public auction by Deputy Sheriff NTSHWARELANG OOKAME to the highest bidder as follows: NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION mation Technology (IT) amongst companies’ IT infrastructures and the costs of insourcing new skills You are hereby summoned to appear before this Court to be held at PALAPYE on the 15th day of July 2020 at 0830 hours to show cause BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to judgement of the above Honourable Court, the the areas being targeted in their cyber security systems to ensure needed to support the business are DATEwhy a OFdecree SALE of civil imprisonment: should26th not September be made against 2019 you at the suit of PALA BW [PTY] LTD T/A BUILDERS WORLD PALAPYE following property of the above named Defendant will be sold by public auction by Deputy Sheriff TIMEin respect of the non-payment of: theRICHARD sum10:00 of KENOSI P10a.m. 078.88 to the being highest judgment bidder debt, as follows: 10% interest per annum from date of issuance of summons cost-cutting drives. By leveraging that they are not compromised.” more expensive.” VENUEto date of final payment, 2% monthly: interestNear Pota from Post the 16thOffice, of March Palapye 2016 to date of final payment, 10% collection commission in the event DATE OF SALE : 7th September 2019 governance and adapting to more He offers an example of how In the longer term, Ueckermann payment is in instalments and costsTIME of suit at attorney and own: 10:00 client a.m. recovered against you by the said PALA BW [PTY] LTD T/A BUILD- th PROPERTYERS WORLD TO PALAPYE BE SOLD by a judgement: VENUE1 x ofMercedes the said court Benz bearing: S500 Palapye dateRegistration the 30 October B 647 2017. AXT, 1 X Morris Concrete Mixer, 1 X efficient ways of working, compa- to use governance to re-define the says companies need to implement Geyser, 1 X OHV Water Generator, 13 X Scalfolders. DATED AT PALAPYE ON THIS 22PROPERTYnd DAY OF TO MAY BE 2020 SOLD : Piece of Land being Tribal Lot 5738, Palapye measuring 800m2, nies can optimise their IT costs to changed needs of the business and lean processes that are structured TERMS______OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed developed; cheques consisting______of 2 ½ house, fenced, water and electricity. thrive rather than merely shaving help IT departments to identify to deliver business value in line NDAWANA, DUBANI & COMPANY THE CLERK OF COURT TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques DATED(Plaintiff’s AT Attorneys) PALAPYE THIS 28th DAY OF AUGUST 2019 costs to survive. where to cut costs. with their organisational goals. PLOT 1247 ______DATED AT PALAPYE THIS 12th DAY OF AUGUST 2019 “Nipping and tucking here and “Some organisations such as “A business’s Enterprise Goals NDAWANA,DAIRYWORLD DUBANI COMPLEX & COMPANY (Plaintiff’sSEROROME Attorneys) WARD NDAWANA, DUBANI & COMPANY there could help to bring down a a mine might have implemented should guide the implementation P.O.P.O. BOX BOX 1090 1090 (Plaintiff’s Attorneys) P.O. BOX 1090 few costs, but there is tremendous six layers of security around its of processes as well as the input- PALAPYEPALAPYE REF; CD/an/ ED 3989 PALAPYE opportunity to dramatically opti- operations, but when considering output measurements to define TEL: 4924298/ 72879169/ 77045604TEL: 76267273 /77018107 mise IT costs by leveraging gov- governance, this level of security what makes a business process ernance. So, before you begin cut- might not match the business’ risk effective. Organisations should be ting away at your IT budget, you appetite, while in the case of a output-focused and not activity- must ensure that you have gover- bank, six layers of security are es- driven. FIRST AND FINAL LIQUIDATION AND nance in place. Once in place, you sential. Therefore, there could be “Technology and processes are DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT can use governance as a roadmap an opportunity to reduce costs by not the only aspects that must be to show how and where to cut removing some layers of security re-engineered in line with gov- IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE BERYL ANNE HEPBURN : ESHFT costs strategically,” says Charl while still operating as usual and ernance. Agile, adaptable people Ueckermann, CEO at AVeS Cyber without exposing the business to that fit the organisational culture 000040-19 who died at JOHANNESBURG, IN THE REPUBLIC OF Security, adding that governance undue risks.” are the