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EmbarrassmEnt for DEbswana

as ‘unpaiD spy' takEs witnEss

stanDMore damning details about Debswana's unsavory spying practices are expected to emerge from the

100 million pula lawsuit against the company as Infotrac's Mo Motshidi takes the stand. This follows testimony from former PSP and Debswana Deputy

Board Chair Carter Morupisi's shocking testimony on Monday confirming knowledge of the debt.

Pic; Mo Motshidi

Wednesday 09 March 2022 The BoTsWana GazeTTe news

GAZETTE REPORTER

Outgoing vice president of the Bo-tswana National Front (BNF), Reverend Prince Dibeela, has

refused to openly state his choice between incumbent president Duma Boko or new entrant Dr Baatlhodi Bucs Molatlhegi as the two prepare to battle it out in July this year.

Dibeela recently announced his with-drawal from challenging Boko at the BNF elective congress, citing personal reasons

for the decision.He told The Botswana Gazette that even

though he has pulled out of the race, he in-tends to see a party where there is internal democracy and tolerance of opinion. These marks may be interpreted as being partial to Molatlhegi because Boko has been criti-cized for stifling inner-party democracy.

“When the party emerges from the con-gress, I want to see our movement being able tolerate all ideas without any person imposing their thoughts on others,” Dib-eela said. “We must have a diversity of

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DIBEELA WON’T STATE HIS CHOICE FOR BNF PRESIDENCY

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BNF supporters during the congress on 5 May 2012. (Pic:Press Photo)thought within the party because we are a dynamic movement.”

“We need a BNF that is in touch with the grassroots more than we are now because we are the party of the ordinary people - the farmers, the unemployed and the workers. So we must have in a structured way a con-nectedness to this and I do not think there is any party that has that privilege as the BNF does.”

Dibeela, who has been a strong critic of Boko’s leadership, said he wants to see a BNF that has more representation in Parlia-ment and councils because it is the biggest opposition party.He added that he would have liked to spearhead such transforma-tion of the BNF but consultations with family resulted in his decision to end his race for the presidency of the BNF.

“We had covered a lot of ground but of course there are challenges and concerns we had but I want to make it clear that I am not a coward,” he said. “I cannot devote more than a year to campaigning and just pull out without any good reason.”

“It was a hard decision but the best de-cision. I am still serving the party as its vice president but of course I wanted to be president and I want to be president and I believe that one day I will be president.”

He added that the BNF has other capable people who can transform the party and that his withdrawal will not deter him from serving his country through the BNF. “I be-lieve that there are people who can lead the BNF but our political climate, not just in

the BNF, much good because people at the top prefer weak deputies.”

“I do not believe in that kind of democ-racy. I think we need a variety of people from whom to choose. I have always had opinions in terms of how the party should be run with the engagement of party mem-bers, which is is the BNF that we all want.”

BNF presidential hopeful Molatlhegi declared his candidature last month when he described the party as an organisation in the ICU, prompting an official reaction that the BNF was as fit as a fiddle under Boko’s leadership.

Meanwhile , as the campaign hots up, the Kweneng region of the BNF declared its support for Boko to continue president and to lead the party the 2024 general elections.

In July last year, Dibeela’s lobby group accused Boko of destroying inner-party democracy to a point where the BNF has become almost unrecognisable. Led by BNF veteran Mokgweetsi Kgosipula as campaign manager, Team Restoration, as the Dibeela camp was called, campaign manager, accused Boko of running a one-man show at the expense of proper party structures.

Kgosipula said until recently, the BNF had gone for a year and-a-half without a central committee meeting. “Despite this failure by the leadership to meet, important decisions were being taken on behalf of the party,” he pressed on. “One then wonders the decisions were taken by who after con-sulting who?”

Suspended Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) Biggie Butale has reportedly met President Mokgweetsi Masisi

about returning to the Botswana Demo-cratic Party (BDP).

Sources say Butale met President Ma-sisi early this year when the latter re-sumed work following an illness. “I can confidently confirm that Butale recently met Masisi about welcoming him back to the party because he feels unwanted at the BPF,” said a source.

“Although the discussion took place, nothing concrete came out of the meeting because both sides tabled some demands. The two parties are expected to meet again very soon about an agreement.”

It is alleged one of President Masisi’s

demands was that Butale should bring good numbers of defectors from the BPF to the BDP. On the other hand, Butale re-portedly asked the President to help him fix his long broken Mercedes-Benz that has been lying in an auto repair workshop in Francistown since 2017.

The BPF president was suspended and ordered to return everything in his posses-sion that belonged to the BPF in Septem-ber last year after he turned down several requests to step aside pending conclusion of investigations into alleged sexual mis-conduct.

Butale has dismissed meeting President Masisi to negotiate his way back to the BDP as untrue. “So many people have been asking me the same question but

While reports sayButalemetMasisiwhere specificdemandsweretraded,ButalesaysnosuchmeetingevertookplaceandtheBDP’sKentse issayingnothingtowritehomeabout.StaffWriterSESUPO RANTSIMAKOreports

there is no truth in that,” he told The Ga-zette. “In fact, I have never met Masisi or talked to him by phone.”

At the BDP, spokesman Kagelelo Ken-tse gave a bland response. “As the BDP we are always looking for new members,” Kentse said. “So if Butale wants to come, he is free to do so.”

Butale quit the BDP ahead of the gen-eral elections in 2019 after he had words with President Masisi following his loss

in the primaries to then chairman of the BDP youth league, Simon Mavange Moa-bi.

Despite losing the primary elections, Butale announced in a Kgotla meeting that he would run as a candidate in the 2019 general elections and was subse-quently suspended from the BDP for six months. He consequently quit the BDP and went on to form the BPF alongside former president Ian Khama.

Pic:MONIRUL BHUIYAN/PRESS PHOTO

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GAZETTE REPORTER

A decision by Debswana to allow its spying shenanigans to be washed in public may leave an indelible dent

on the reputation of the diamond min-ing company which the government is an equal partner.

Thus far the court has heard sordid de-tails about how Debswana often engages

in shady conduct and how the blue chip parastatal often operates in Hollywood-style smokes and shadows in its engagement of external clients.

Accounts of a long-time client of Debswana’s, Mompoloki Motshidi of Infotrac - a security con-sultancy company – are laying this bare in its le-gal action against Debswana for an unpaid debt amounting to P110 million for spying work.

More revelations are expected in court tomor-row (Thursday) as Motshidi continues with his thrill-a-minute narration of his company’s work-ing relationship with Debswana.

By their nature, operations of espionage are covert and should never reach the public. But when the settlement deal failed, Debswana de-cided to challenge the alleged debt. A feather in the cap of Motshidi and Infotrac was added by former PSP Carter Morupusi, who confirmed knowledge of the issue this debt from the time he was chairman or deputy chairman of the Board of Debswana.

Whereupon John Carr-Hartley of Armtrongs Attorneys (for Debswana) asked Morupisi why he was not alarmed by the figure as a Debswana board member knowing that any procurement of over P100 million can only be authorised by the board. Morupusi replied that although he was aware of his fiduciary duty as Debswana board member, he never knew if the debt in question was a lump sum or debt that had accrued over time.

When Carr-Hartley wanted to know why Morupisi did not report the matter to the board, Morupisi replied it was that it was a management issue and he was not involved in management at the parastatal. “If there was anything wrong, I would have expected (then MD of Debswana Al-bert) Milton to raise it during their call,” he said.

He added that the complications may have been caused by the kind of services rendered by Infotrac, which would naturally be restricted to people responsible for it. When he discussed it with Milton, the MD indicated that he was travel-ling but promised to settle the matter as soon as he got back.

The court also heard that as part of its scope of work, Infotrac reached high to lobby and contact-ed President Mokgweetsi Masisi (then vice presi-dent) through Albert Milton and the late former governor of Bank of Botswana Linah Mohohlo to support Milton for appointment.

Motshidi told the court that as part of settling the debt, at some point Debswana had offered P10 million but only P2 million was readily available. He rejected due to “uncertainty” of the payment terms. Motshidi said other payment options pro-posed by Debswana included giving future jobs to Infotrac.

Motshidi also told court that Infotrac had a his-tory of undertaking assignment from Debswana without any written contract and the Debswana always paid without fail or any trouble. He attrib-uted the processes to the sensitivity of the jobs he was doing for Debswana, which included provid-ing spying equipment and gathering intelligence information on some company employees.