right ones to have on your TH SOUTH AFRICA on the 9 of NOVEMBER 2019. The First and is one of the most essential and In the short term, Ueckermann team. Companies may also have Final Liquidation and Distribution Account in the above Estate powerful budgeting tools avail- says there are a few ways for to reskill their teams and focus will lie open for inspection at the chambers of the Assistant able to businesses. Chief Information Officers (CIOs) on continuous improvement of Registrar and Master of the High Court at Francistown for a Cost-cutting is often ap- and IT managers to reduce the skill sets. Building a cyber secure period of Twenty One (21) days from the date of the second proached in silos by different ar- costs of their IT. Firstly, they must culture with the people you have eas of a business. This means that establish what they have to work is more important than ever, espe- publication hereof. drives to reduce costs might be out with, in terms of budget. As a re- cially when more employees are of alignment with business objec- sult of COVID-19, budgets could working remotely and companies DATED at FRANCISTOWN on this the 20TH day of tives and governance. Every effort be lower than initially planned at are cutting costs on technology. MARCH 2020 to curb expenses should be made the beginning of the financial year. Generally, 80% of cyber security’s with due consideration to the rest The next step is to look at ways effectiveness relies on people and of the business and in alignment of adapting overlapping IT sys- only 20% on technology, making THE EXECUTOR with its governance processes, tems and cost structures to support it clear that people play a signifi- C/O VAN NIEKERK ATTORNEYS, and this includes IT. In doing so, business areas that are still able to cant role in helping organisations Plot 4660, Ditau Street, companies also reap other rewards operate. Of course, any cost-cut- run effectively and securely. It is P.O. Box 37 such as tightened risk manage- ting efforts should be made with no longer about looking busy but FRANCISTOWN ment, better decision making, im- enterprise goals in mind. rather about adding value to the proved internal policies and more “Remove technologies that are business with a strong focus on effective control mechanisms. not needed or not adding value at output.” “When IT costs are optimised this point. Target the ‘low hanging Ueckermann concludes: “Busi- APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF in line with company goals and fruits’ first, such as technologies nesses can turn the challenge of governance, appropriate cost re- that are on the verge of expiring, cutting costs into an opportunity CERTIFIED COPY OF LOST TITLE DEED duction actions can be made while tools that you do not need to sus- to create value. Approach IT cost allowing for the strategic invest- tain a remote workforce or appli- optimisation from an overarching NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to apply for a certified ment in solutions that are needed cations that do not add support business perspective instead of copy of Deed of Fixed Period State Grant No. 403/87 dated the 11th day of August, 1987 registered in favour of the Late WALTER GOSIAME MOSWEU in respect of to empower the business and its services to the business. There looking at IT in isolation. Look the following property: employees. might not be space in the budget at how people, technology and “At an operational level, there for the ‘nice-to-haves’ at the mo- processes can be restructured in CERTAIN : piece of land being Lot 4971, Selebi-Pikwe; have been some big changes. ment. There could also be oppor- alignment with governance to en- SITUATE : in the Selebi-Pikwe Administrative District; More people are working from tunities to curb costs by repurpos- sure that IT cost optimisation can MEASURING : 1000m² (One Thousand Square Metres); home, and companies have had ing hardware or making greater be achieved while ensuring that IT All persons having objection to the issue of such copy are hereby required to lodge to make technologies available use of a technology’s functional- delivers a greater return on invest- the same in writing with the Registrar of Deeds within three (3) weeks of the last to empower employees to work ity. Implementing a higher level ment for the business.” publication of this notice. remotely, while other tools have of automation can help to increase Issued on behalf of AVeS Cy- been rendered ‘not-so-necessary’. capabilities while reducing costs. ber Security by Echo Square PR. DATED AT FRANCISTOWN ON THIS 13TH DAY OF MAY, 2020. For instance, there is a marked in- “This is also a good time to For more information, please call crease in the use of video confer- renegotiate contracts with ven- Vickie Slabbert on 082 411 7602 M. MMOHE ATTORNEYS Plot No. 3936, Peolwane Street encing platforms and cloud-based dors and suppliers to match your or e-mail vickie@echosquare. Minestone solutions to enable people to col- changing IT and cyber security co.za P.O. Box 1860 FRANCISTOWN Tel:2441616

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To date, Botswana is ranked 11th in the all-time ranking of competition winners, Botswana accounts for seven Diamond League triumphs courtesy of Amantle Montsho, Nijel Amos and Isaac Makwala. A Look At Botswana’s Impressive Diamond BONGANI MALUNGA as the points system did not de- termine the winner. The 2017 wing to the COVID-19 season required athletes to rack pandemic and its sub- up points to qualify for the grand Osequent lockdown, the finale, Amos won the 800m final world renowned IAAF Diamond League History to bag a record third Diamond League has been postponed League title. He is still the most while the world is still adjusting successful male 800m athlete in to life in the Coronavirus spell. • Botswana is the third most successful country in the competition’ the competition’s history. The Diamond League originally ISAAC MAKWALA was scheduled to start on April Makwala had always been a 17 but it has been postponed due • Montsho the first female 400m athlete to win three titles in a row formidable athlete at national and to the Coronavirus. continental levels but an interna- The illustrious competition is seven Diamond League triumphs Montsho achieved this feat dur- the competition the following tional medal or trophy had elud- the busiest and toughest compe- courtesy of Amantle Montsho, ing the most competitive era in the year (2014). En route to winning ed him for many years. However, tition in the track and field world Nijel Amos and Isaac Makwala. women’s 400m category whereby the competition, he overcame his in 2017 he finally lived up to his given its multi edition setup, it is Botswana is also the third most she had to face rivals such as Aly- greatest rival David Rudisha that potential to win the men’s 400m also staged in different parts of successful African country in the son Felix, Christine Ohuruogu, season to take the trophy home. Diamond League title. That sea- the world with gruelling travel- history of the competition trailing Sanya Richards-Ross and Novlene The Marobela native repeated the son, Makwala had finished 7th ing schedules that can also have only Kenya (44 titles) and Ethio- Williams Mills. Her 2013 Diamond feat in 2015 as he sailed through in the points rankings and quali- an effect on athletes’ physical pia (14 titles) on the all-time list. League triumph was a sweet victo- the season with ease once again, his fied for the 400m final in Zurich, and mental wellbeing. AMANTLE MONTSHO ry as she finally avenged her 2012 consecutive titles in 2014 and 2015 Switzerland. Botswana’s IAAF Diamond Olympics loss. made him the joint most successful Montsho began the country’s Prior to the final, countryman League participants have adapt- At the time she was the only male 800m athlete in the competi- Diamond League success story by Baboloki Thebe had been the hot ed to the demanding nature of the female track athlete to have won tion at the time, he shared the re- winning the competition in 2011, favourite as he had accumulated competition with relative ease, the competition in three succes- cord with Rudisha and Mohammed more points ahead of all com- back when the competition used a they often shine in the competi- sive years, the record is yet to be Aman. petitors, Thebe then suffered an points system throughout the sea- tion and place themselves along- surpassed in the women’s 400m In 2016 injuries limited his ap- injury which ruled him out of the son. The women’s 400m power- side the world’s best. To date, category. pearances in the competition. 2017 final. Makwala then produced Botswana is ranked 11th in the house would go on to dominate her NIJEL AMOS was a big comeback year as he end- one of his best performances as all-time ranking of competition category by winning the 2012 and Amos made his Diamond League ed up winning the competition, this he won the final to pick up his winners, Botswana accounts for 2013 editions as well. debut in 2013 and went on to win time around the rules had changed first international accolade. The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 SPORT Page 25 Revealed: What Local Athletes Get Paid For Qualifying For Olympics For the first time ever, BNOC is paying athletes upkeep fees for qualifying for the world summer games