“Whenever they wanted my services, they would either send me a WhatsApp message, email or inform me directly and I would give them the figure for the job before being given the go-ahead to do the job,” he said. “I was comfortable with the agreement as Debswana always paid and we had built trust.”

Whereupon John Carr-Hartley of Armtrongs Attorneys (for Debswana) asked Morupisi why he was not alarmed by the figure as a Debswana board member knowing that any procurement of

over P100 million can only be authorised by the board

Embarrassment for Debswana as ‘unpaid spy' takes witness standMore damning details about Debswana's unsavory spying practices are expected to emerge from the 100 million pula lawsuit against the company as Infotrac's Mo Motshidi takes the stand. This follows testimony from former PSP and Debswana Deputy Board Chair Carter Morupisi's shocking testimony on Monday confirming knowledge of the debt.

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Private Clients P 268.40

(iii) Savings Accounts

Future Save

Monthly Account Fees P 6.25

Minimum Account Balance P 100.00

Minimum Account Balance for Fee Rebate P 103.50

Free Transactions 2 Free

Fee per Transaction thereafter P 11.30

Future Forward



Minimum Account Balance for Fee Rebate N/A



Poloko



Minimum Account Balance for Fee Rebate N/A



Other Products Monthly Maintenance Fee

Student P 6.11

Islamic P 19.40

Non-Resident P 19.40

Free Banking P 19.40

(iv) Deposits

Cash Deposit at ATM



Flat fee P 5.25


Cheque Deposit Branch and ATM Free

(v) Foreign Currency Accounts -Personal

Monthly maintenance N/A

Violation of minimum balance N/A

Monthly bank statements Free

Interim bank statements P 7.05

Copies of old bank statements P 28.45

Over-the-counter cheque deposits Free

Amendments (incoming SWIFT transfers)

Amendments (outgoing SWIFT transfers)




Euro (EUR) € 20.95

Other ***

Deposit of foreign cash 3.19% of Pula value

- Minimum P 19.40

Withdrawals in Foreign Currency 3.19% of Pula value

- Minimum P 19.40

Withdrawals in Pula Free

Incoming SWIFT transfers: 0.26% of Pula value

- Minimum P 104.95

- Maximum P 407.14

Transfer to other banks by SWIFT, Telex or drafts, and travellers cheques (per transaction)

South Africa Rand: 0.36% of amount

- Minimum R 134.36

- Maximum R 610.71

British Pound: 0.35% of amount

- Minimum £12.98

- Maximum £52.41

United States Dollars: 0.36% of amount

- Minimum $15.27

- Maximum $65.14

Euro: 0.35% of amount

- Minimum € 5.19

- Maximum € 45.29

Foreign Currency Account Card Fees

Annual Card Fee:




Euro (EUR) € 7.00

Card Purchases Free

International ATM Withdrawal Fee




Euro (EUR) € 2.00

Balance Enquiries (International ATMs):




Euro (EUR) € 0.45

Card Replacement Fee:




Euro (EUR) € 8.00

Insufficient Funds at Point of Sale:




Euro (EUR) € 0.40

(c) Advances/Loans

Personal Loans

First Loans

Application P 68.21


- Minimum P 625.00


Early repayment penalty Free

First Funding Easy Loan


- Minimum P 295.00


Property Finance

Tender letter/Agreement in principle

- FNB Customers P 27.10

- Non FNB Customers P 67.15


Copy of title deed requests P 67.15

Copy of bond requests P 67.15

Processing/Arrangement 1.10%

- Minimum P 685.00

- Maximum P 50,000.00

Wesbank

Documentation fee (Loan processing) 0.86%

- Minimum P 949.50

- Maximum 0.86%

Legal fees:

- Repossessions release P 138.50

- Handling fee for sold repossessions P 650.00

- Storage and insurance per agreement P 236.00

- Valuation fee Third Party fees

- Cross border deals per agreement P 2,540.00

- Document fee P 1,885.00

- Arrears letter P 13.60

- Statement copies sent to auditors P 37.75

- Issuing of cheque for refund to non-fnb P 37.75

- Issuing cheque for refund to fnb Free

- Cross border authority letter P 13.90

- Change of Ownership P 13.90

- Final letter of settlement P 13.90

- Faxing of copies of documentations P 21.50

- Emailing of statetments Free

Overdrafts:

Authorised facility arrangement 1.27%

- Minimum P 673.00

First National Bank of BotswanaRetail Tariff Structure for 2021-2022Effective from 1 April, 2022

- Maximum P 50 892.86

Excess notice:

- Minimum P 43.50

- Maximum P 106.00

Renewal of facility 1.14%

- Minimum P 650.00

ITC enquiry P 15.20

CRB P 5.95

(vii) Credit Cards

Joining – Application/Administration Fee P 102.00

Annual Card Fees

Low income (Firstcard) P 146.90

Medium income (Gold card) P 206.70

High income (Platinum card) P 236.10

High income (Private Clients card) P 255.00

Other:

Additional Authorized User P 146.90

Voucher retrieval per voucher already paid P0.00

Card Replacement Fee P 94.55

Copy of history statement P 34.60

Cash withdrawal:

Own ATM P 7.55

Other local ATM P 10.75

International ATM P 49.30

Declined transaction P 4.30

Branch over the counter cash withdrawal:

Own bank P 35.65

Other local bank P 0.00

International bank:

- Minimum P 66.10

- Maximum 2.54%

Point of Sale purchases:

Own bank Free

Other Local bank Free

International bank Free

Lost card protection insurance P 35.65

Outstanding balance on credit card insurance

0.16% of revolving balance

Fee for where balance is Over the limit

- Minimum P 95.45

- Maximum 3.05%

Balance enquiry:

Own ATM Free

Other local ATM P 4.30

International ATM P 4.30

Interim bank statement P 7.55

Impound credit card:

International P 0.00

Local P 0.00

Introduction letter for international bank P 0.00

Other***

Monthly statement Free

Impound card fee – Fax charges P 0.00

Unpaid Cheque/Debit Order P 225.00

FNB Stop order P 13.60

NON FNB Stop order P 13.60

Self select PIN Free

(c) Trade Facilitation Charges

(i) Foreign Exchange Charges

Local SWIFT bank transfer Outwards 0.33% of Pula value

- Minimum P 75.55

- Maximum P 367.25

International SWIFT bank transfer 0.33% of Pula value

- Minimum P 110.00

- Maximum P 455.00

International SWIFT bank transfer (Online) 0.25% of Pula value

- Minimum P73.45

- Maximum P335.80

Purchase of foreign notes 3.10% of Pula value

- Minimum P 19.40

Sale of foreign notes 3.10% of Pula value

- Minimum P 19.40

- Maximum 3.10% of Pula value

Bills negotiated and returned unpaid

- Foreign cheque No charge

Inward SWIFT bank transfer 0.36%

- Minimum P 38.30

- Maximum P 188.85

Draft request to stop

SWIFT cable cost P 139.00

Other***

Inward foreign transfers 0.27% of Pula value

- Minimum P 101.25

- Maximum P 419.75

(ii) Letters of Credit (inward - exports)

Advising commission P272.80

Confirming commission - Half yearly charge 0.51% of the Pula value per 6 months opt

- Minimum P 425.00

- Maximum 0.51% of the Pula value per 6 months opt

Negotiation of documents

Amendments (other than extensions) P 141.65

Cancellation - If approved by beneficiary P 703.10

Extension of tenure 0.56% of the Pula value

- Minimum P 435.50

- Maximum 0.56% of the Pula value

Document examination - Other**

Payment and /or negotiation 0.25% of the Pula value

- Minimum P 364.10


iii) Letters of Credit (outward - imports)

Establishment of letter of credit (Sight) - Half yearly charge

0.56% of the Pula value

- Minimum P 453.85


Establishment of letter of credit (Standard) - Half yearly charge


- Minimum P 453.85


Establishment of letter of credit (Deferred) - Half yearly charge


- Minimum P 440.75


SWIFT cost on establishment (Cable costs) P 139.55

Extension or renewal of letter of credit 0.56% of the Pula value

- Minimum P 482.70


Increase of amount of letter of credit 0.59% of the Pula value

- Minimum P 466.95


Drawing commission on letter of credit 0.26% of the Pula value

- Minimum P 77.65


Amendment of letter of credit P 139.55

Couriering of documents P 120.15

Revolving and standby letter of credit 0.71% of the Pula value

- Minimum P 498.40


Cancellation - If approved by beneficiary P 724.00

Document checking P 535.15

Overseas bank charges are for the accounts of the applicant.

All fees based on the Pula value of the exchange

(iv) Foreign Bills (collection charges)

Outward collection handling P 125.90

Documentary bills P 314.80

Clean bills 0.31%

Inward collection handling P 94.40

Documentary bills P 299.05

Extension after maturity P 157.40

Cable charges Prime + Margin

(v) Bonds/Guarantees/Indemnities

Guarantees:

Shipping guarantees(bill of lading Indemnities)

Establishment 1.14%

Quarterly commission 0.61%

Increase of amounts 1.14%

Extension of tenure 1.14%

Minimum P 503.70

Amendment P 293.80

(vi) Property Guarantees:


Subsequent 0.59%

Commission on guarantee 0.61%

Extension of tenure 1.18%

Minimum 1.18%

Amendment P 498.40


(vii) Other Guarantees:


Other***

Every subsequent 6 month period 0.61%


(viii) Bonds:

Performance/Tender Bonds

Establishment: 1.21%

- Minimum P 550.90

- Maximum no max dependent on value of bond

Quarterly commission n/a


(d) Payment And Clearing Charges

(i) Cheque Book Forms

Standard cheque book:

20 to 50 pages (40 Forms) P 57.77

101 and above (200 Forms) P 114.86

Vetting of Privately printed cheque books/forms

P 155.99

Issue of bank cheque-per cheque leaf: P 78.35

(ii) Deposit Books

20 to 50 pages Free

50 to 100 pages Free

101 and Above Free

(iii) Account Services

Certificate of Balance P 64.00

Audited info provided P 351.55

Paypal Withdrawal Service 1.68%

(iv) eWallet

Withdrawal, Cashback@POS, @POS Purchase with Cashback


subsequent transactions P 1.15

ewallet Reversal

Electronic P 2.25

Branch P 11.00

Pre Paid purchases

Airtime Free

Electricity P 2.35

Balance enquiry Free

Monthly fee Free

Dormancy fee P 0.00

(v) Penalty/Other Fees

Unpaid Cheque P 280.00

Unpaid Debit Order P 160.00

Honouring Fee ( Charged per item in excess of your account limit)

P 75.00

Inward Unpaid Item P 0.00

Deposit of Post-Dated Cheque P 41.95

Card Replacement Fee - Chip and Pin P 77.65

POS Declined Transaction Fee P 5.20

Failed Scheduled Transaction - Online/Electronic

P 5.20

(e) Cash Plus

eWallet Cash Out


Subsequent transactions P 1.15

Cash out of FNB Account

P 25 - P 250 P 2.50

P 251 - P 500 P 5.00

P 501 - P 1 000 P 7.50

P 1 001 - P 2 000 P 10.00

P 2 001 - P 5 000 P 15.00

Cash Deposit into FNB Account P 0.31 per P 100

Prepaid Electricity Purchase Free

Prepaid Airtime Purchase Free


GAZETTE REPORTER

The Assistant Minister of Health and Wellness, Sethomo Lelatis-itswe has this week informed Par-

liament that stock availability at Central Medical Stores (CMS) currently stands at

46 percent detailing a dire situation that has catapulted government into working towards a solution.

CMS is government’s largest distributor of health drugs and currently availability of medical drugs at the facility is at 40 percent, reagents are at 51 percent while

Shortage of Medicines at Disastrous Level • CMS stock currently at 46%• Vital medicines at 38%, essential medicines at 35%• Hypertension, diabetes, cancer and other deadly diseases affected • Expert says Big Pharma making medicines in Botswana may solve nothing• Dr Maganu says procurement is “the biggest source of corruption” in Africa

sundries (hospital supplies) are at 47 per-cent.

“This gives us an average of 46 percent,” the junior minister said.

Availability of vital medicines and essen-tial medicines stands at 38 percent and 35 percent respectively. Minister Lelatisitswe also revealed that medicines for treatment of asthma and other non-communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes and cancer are the ones mostly affected.

The repercussions of these shortages are that patients who miss their treatment schedules are likely to have their conditions deteriorate, Lelatisitswe noted grimly.

Responding to this, a public health ex-

pert, Dr Edward Maganu, described the current level of availability of medical drugs at Central Medical Stores as “really disastrous”.

Dr Maganu, who joined the World Health Organisation after serving as Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Health and Wellness, called for prompt attention to the situation. But while the government is inviting pharmaceutical companies to set up in Botswana, Dr Ma-ganu says a better solution lies in buying medicines by tender and getting good prices “because of economies of scale”.

Dr Maganu said while such a poor level of drug supplies occurs occasionally, the current one is attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. “But whether that is the whole story is a question,” he said.

Dr Maganu said there are two major components of the government drug sup-ply system - the procurement system and supply chain management. “If one of the two flounders, the whole system gets into problems,” he told The Botswana Ga-zette.

“One can only hope that the minis-try will give priority to solving the drug supply problem in government. There is nothing more frustrating to a patient than getting to a dispensary and being told the drug prescribed for you is unavailable.”

In his update in Parliament recently, assistant minister Lelatisitswe said the government was doing everything to ad-dress the situation that the “will normal-ise soon”. He informed the House that the government has approached pharmaceu-tical companies about setting up manu-facturing plants in Botswana.

However, Dr Maganu said this may not be effective. “Involvement of private pharmacies is not the solution,” he said. “Quite apart from availability, their prices are very high and I don’t see how the gov-ernment can afford them. The government should buy drugs by tender and get good prices because of economies of scale.

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TENDER NO. BUAN 5/2022 PROVISION OF EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES TO BUAN The Procuring Entity is Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN)

1. Tender offers are invited from Botswana registered companies for Provision of External Audit Services for a period of Three (3) Years commencing in the financial years 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024.

Method of Procurement: Open Domestic Bidding Method

2. The Procuring Entity is Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN)3. Economic Diversification Drive initiative (EDD) -CAB 11 (A) of 2011) shall be considered.4. Local Procurement Scheme (LPS) shall apply to this tender – Presidential Directive – CAB19

(B) 2013.5. Tenderers must, in order to be considered for the award of the contract, be registered with

the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) in the following categories: Code: 314 Finance Services Sub Code: 06 Auditing Services

6. Evaluation Method: Quality Cost based selection7. Duration of the Contract: Three (3) years-2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/248. Submission Method: Dual Envelope 9. Tender Validity: 120 days10. The physical address for collection of tender documents is:

Manager, Procurement and SupplyBotswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Block 304, Office No, 2Content Farm, Sebele, Gaborone

Documents may be collected during working hours between 08:30 and 12:30 and 13:45 and 15:30 hours on weekdays with effect from 08th March 2022 to 06th April 2022.

11. Queries relating to the issue of these documents may be addressed to Manager Procurement and Supply at Tel: 3650294/177/536 Fax: 3928753 Email: [email protected] before 1530hrs on 21st March 2022

12. The closing date and time for receipt of tender offers is 06th April 2022 at 1100 hours in Office 2 Block 304 Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Content Farm, Sebele, Gaborone.

Late tender, telephonic, fax, or electronic offers will not be accepted.Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, the University is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender offer, nor incur expenses in the preparation thereof.

TENDER BUAN TENDER NOTICE and INVITATION TO TENDER

Tender BUAN 5/2022

CMS is government’s largest distributor of health drugs and currently availability of medical drugs at the facility is at 40 percent, reagents are at 51 percent while sundries (hospital supplies) are at 47 percent.

Dr Maganu said while such a poor level of drug supplies occurs occasionally, the current one is attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. “But whether that is the whole story is a question,

The BoTswana GazeTTe wednesday 09 March 2022 news

LETLHOGILE MPUANG

The Office of the President (OP) has been allocated more than P147 million for implementation

of the SmartBots project under which more than 500 villages across Botswana will have internet connectivity, The Bo-tswana Gazette has established.

The project which aims believed to aimed at becoming one of President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s trump cards ahead of the 2024 general elections. Whilst the project will be implemented in phases, President Masisi is said to have empha-sised the need and urgency for it ahead of the next national elections in 2024.