accompanied by other allowanc- zette Sport ear- receive upkeep fess, they to competition schedules drawn According to es. The move is meant to motivate lier this year will have to adhere to up by BNOC and their respec- even those who have not qualified that for stringent rules. Key tive National Sports Associations Serufho, Nijel to do so as according to Serufho. athletes among them (NSAs) prior to the Olympics. “We are paying them P8 300 as to being “This is because we have re- Amos, Christine monthly upkeep fees for qualify- submit- alised that some athletes have ing for the Olympics and P1 600 ting such hectic competition schedules Botlogetswe , as camping allowance,” he that by the time the targeted tour- said in an exclusive inter- nament takes place, they are too Galefele Moroko view with this publication fatigued or even injured to be of further noting that on top any good for their country,” Se- and Keamogetse of the mentioned fees, those rufho explained at the time. “But who are under the BNOC it must be understood that we Kenosi are currently scholarship , receive a month- won’t stop any athlete from en- ly allowance which starts tering competitions. We will draft at P2 500. Of all those our schedules and the athletes receiving monthly who have qualified, will have a say.” Amantle Montsho After Botswana won fees not less than is the only one its first-ever Olympic who is not under medal at London 2012 P12 500. the scholarship Olympics with Amos’ due to her 2015 800m silver medal, TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO doping ban. the hopes of the na- According to tion to repeat the feat thletes are now paid up- Serufho, Nijel at Rio 2016 proved keep fees for qualifying Amos, Christine in vain, thanks Afor the Olympics, a first in Botlogetswe , mainly to injuries the history of Botswana National Galefele Moro- and fatigue that Olympic Committee (BNOC), ko and Keamo- were blamed espe- Gazette Sport can confirm. getse Kenosi cially for the men’s Fresh information reaching this are currently re- 4x400m team that publication suggests that the move ceiving monthly many had believed happened following a series of fees not less than had an edge over meetings between the Ministry of P12 500. The most of their com- Youth Empowerment, Sports and BNOC CEO petitors. In the Culture Development (MYSC) further told this event, the Botswa- and Botswana National Olympic publication that na team finished Committee (BNOC) which were the aforemen- fifth in the finals meant to discuss the welfare of lo- tioned athletes’ with key members cal athletes. accommodation in Baboloki Thebe Gazette Sport made this discov- and travelling and Amos absent ery in the course of an interview costs among owing to injuries. with the Chief Officer Executive other benefits Amos also failed to of BNOC, Tuelo Serufho who are taken care of impress in his indi- noted that all athletes who have by the BNOC. vidual race due to qualified for the Olympics are Meanwhile, injury. paid P8 300 monthly, the fee is Serufho told Ga- What the R60 million Celtic Buyout Means For Botswana’s TS Galaxy Pair • Sukazi in talks to sell TS Galaxy and acquire Bloemfontein Celtic’s ABSA Premiership status per month grant which is publication. • All players’ contracts to be nullified if the deal goes through better than the R500 000 Moipone also stated grant that the club is get- that the players are in BONGANI MALUNGA Morake, the players are to live up to the main kazi is keen to keep at ting in the First Division good health during the currently under contract league’s standards. This least 70 percent of his right now. The sponsor- lockdown, with no date S Galaxy owner at TS Galaxy. means that all players will core squad. ship and TV rights mon- set for a return the play- Tim Sukazi is Sukazi has gone on re- be rendered free agents “Tim Sukazi has always ey makes this a better ers are set to be inactive Tsaid to be in talks cord stating that he is in while the club decides talked about his intention scene for the players. As for at least three more to purchase the