This publication has been given to understand that SmartBots is one of the most highly funded projects under the

P147m for Masisi’s SmartBots Project • OPtoconnectWiFiin500villages

•SmartBotsseenasoneofMasisi’scampaigntools

Ministry for Presidential Affairs Governance and Public Administration in the 2022/2023 financial year.

Minister Kabo Morwaeng told Parliament last week that P147 021 446 was needed for Smart-Bots. “The fact that the project is being done and coordinated straight from the Presidency and not at the Ministry of Transport and Communications shows its importance to the President himself,” said an OP source.

“It is being run by the OP and BoFinet. Masisi has even assigned his minister, Kabo Morwaeng, to lead the implementation of the tender.”

The Botswana Gazette understands that the ten-dering process for the SmartBots project is already underway. The first phase of the project will see Internet connectivity in 61 villages which have minimal access to no back-haul infrastructure and

electricity to high-speed broadband. According to the standards of the projects, vil-

lages with a population of less than 5,000 inhabit-ants shall be connected through the user-activated soft fork (UASF) by providing a subsidy to mo-bile operators while villages with a population of 5,000 or more inhabitants will be upgraded to 4G and above through Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) regulatory inter-ventions.

Late last year Vice President Slumber Tsog-wane explained that the “connect-all facilities” approach will be phased and eventually cover 504 villages. He noted that the village connectivity programme was part of the public transformation to a knowledge-based economy that aims to en-sure that Batswana have digital access to services online at designated connection locations.

The Office of the President (OP) has been allocated more than P147 million for implementation of the SmartBots project under which more than 500 villages across Botswana will have internet connectivity,

VACANCY

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“To deliver exceptional service; first time, every time, all the time”

To oversee and manage the day-to-day functions of the Credit Portfolio across the value chain. Provide leadership to the Commercial and Corporate Investment Banking team, with implementation and execution of the Credit Strategy, in alignment with the Banks credit risk appetite and growth strategy.

The individual will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:• Lead a team of skilled bankers across the entire credit value chain whilst embracing our core values and promises.• Provide enablement to achieve asset growth targets across all CCIB segments as defined in the Financial Performance metrics• Develop and implement differentiated Credit service models for the segments by enhancing and developing the credit risk frameworks and polices• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members

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Qualifications and Experience:• A Degree in Finance (CA preferred) or related Master’s degree would be an added advantage• >10 years’ experience at senior managerial level in a financial institution, 8 years of which are in the Credit environment

Skills & Competencies:• Undoubted ethics and integrity• Analytical skills• Goal setting• Presentation skills• Mentorship and development of future leaders• Good verbal and written communication• Monitoring & evaluation• Participative leadership• Strategic thinking• Results and outcome driven• Judgemental decision making – ability to make firm, fair and logical decisions

Interested applicants are requested to go on https:www.firstrandjobs.mobi/ and upload their curriculum Vitae’s (CV’s) no later than 17th March 2022.

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TEFO PHEAGE

In the spring of 2021, around a time when the government had just taken a decision to stem celebration of

BaLete land victory by appealing the High Court judgement, Minister Lefoko Moagi invited Kgosi Mosadi Seboko to State House for a meeting with President Mokgweetsi Masisi to discuss the matter,

The Botswana Gazette has established.Insiders say the interests of the Presi-

dent and the MP for Ramotswa in the mat-ter were solely selfish as their concerns were centred around the political rami-fications of the land dispute between the state and Batswana. But from the meet-ing, there was one thing that was to re-main a secret: that the meeting ever took place and what its subject was.

Masisi Fears Electoral Backlash from Balete Land Feud• Masisi, Minister Moagi called Seboko to OP to discuss the Gov’t-BaLete land dispute• President Masisi and Minister Moagi fear electoral backlash from BaLete• The President allegedly promised to intervene after judgement • Seboko would rather not speak about the meeting

In an interview with The Botswana Ga-zette, the ever-outspoken and media-savvy Kgosikgolo of BaLete seemed to confirm this by refusing to answer any question pertaining to the meeting. Any such at-tempt was met with this refrain: “Can I request that I don’t answer any questions relating to that meeting or the President?”

The Press Secretary to the President, Batlhalefi Leagajang, has not been of any help either when asked about the meeting and its agenda, choosing to answer with a question about whether The Gazette had already spoken with Kgosi Mosadi in what sounded like a fishing expedition for uni-formity in responding to the question.

Nevertheless, sources say at that meet-ing President Masisi told the Sovereign of Ba-Ga-Malete not to worry about the case because he would intervene at a lat-er stage to give BaLete what belonged to them because the ruling Botswana Dem-ocratic Party had already realised that the case may have undesirable effects on the then impending general elections of 2024.

“But Kgosi Seboko was not happy with this and took time to inform his at-torney, Tshiamo Rantao, that she would have to go public with the matter but Rantao advised her not to do so,” said a source who did not elaborate much. “Attorneys Bogopa and Manewe also visited her and gave her the same advice that she should not go public.”

But Busang Manewe has denied ever meeting Kgosi Mosadi and any knowl-edge of the BaLete land case. Both Manewe and Rantao have represented the ruling party and the government re-spectively in recent times. Moagi and Rantao’s phones rang unanswered at the time of going for press.

In May last year, a panel of three High Court justices, Chris Gabanagae, Ga-briel Komboni and Michael Mothobi, had ruled that a 200 hectare of portion of Farm Forest Hill 9-KO is under the ownership of GaMaLete Development Trust and the BaLete tribe.

However, by August the Attorney General had taken over the case from Gamalete Land Board as it is now ap-pealing the decision of the High Court. In its appeal application, the Attorney General says the High Court erred in finding that the land held in terms of Transfer Number 387 in respect of the Remainder of Farm Forest Hill 9-KO vested not in MaLete Land Board but in the BaLete tribe.

According to the Attorney General, in Quarries of Botswana (Pty) Ltd vs Ga-MaLete Development Trust and Others 2011 BLR 497, the court had found that ownership of that land did not vest in the BaLete tribe.

In the spring of 2021, around a time when the government had just taken a decision to stem celebration of BaLete land victory by appeal-ing the High Court judgement, Minister Lefoko Moagi invited Kgosi Mosadi Seboko to State House for a meeting with President Mokgweetsi Masisi to discuss the matter,



SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND COMMISSIONING OF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AT BOTSWANA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO THE RESEARCH GRADUATE HALL

1. Tender offers are invited from 100% Citizen owned companies for the SUPPLY, DELIVERY AND COMMISSIONING OF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AT BOTSWANA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO THE RESEARCH GRADUATE HALL

Method of Procurement: Open Domestic Bidding.

2. The Procuring Entity is Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN)3. Tenderers who are domiciled in Botswana must, in order to be considered for the award of the contract, be registered

with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board in the following categories:

Code:211 General SuppliesSub code: 09 Laboratory equipment and accessories

4. Evaluation Method: Quality and Cost based selection5. Submission Method: Two-way envelope6. Tender Validity: 120 days7. The physical address for collection of tender documents is:

Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural ResourcesManager Procurement & SupplyBlock 304Office No. 2Content Farm, Sebele Gaborone

Documents may be collected during working hours between 08:30 to 12:30 and 13:45 to 15:30 hours on weekdays with effect from 07 March 2022 to 05 April 2022 at a Non-Refundable fee of P200.00.

100% youth owned companies will purchase the document at half price (P100.00)

Payments may also be made to BUAN account (banking details below). The proof of payment must be presented upon collection of documents or should be sent to [email protected] with a request for soft copy if required. BUAN Banking Details: Beneficiary Name: Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) Account No: 0100150424100 Bank: Standard Chartered Bank Branch: Mall Branch Branch Code: 662167 Swift Code: SCHBBWGXXXX Reference: TENDER NUMBER AND COMPANY NAME

The tender is reserved for 100% Citizen Owned Companies.

8. Queries relating to the issue of these documents may be addressed to Manager Procurement & Supply at Tel: 3650177/384 Fax: 3928753 E. Mail: [email protected] before 1630 hours on the 21 MARCH 2022

9. The closing date and time for receipt of tender offers is 05 APRIL 2022 at 1100 hours in Office 2 Block 304 Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Content Farm, Sebele, Gaborone.

Late tender, telephonic, fax, or electronic offers will not be accepted

Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, the University is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender offer, nor incur expenses in the preparation thereof.

TENDER BUAN TENDER NOTICE and INVITATION TO TENDER

RE-TENDER BUAN 9/2022

Insiders say the interests of the President and the MP for Ramotswa in the matter were solely selfish as their concerns were centred around the political ramifications of the land dispute between the state and Batswana.


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At least 50 students at Francistown College of Technical and Vocational Education (FCTVE) have declared intent to quit school because of

financial challenges, the president of Student Represen-tative Council (SRC) there, Mmilili Maphakwane, has said.

Maphakwane told The Botswana Gazette in an inter-view this week that closure of hostels at the college for renovations exacerbated an already difficult situation of P300 per month student allowance.

Both on-campus and off-campus students receive the allowance of P300 per month. “This P300 is far from sufficient, especially for the off-campus students,” Ma-phakwane said. “They are expected to use this allowance for rental, transport and even school work. How is it pos-sible?”

All the 50 students were enrolled for the beginning of this year. The administration of the college has been made aware of the development.

“We wonder why we are given P300 when other stu-dents at other institutions like Gaborone Technical Col-lege (GTC) receive allowances of P1300 per month,” said Maphakwane. “Our government has to clarify this huge difference of allowance.”

The threats by students to quit the school comes after the MP for Francistown West, Ignatius Moswaane, has posed a parliamentary question to the Minister of Ter-

tiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, Dr Douglas Letsholathebe, about the state of the college.

In the question, Moswaane wants to know if the minis-ter is aware that the hostels at the FCTVE campus cannot take all students who need accommodation while all stu-dents receive only P300 per month in allowances.

Reached for comment, FCTVE principal Esalepele Tobedza claimed ignorance of the 50 students who may ditch school because of financial problems. “I am not aware that there are some students who have plans to quit school,” Tobdza said.

“What I am aware of is that sometimes we receive re-quests from off-campus students to accommodate them in school because staying outside campus drains them financially.”

Financial Problems May drive 50 FCTVE Students out of SchoolStudents say P300 monthly allowance is a pittance

Southern African Development Community (SADC) appointed SADC Panel of Elders (PoE) and SADC Mediation Reference Group (MRG) in Gaborone on 28 February 2022. The out going Chairperson of the SADC organ on Politics, Defence and Secu-rity and President of Botswana Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi presented the letters of appointment to the members of PoE and MRG during the induction meeting on 28 February 2022. Masisi delivering his speech before presenting the appointment letters. (Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO)

“We wonder why we are given P300 when other students at other institutions like Gaborone Technical College (GTC) receive allowances of P1300 per month,” said Maphakwane. “Our government has to clarify this huge difference of allowance.”


Suitably qualified and experienced Companies are hereby invited to tender for the following services to Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd at Jwaneng Mine:

CONSTRUCTION OF NORTHERN WELLFIELDS GRAVEL ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT FOR DEBSWANA

BRIEF

Debswana invites suitably qualified Companies who are fully licensed and registered with the Government of Botswana or Internationally and with experience in Road Construction to tender for the CONSTRUCTION OF NORTHERN WELLFIELDS GRAVEL ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT FOR DEBSWANA. Only Companies who can demonstrate commitment to the meaningful employment of citizens, local procurement as well as technical capability in the execution of works of similar nature and scale are invited to tender. This tender is open to all Companies registered with Debswana and those that are not.

SITE VISIT

Tenderers are required to attend the compulsory site visit in order to familiarize themselves with the Site, the Scope of Work and the conditions under which Services are to be provided. The Site Visit will commence at 1000hrs on the 18th March 2022 at Northern Wellfields Pump Station at Magagarapa

Tenderers are required to arrange their own transport and accommodation (if required). Please note that Covid Protocols will apply.

All queries relating to location and the of the site visit should be raised before the date of the site visit.

TENDERING ON ARIBA

Debswana has adopted SAP Ariba – an online bidding and supplier management solution for all its tendering and supplier registration requirements.

Bidders who wish to participate in this tender will need to register their interest with Mr. G Thapelo at [email protected] ; contact +267 71332853, by the 11th March 2022 at 1200hrs.

It is important to note that bidders who are already registered with Debswana on SAP Ariba are only required to register their interest on the RFP as per Part 2 below.

On the one hand, bidders who are not registered with Debswana as Suppliers are required to complete the following steps in the Debswana SAP Ariba platform (Part 1 and Part 2):

PART 1: REGISTERING AS A VENDOR ON SAP ARIBA

In order to participate in any event on Ariba, a supplier will need to be registered on Ariba and have a valid SAP Ariba Network Supplier account and profile by following the steps below:1. Go to Debswana SAP Ariba self-registration

page: http://www.debswana.com/Supply-Chain2. Initiate Account creation: https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/aw? awh=r&awssk=sqF3982E&realm=debswana &dard=1

3. Complete account registration; and4. Once you have SAP Ariba Network Supplier

Account and access credentials, proceed as required on Part 2 below:

PART 2: INDICATING INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RFP (FOR ARIBA REGISTERED SUPPLIERS)

1. Register your interest with Mr. Goitseone Thapelo at [email protected] on or before 11th March 2022 at 1200hrs by following the steps below:a. Send an email (to the above email address)

with the following details;b. Subject of the Email, “CONSTRUCTION

OF NORTHERN WELLFIELDS GRAVEL ROAD REHABILITATION PROJECT FOR DEBSWANA”

c. Name of the Company (as registered in Part 1 above);

d. Name of the Contact persons; ande. Contact Details of the Company (Phone

Number, Email Address and Postal and Physical Address).

2. Debswana will then invite you to participate in the RFP on the 18th March 2022 at 1500hrs

3. Once invited by Debswana, you will receive an email notification that you have been invited to participate on the RFP

4. Respond to the RFP and submit through Ariba platform

SUBMISSION

Bidders are required to submit their respective bids on or before the 15th April 2022 at 1700hrs through the Debswana SAP Ariba platform as per the instructions to be provided.

Offline Tenders and Tenders received via telephone, telex, email or facsimile will not be considered. Debswana reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender.

For any enquiries please contact Mr. G Thapelo at e-mail: [email protected]

This tender notice can also be viewed at: http://www.debswana.com/Supply-Chain/Pages/Current-Public-Tenders.aspx

INVITATION TO TENDER

Suitably qualified and experienced Service Providers are hereby invited to tender for the following services to Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd:

Doc882348597 - Provision of Data Centre Offsite Hosting Services for Debswana

BriefDebswana seeks to source and engage the services of a competent Service Provider to provide Data Centre Offsite Hosting Services for disaster recovery services for 36months. Elasticity is a key component to this offering as Debswana needs to have capability to scale the computing environment up and down rapidly if need be.

The scope entails and is not limited to:• A fully-fledged disaster recovery site for Debswana for a period of 36 months

whereby the vendor owns the rooms and facilities.

• Proposed solution must have capability for hybrid cloud

• The vendor is to provide 10GB fiber link to connect the disaster recover site to Debswana Corporate Centre Primary Data Centre. This link must also have

redundancy

Interested Service Providers must be fully licensed and registered with the Government of Botswana for the service required, be able to demonstrate commitment to the meaningful employment of citizens, commit to local procurement and have technical capability in the execution of services of similar nature and scale in the tender.

This tender is open to all qualifying Companies irrespective of whether they are registered with Debswana or not.

Site VisitThere is no requirement for a site visit

Tendering on AribaDebswana has adopted SAP Ariba – an online bidding and supplier management solution for all its tendering and supplier registration requirements. Bidders who wish to participate in this tender will need to register their interest with Ngadzanyi Dubane at [email protected] contact +267 7130 5811 on or before Monday 21st February 2022. Bidders who are already registered with Debswana on SAP Ariba should just register their interest on the RFP as per Part 2 below.