ABSA talks to acquire Celtic’s who to keep and who to to buy a league club’s sta- we all know, Sukazi val- weeks. Premiership status of status and he could even let go. tus for a while. He will ues the Botswana guys a Acquiring Celtic’s sta- Bloemfontein Celtic. relocate the team and The Botswana players’ keep at least 70 percent of lot. He values Gaolaolwe tus could cost between Purchasing the status of change its name. Provid- FIFA accredited agent/ the squad. The advantage a lot, he did not want to R40-R60 million accord- Celtic requires him to ed the deal goes through, intermediary Bakang of buying a Premiership lose him in the previ- ing to South African pub- sell TS Galaxy in a move TS Galaxy will then nulli- Moipone told Gazette club’s status is that the ous transfer window lication SoccerLaduma, that will affect the future fy their players’ contracts Sport that the players players’ contracts will be and that shows that the a May 31 deadline has of Botswana pair Mosha and proceed to upgrade should not be nervous a lot better, they will ben- player is in his long term been set for the deal to go Gaolaolwe and Ezekiel the players’ contracts about their future as Su- efit from the R2million plans,”Moipone told this through. Page 26 SPORT Wednesday 27 May 2020 The Botswana Gazette BNOC in Talks with NSAs Over OlympicsTraining

Camps ing how athletes can be best is going to happen when we ask drilled for the Tokyo Olympics for funds from relevant authori- which have since been post- ties post this pandemic, we TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO poned to next year. might find out this virus has left “Yes we are going to organize adverse effects,” Serufho noted. otswana National training camps but as of now So far, only five athletes in Olympic Committee I cannot confirm when we are Nijel Amos (men’s 800m) and B(BNOC) is currently going to start as well as their three female 400m athletes, in disussions with National duration since the games have Christine Botlogetswe , Gale- Associations (NSAs) to map been postponed to next year. fele Moroko as well as Aman- a forward on how athletes One thing for sure is that we tle Montsho, have qualified can be best prepared for the cannot keep athletes for 12 for the Olympics. Keamo- upcoming Tokyo Olympics, months in training camp, that getse Kenosi has also Chief Executive Officer is not practical,” he said in an qualified for the games (CEO) of BNOC Tuelo Se- interview with this publication. being the first ever lo- rufho has said. “It will also be monotonous for cal female boxer to BNOC alongside various them to do the same thing for a do so. The country NSAs halted their Olympic prolonged period of time, it will is yet to qualify training camps late March end up being counter produc- top athletes like just before the country effect- tive.” Naomi Ru- ed its lockdown which was The BNOC CEO said one ele, Karabo meant to curb the spread of other reason why they cannot Sibanda the deadly COVID-19. Now, sustain training camps for about and Ofen- after being inactive to almost 12 months is that they do not tse Bakwadi two months, the BNOC and have enough funds to do so. just to men- NSAs are currently strategiz- “And we also do not know what tion a few. National Online Chess Champs In The Offing

TLOTLO KEBINAKGABO spread of the deadly COV- 40, they will then play in the nament attracted 132 players ID-19 pandemic. “Even FIDE "This is second qualifiers,” he said. across the country and was otswana’s Fédéra- (International chess governing “Only 10 players from that 40 powered by former Botswana tion Internationale des body) has decided that most particularly will qualify for the finals of the Chess President (BCF) presi- BÉchecs (FIDE) Inter- of chess games must be played championships in which the dent Tshepo Sitale to the tune national Organizer of Chess online now,” he told Gazette after normal best online chess player will be of P1 000. Events Vincent Masole says he Sport in an interview. decided.” Meanwhile, BCF president is planning to host an Online Masole who is also the or- tournaments He said the reason why they Motlhoomedi Tlhabano lauded National Chess Championships ganiser of local COVID-19 are intending to host the cham- Masole for organising online pionships at the end of June is towards the of June. Lockdown Online Daily Chess tournaments stating that they were halted in that they are still sourcing for Speaking in an interview Sessions said the champion- are