Bidders who are not registered with Debswana on SAP Ariba as Suppliers will need to complete the following steps in the Debswana SAP Ariba platform (Part 1 and Part 2):

Part 1: Registering as a vendor on SAP ARIBA

To participate in any event on SAP Ariba, a supplier will need to be registered on SAP Ariba and have a valid SAP Ariba Network Supplier account and profile by following the steps below:1. Go to Debswana SAP Ariba self-registration page:https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/ aw?awh=r&awssk=VgHHdkqr&realm=debswana&dard=1

2. Initiate Account creation 3. Complete account registration 4. Once you have SAP Ariba Network Supplier

Account and access credentials, proceed as per Part 2 below:

Part 2: Indicating Interest to Participate in the RFP (for Ariba Registered Suppliers)

1. Register your interest with Ngadzanyi Dubane at [email protected] contact +267 7130 5811 on or before Monday 21st February 2022 by following the following steps

a. Send an email (to the above email address) with the following details;

i. Subject of the Email “Doc882348597 -Provision of Data Centre Offsite Hosting Services for Debswana’’

ii. Name of the Company (as registered in Part 1 above)

iii. Name of the Contact personsiv. Contact Details of the Company (Phone Number, Email Address and Postal and

Physical Address)2. Debswana will then invite you to participate

in the RFP on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 and

3. Once invited by Debswana, you will receive an email notification that you have been

invited to participate in the RFP4. Respond to the RFP and submit through SAP Ariba platform

SubmissionBidders are required to submit their respective bids on or before the Monday 21st March 2022 at 1700hrs through the Debswana SAP Ariba platform as per the instructions to be provided in the RFP.


For any enquiries please contact Ms. Ngadzanyi Dubane at – Tel: +267 7130 5811 or e-mail: [email protected]


Classification: Public

INVITATION TO TENDERINVITATION TO TENDERSuitably qualified and experienced Citizen owned (100% Citizen Ownership) service providers are hereby invited to tender for the following services to Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd:

Doc908406346 - Provision of Uninterrupted Power Supply Maintenance and Repair Services for Debswana

Brief

Debswana Group IM, as an integral IT Service Provider to Debswana is looking for a strategic partner to provide Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) Maintenance and Repair Services.

Debswana has nine UPS systems and one Static Switch unit located at two locations in Gaborone. It is Debswana’s view that having a UPS Maintenance and Repair service contract is crucial to have assurance that our UPS will be available to provide backup power to critical computer systems in the event of a power failure. However, like any other major asset, these units need to be serviced regularly to ensure they are ready when needed and have not developed any faults.

Interested Service Providers must be fully licensed and registered with the Government of Botswana for the service required, be able to demonstrate commitment to the meaningful employment of citizens, commit to local procurement and have technical capability in the execution of services of similar nature in the tender.


Site Visit

There is no requirement for a site visit

Tendering on Ariba

Debswana has adopted SAP Ariba – an online bidding and supplier management solution for all its tendering and supplier registration requirements. Bidders who wish to participate in this tender will need to register their interest with Ngadzanyi Dubane at [email protected] contact +267 7130 5811 on or before Monday 14th March 2022.

Bidders who are already registered with Debswana on SAP Ariba should just register their interest on the RFP as per Part 2 below.

Bidders who are not registered with Debswana on SAP Ariba as Suppliers will need to complete the following steps in the Debswana SAP Ariba

platform (Part 1 and Part 2):


To participate in any event on SAP Ariba, a supplier will need to be registered on SAP Ariba and have a valid SAP Ariba Network Supplier account and profile by following the steps below:1. Go to Debswana SAP Ariba self-registration

page:https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/w?aw

h=r&awssk=VgHHdkqr&realm=debswana&dard=1

2. Initiate Account creation 3. Complete account registration 4. Once you have SAP Ariba Network Supplier

Account and access credentials, proceed as per Part 2 below:


1. Register your interest with Ngadzanyi Du-bane at [email protected] contact +267 7130 5811 on or before Monday 14th March 2022 by following the following stepsa. Send an email (to the above email ad-

dress) with the following details;i. Subject of the Email “Doc908406346

- Provision of Uninterrupted Pow-er Supply Maintenance and Re-pair Services for Debswana’’

ii. Name of the Company (as registered in Part 1 above)

iii. Name of the Contact personsiv. Contact Details of the Company

(Phone Number, Email Address and Postal and Physical Address)

2. Debswana will then invite you to participate in the RFP on Wednesday 16th march 2022 and

3. Once invited by Debswana, you will receive an email notification that you have been in-vited to participate in the RFP

4. Respond to the RFP and submit through SAP Ariba platform

Submission

Bidders are required to submit their respective bids on or before Thursday 7th April 2022 at 1700hrs through the Debswana SAP Ariba platform as per the instructions to be provided in the RFP.




LETLHOGILE MPUANG

The Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs is failing to explain how an international IT company Face Technolo-

gies was directly appointed for an P80 million tender for the upgrade and maintenance of the Na-tional Identification System (NIS) without proper and key documentation, The Botswana Gazette has established.

Evidence that is in this publication’s possession shows that Face Technologies was directly ap-pointed to upgrade, support and maintain the sys-tem for a period of 36 months in early January 2022 and that the request to move ahead with the tender was approved by the Public Procurement and As-set Disposal Board (PPADB) on 14 January 2022. The company has been responsible for creating the country’s Omang system since the late 1990s.

It has since emerged that both the procuring en-tity as well as PPADB may have not conducted the necessary due diligence to ascertain the status of the company before the direct appointment. It turns out that Face Technologies was unable to pay its annual returns in November 2020 and was struck off the register of valid companies at CIPA in De-cember 2020.

Failure to pay annual returns ultimately led to non-renewal of the company’s tax clearance. The Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Annah Mokgethi, was telling Parliament that over P80 million of its development budget for 2022-2023 has been set aside to develop an elec-tronic mode for the national identification system (biometric Omang). The development of the bio-metric Omang is linked to the upgrade and mainte-nance of the NIS.

The Botswana Gazette has made numerous ef-forts to engage the ministry about this matter but to no avail. In the course of time a questionnaire sent to the Director of Immigration and Citizen-ship, Vuyelwa Segokgo, on 8 February 2022 has to-date not been responded to. Face Technologies had also not ignored Gazette questions at the time of going to press.

Meanwhile, sources stated that one of the terms discussed when Face Technologies was first en-gaged by government years ago was to transfer and share skills with Batswana in order to enable citi-zens to participate in the building and management of NIS but that has not been done.

An impeccable source told The Botswana Ga-zette: “The system is controlled by them and ev-erything is being done and programmed outside Botswana, which is very unfortunate. The govern-ment is faced with similar problems across most ministries when it comes to systems development. These companies set and dictate their prices.”

Immigration Dept In P80m Omang Debacle• Appoints without valid

tax clearance to develop electronic system for Omang

It has since emerged that both the procuring entity as well as PPADB may have not conducted the necessary due diligence to ascertain the status of the company before the direct appointment.


GAZETTE REPORTER

The government has dismissed calls made by some private ter-tiary institutions to reinstate the

20 000 programme, The Botswana Ga-zette has established.

But as the lobbying continues, the thinking on Government Enclave is that the programme has served its purpose.

Target 20 000 initiative was intro-duced in 2015 to upskill unemployed young people but it was stopped in 2019 due to budgetary constraints.

Some private institutions have been lobbying the government to restore the initiative, citing difficulties sustaining their running costs. One senior manag-er at a private institution who preferred anonymity has confirmed this, saying they recently approached the govern-ment as a collective about reinstating the programme in order to bail them out of financial straits.

“We cannot make an official state-ment on the matter at this point be-cause we are still hoping for a positive response from the government,” the source said. “What I can share with you at this point is that we are working to-gether as private institutions to engage the government on the issue. Our insti-tutions are sinking, some are retrench-ing and our intake has dropped because COVID-19 affected us.”

But the source also noted that the im-pact of COVID-19 is making it difficult for the government to re-sponsor some students. “The situation is dire and fear is gripping our staff if this continues most institutions will consider cutting down their staff.”

At the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, Dr Douglas Letsholathebe says there are no plans to reinstate the programme be-cause it has served its purpose.

“The programme was tailor-made for the challenges at the time and it has served its purpose,” Minister Letsho-lathebe said in an interview. “It is not an issue of budgetary constraints that we dealt away with it. The name says it: 20 000. We reached the target and there is no reason to continue with it. It was meant to do something that it has

Gov’t Dismisses Calls To Reinstate Target 20K Initiative• Says the initiative has fulfilled its purpose• Private tertiary institutions say they are in financial straits

achieved it and it is done.” He added that although there is no

data to regarding whether or not the pro-gramme was a success, a lot of young Batswana benefited from it. He said his problem now is securing funds to sponsor reinstatement students.

“I am currently channelling my energy

into securing funds for reinstatement students because the funds that we were given only cater for new and continuing students,” Dr Letsholathebe noted. “We were not given any funds to sponsor re-instatements. We are running an advert to establish how many students need to be reinstated and the amount of money needed so that we have the full facts when we request for funds.”

Letsholathebe added that he has pri-oritised securing funds to sponsor rein-statements and is engaging student rep-resentatives on it while the student reps are lobbying the government to increase their allowances.

The government has previously indi-cated that it spends over P60 million a

month on student allowances and that this is becoming unsustainable. Parlia-ment last year approved a supplemen-tary budget to allow more students to be sponsored during this financial year.

The Director in the Department of Ter-tiary Education Financing, Neo Sebolao, has also told a media briefing that it will be difficult to consider sponsoring those seeking to progress in their education level as well as those seeking to be re-sponsored.

Sebolao said available funds can only cater for those seeking to commence their first year cycle, indicating that a good number of first year students have already received their sponsorship letters and started their studies.

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DTC Botswana invites tender proposals for the following:

1. TENDERNO.DTCB021-2022–AUDIOVISUALSTABILISATION(AUDITORIUM&ATRIUM)

Prospective bidders are required to attend a compulsory site visit on the 9thMarch2022at0900hours atDTC Botswana office.

The deadline for submission of this tender is 18thMarch2022at1200hours. 2. TENDERNO.DTCB027-2022–LEDLIGHTINGPHASE3


The deadline for submission of this tender is 18thMarch2022at1200hours.

3. TENDERNO.DTCB028-2022–SUPPLY&INSTALLATIONOFHDCAMERAS



4. TENDERNO.DTCB029-2022–SUPPLY&DELIVERYOFOFFICEFURNITURE


The deadline for submission of this tender is 21stMarch2022at1200hours.

Tender documents can be accessed from our website www.dtcbotswana.com from the 4thMarch2022.

Those who will be attending site visits should provide name of the company, attendees’ full names, gender, ID (Omang) number or passport number (non-citizens) atleast 2 days before site visit. Details should be emailed [email protected]. DTC Botswana is situated at Plot 63016, Airport Road, Block 8, Gaborone.

Tenders must be emailed [email protected] no later than the closing date.

Telegraphic, telexed, telephone or faxed tenders and tenders delivered after the closing date and time will not be considered.

All enquiries regarding these tenders should be emailed to [email protected]

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TENDERNOTICE“We cannot make an official statement on the matter at this point because we are still hoping for a positive response from the government,”

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TIRED OF SHARING?

DITSHWANELO – The Botswana Centre for Hu-man Rights joins the world in commemorating International Women’s Day, 8 March 2022. The

day is commemorated annually on 8 March in recognition of women, their achievements and actions towards the achievement of gender equality. The day focuses global attention on the state of all women in relation to gender equality, bias, stereotypes and discrimination . This year’s theme is ‘Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable To-morrow’.

DITSHWANELO has worked towards the realisation of the rights of all women, particularly vulnerable women - indigenous women, married women, widows and domes-tic workers. This work has been done through educating women about their rights and responsibilities, the law and policies as well as how to access these through varied means.

DITSHWANELO continues to advocate for reform of policies and review of laws which discriminate against social groups, including women of all ages.

Botswana ratified and acceded to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Wom-

en on 13 August 1966 demonstrating her commitment to prohibit all forms of discrimination against women. We call on the government and the people of Botswana to re-spect protect, promote and observe rights of all members of our society. The call also extends to the promotion of equality of and between all genders, the realisation of dig-nity and respect of women and their rights.

We congratulate the government for its continued ef-forts to improving and realizing the rights of women. These involve providing technical and financial support to non-governmental organisations to offer counselling services to gender-based violence survivors and their families . The Legal Aid Programme has been established to deal with issues of access to justice and women benefit from its services. “The government also continues to in-tensify public education particularly women focused edu-cation on laws that affect their rights to enhance women’s access to justice and enjoyment of their human rights.”

We however strongly encourage our government to work with civil society organisations on strategic reflec-tion, research and action, aimed at addressing both the causes and remedial actions concerning gender-based vio-

lence. This includes gender-based violence in the home, in schools, at the workplace and in the country.

Collective responsibility towards others is necessary. ‘Botho’, as a national principle and value-concept should continue to be our guide in all of our social interactions. ‘Botho’ should also prevail as society addresses violations against women.

DITSHWANELO PrESS STATEmENT ON THE INTErNATIONAL WOmEN’S DAy

We congratulate the government for its continued efforts to improving and realizing the rights of women. These involve providing technical and financial support to non-governmental organisations to offer counselling services to gender-based violence survivors and their families .

Southern African Development Community (SADC) appointed SADC Panel of Elders (PoE) and SADC Mediation Reference Group (MRG) in Gaborone on 28 February 2022. Masisi poses for a pictures with the members of PoE and MRG after presenting the letter of appointment. (Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO)

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The BoTswana GazeTTe wednesday 09 March 2022 column

The theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin emphasises that organisms change, or de-

velop, over time. A brand is not different from nature in that there is no stagna-tion; only growth and collapse.

Change is inevitable, but many chang-es happening over a short period of time will have many brands question-ing their relevance. This question deter-mines how and when a brand needs to refresh. A rebrand is a major change in the way a company appears and presents itself. A new logo, a new name, a rede-sign, a messaging shift, and a new brand or product position are all elements of Brand Revolution.

For example, Mascoms’ slogan/brand promise used to be ‘’In touch with your life’’ before it was ‘’Number 1 because of you.’’ This was Mascom’s signal to their audience that they were enter-ing a new era in their business and that their activities coming forward would bring about change. Evidence of this is launching of products and services that have become relevant to audiences in every season, e.g. the recent launch of 5G technology.

In February 2022, telco giant MTN unveiled a new logo. A sleek black de-sign replaced the original yellow, blue and white emblem. Nompilo Morafo, MTN’s chief sustainability and corpo-rate affairs officer, said the new appear-ance “reflects the business’s transition from a telecommunication to a technol-ogy company”.

Other brands such as Pep, Coca Cola and Pula Medical Aid have changed

Re-Branding and Evolution: Growing Pains of a Brand

their logos and brand looks to reflect their strategic plans. Simply put, for brands to stay relevant and maintain their brand po-sition, they must evolve. From the exam-ples I have given, it is clear that company colours are usually kept the same, and it is the design aspects that are updated. This is because companies don’t want to risk los-ing the brand recognition that they have worked so hard to build by changing their brand identity.

Pepsi is one of the world’s most well-known beverage brands. The brand, which was founded in 1893, has gone through var-ious logo modifications over the years. But despite the periodic logo revisions, Pepsi maintains its brand identity by sticking to the same colour palette. The company’s signature colours of red, blue and white are still in use today. Pepsi has effectively

transformed its brand while maintaining its basic business character. Another brand that has done the same is Levi.

Though a brand evolution starts with a logo, it is more than that. Every component of a brand should fit into customers’ ever-changing perspectives and evolve along-side them. This is brand evolution - chang-ing, redesigning and launching a slew of brand-new products and services. It is all about rewriting the brand’s story as they progress through each chapter, sharing sto-ries about the brand and its meaning.

In 2020, we witnessed Barclays Bank Botswana transition to ABSA. It wasn’t just the logo that changed; their branches were refurbished, bank cards, forms, staff uniform, digital footprint, every aspect of the Barclays Bank brand had to completely absorbed the ABSA brand. Unlike other ex- To Page 14

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Other examples are Mercedes Benz and Apple, though apple remained an ap-ple the colour variations changed over time and this is the same for Mercedes Ben

Brand evolution and refresh is time consuming, expensive and should be done cautiously. As an organisation’s strategy changes, so should the brand. It is critical to have a strong brand, stay competitive and maintain an edge.

This is not only prevalent with organi-sations but individuals as well. Snoop Dogg changed to Snoop Lion after con-verting to Rastafarianism. Sean Coms,

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H/W DIPATEIN THE SURBORDINATE COURT OF THE FIRST CLASS OF KANYE HELD AT LOBATSE CASE NO: CCMKY-000348-20In the matter between:LETSIBOGO SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY PLAINTIFFAndJIMMY GAOPELO DEFENDANT

FILING NOTICE

TO: JIMMY GAOPELO an adult male of full legal capacity, employed as a maintenance supervisor and resident in Gaborone whose address is P. O. Box 601392, Gaborone whose fuller and better particulars for purpose of the suit are unknown to the Plaintiff.