important to his federation with this publication, Masole sponsorships from their part- ships which are dubbed Bo- order curb the ners. as they are keeping almost noted that he decided to orga- tswana National Online Chess Meanwhile, International all chess players active. “And nize championships after real- Blitz will be played in three spread of the Master Providence Oatlhotse we will not begin from scratch izing that people are starting stages. “We are going to have emerged victorious during the when we start with our pro- to embrace the idea of playing the first qualifiers which are go- deadly COVID-19 COVID-19 Lockdown On- grams. Our players will need chess online. This is particu- ing to be open for everybody, line Chess session which was only a week to play a tourna- larly after normal tournaments then whatever number we have pandemic." played this past Saturday. Ac- ment,” he briefly told this pub- were halted in order curb the from there will be reduced to cording to Masole, the tour- lication. The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 27 May 2020 Page 27

Wednesday 27 May 2020 P9.50 (Incl) VAT Mosimane, Ngele At Opposite Ends of the Spectrum Pitso Mosimane celebrates a new Sundowns contract while Ngele’s future is undecided

BONGANI MALUNGA train away from the first team as stated how the player’s abil- the coaching staff informed him ity to decide a match in mul- hen Pitso Mosi- he was not part of their plans. tiple ways with his deadly mane and Moga- The inactivity further depreci- left foot, however, it remains Wkolodi Ngele’s paths ated the player’s value and he a mystery how they could crossed in 2015 after his move became difficult to shop around not form a lasting coach and from Platinum Stars it felt like as the likes of Orlando Pirates player partnership. Ngele the football gods had aligned a had already cooled their interest was used as a make- spiritual connection between a after being prized out. weight twice in transfer tactical supremo and a talented One of the league’s most deals by Sundowns, in player with the world at his feet. sought after players had now deals involving Sibu- The result was expected to be been reduced to a spectator siso Vilakazi and Jer- footballing bliss, Ngele was ex- while also training with the Mul- emy Brockie, further pected to elevate his game while tichoice Diski Challenge squad proving how he had fall- learning from one of South Af- and also keeping fit with Town- en down their pecking order. rica’s greatest coaches and Mo- ship Rollers last year. Ngele broke through the ranks simane was expected to reap the The Zebras star currently plies as young player earmarked to benefits of this union with more his trade for bottom club Black even play in Europe one day, the trips to the winners’ podium. Leopards, his third club since his Sundowns move was widely ex- The latter occurred, especial- unsuccessful spell at Sundowns. pected to be his stepping stone to ly for Mosimane as he guided At the moment, his future is finally move to a European team Sundowns to national and con- undecided as his contract is set but that did not materialize as his tinental dominance, however, to end on June 30, he is not as career took a different turn after Ngele’s PSL career quickly sought after as he was but he has moving to Sundowns. took a nose-dive as he has since shown glimpses of being back to changed clubs almost as many his best when given a chance. times as Mosimane has picked While Ngele ponders his up trophies within the same pe- next move Mosimane riod. Ngele saw chances limited is enjoying yet an- at Sundowns as he could not other contract re- displace any of the star studded newal after putting group of forwards at the club. pen to paper on a A loan spell to Bidvest Wits new deal this past followed after a limited first sea- week. Mosimane son, at Wits he enjoyed sweet has previously revenge on his then parent club been quoted stat- as he helped them win the league ing that he “feels ahead of Sundowns. Then Sun- he might have downs blocked his move to Wits failed Ngele” and the player was forced to although he did struggle for opportunities until not go further a January move to Supersport to decode his re- United salvaged his season. marks. The expe- When the Supersport spell rienced coach once ended, he returned to his not so hailed Ngele as one happy hunting ground as this of his secret weap- time he faced an even more tense ons as he situation as he was ordered to