TAKE NOTICE THAT by Summons Provisional sentence issued out of this Court, you have been called upon to give notice within fourteen (14) days after publication hereof of the Clerk of Court and to the attorneys of your intention to defend ( if any) an action wherein the Plaintiff claims. a) Payment of the sum of BWP 39 303.88 b) Interest of 10% per annum from to date of full settlement c) Costs of suit on attorney and client scale d) Further and/or alternative relief

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if you fail to give notice judgement may be granted against you.

DATED AT GABORONE THIS 18 TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021

GAPE APRIL ATTORNEYS, PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEYS, GABORONE INTERNATONAL COMMERCE PARK, PLOT 104 UNIT 1B, P O BOX 504130 GABORONE

H/W DIPATEIN THE SURBORDINATE COURT OF THE FIRST CLASS OF KANYE HELD AT LOBATSE CASE NO: CCMKY-000347-20In the matter between:LETSIBOGO SAVINGS AND CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY PLAINTIFFAndKOPANO MAIKANO DEFENDANT

FILING NOTICE

TO: KOPANO MAIKANO an adult male of full legal capacity, employed as a driver by the local government resident in Kanye whose address is P. O. Box M842, Kanye whose fuller and better particulars for purpose of the suit are unknown to the Plaintiff.

TAKE NOTICE THAT by Summons Provisional sentence issued out of this Court, you have been called upon to give notice within fourteen (14) days after publication hereof of the Clerk of Court and to the attorneys of your intention to defend ( if any) an action wherein the Plaintiff claims. a) Payment of the sum of BWP 38 662.10 b) Interest of 10% per annum from to date of full settlement c) Costs of suit on attorney and client scale d) Further and/or alternative relief

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that if you fail to give notice judgement may be granted against you.

DATED AT GABORONE THIS 18 TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021

GAPE APRIL ATTORNEYS, PLAINTIFF’S ATTORNEYS, GABORONE INTERNATONAL COMMERCE PARK, PLOT 104 UNIT 1B, P O BOX 504130 GABORONE

TAFA JIN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANAHELD AT LOBATSE CASE NO. CVHGB-000029-18In the matter between:FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED PlaintiffandKELESITSE RAYMOND GILIKA First DefendantPORTIA TEBOGO GILIKA Second DefendantWHALERS (PTY) LTD Third Defendant

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTION

BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to judgment granted in the above Honourable Court on 7th

November 2018, the First and Second Defendants’ property will be sold by auction to the highest bidder by Deputy Sheriff Omphemetse Peter Kaisara.

DATE : 2nd November 2021TIME OF SALE : 10.30 amPLACE OF SALE : Lot 21028, Gaborone West Extension 5PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Piece of land being Lot 21028, Gaborone West Extension 5, measuring 770m2 (Seven Hundred and Seventy Square Metres); held under Deed of Transfer No. 163/2006 dated 31st day of January 2006 made in favor of KELESITSE RAYMOND GILIKA with some developments thereon being a castle type 4 bedrooms house, master ensuite, sitting room, kitchen, bathroom, toilet and shower, dining room, swimming pool, staff quarters, office, study room, paving, screen wall, electric fence and sliding gate.

Terms and conditions : Cash or Bank Guaranteed cheques.

DATED AT GABORONE THIS 22nd DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2021.

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�apital �ains �a� �� is le�ied on gains realised from the disposal of in�estments whi�h in�lude immo�a�le property� �owe�er, a relief from paying this ta� is granted to any person who disposes his or her prin�ipal pri�ate residen�e �� he relief applies to any person regardless of the �arious reasons that may �ompel the indi�idual to sell their house� �he relief also applies whether or not the person stayed in the house �efore its sale�

�enerally, a disposal of a house is �asi�ally a disposal of an immo�a�le property that would ordinarily �e su��e�ted to �� owe�er, the ��t e�pli�itly pro�ides an e�emption in respe�t of the disposal of a �� lthough the ��t does not pro�ide a legal definition of this term, it generally refers to a person’s sole or main pla�e of residen�e� �n �ir�umstan�es where a person has more than one house, the �� is �onstrued to �e his or her main house where that person ha�itually li�es� �ow that we ha�e a �lear pi�ture of what is a ��, it is �ital to note that the relief or e�emption from paying ta� only applies where the �� was owned for

at least 5 years� �onse�uently, any su�se�uent e�emption will only �e granted after another 5 years from the disposal of the first �� he e�emption applies whether or not the indi�idual repla�es the prin�ipal pri�ate residen�e� �on�ersely, �� will �e le�ied on any gains realised from a disposal of a house that is not regarded as a prin�ipal pri�ate residen�e or on gains realised on the disposal of a prin�ipal pri�ate residen�e owned for less than 5 years�

�ssentially, gains realised from the disposal of a house are free from ta� pro�ided the house was owned for at least 5 years and the house was the person’s main pla�e of residen�e� �his e�emption applies to �oth �iti�ens and non��iti�ens �ut �annot �e en�oyed on disposal of ��s owned through �ompanies�

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NO TAX ON PERSONAL HOUSE SALES

Jonathan Hore Managing Tax Consultant

Gavin Mashiri Tax Supervisor

E: [email protected] C: 7181 5836 T: 3939435

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Some companies engage expatriates to take advantage of their experience and expertise, which is usually critical for the profitable and continued growth of

businesses. As the year encroaches towards the end, these employers are sometimes faced with a predicament of how best they can reward these hardworking expats. We will demonstrate below that a contractual bonus for an expatri-ate employee is not fully taxable.

The Income Tax Act provides that ‘where a non-citizen employee is entitled to a bonus or gratuity under a contract of employment, one third of such bonus or gratuity shall be excluded from his or her gross income.’ This simply means that an expatriate’s bonus is exempt to the extent of the first one third of the bonus. For example, only P 400 000 of an expatriate’s bonus of P600 000 would be subject to PAYE. In other words, P 200 000 is exempt from PAYE.

It is important to state that for the exemption to apply, the bonus must be contractual. Where possible, it must be a predetermined figure such as a fixed amount or a percent-age of the salary so that the ‘entitled’ condition doesn’t become questionable. In addition, it is our view that for the bonus exemption to hold, it must be paid in intervals of at least 2 years, i.e. the exemption mustn’t apply in each year. We borrow the 2 years from a divisional guidance note is-sued by BURS which states that for a gratuity payable to an expatriate to be exempt, the minimum period of service must be 2 years. We see a close link between the bonus and gratuity principles.

We must state that the Act does not restrict expatriates to either a bonus or a gratuity, i.e. the expats can be entitled to both the bonus & gratuity and enjoy the one third exemp-tion on both payments.

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Expatriates’ Bonuses Partially Exempt from PAYE

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Generally, BURS conducts tax au-dits from time to time to clamp down revenue leakage or to verify

the actual tax due against what they actu-ally receive from taxpayers. In some cases, the tax audits conducted by the taxman are based on random selection and in some instances tax audits are triggered by leads such as unusual financial information, false declarations or unethical transactions. However, for VAT registered business op-erators, a tax audit can be triggered by a mere request for a VAT refund.

A VAT refund technically arises when the total amount of input tax claimable exceeds the output tax that is attributable to a specific period. Input tax is basically VAT claimed on purchases or asset acqui-sitions whereas output tax is VAT charged on sales. Essentially, a taxpayer makes a request for a refund the moment a return reporting an excess of input tax over out-put tax is submitted to BURS. Therefore, it is common practice for BURS to verify the authenticity of any VAT refund claims. Consequently, such a verification process takes the form of a tax audit as it includes inspection of the impacted taxpayer’s fi-nancial records. Such VAT refunds verifi-cation process may at times spill into other tax-heads such as Corporate Tax, PAYE or Withholding tax.

In the case where the refund has been as-certained to be bona fide, BURS may apply the amount towards any other outstanding taxes, where applicable. Thereafter any ex-cess remaining will be refunded to the tax-payer. We urge you to ensure that you as-certain the correctness of VAT refunds, lest you get audited and penalised for undue VAT refunds. The VAT Act also allows you to defer VAT claims to subsequent periods, in case you need to avoid VAT refunds.

This article is of a general nature and is not meant to address particular matters of any person. Please contact us on the details in this article for tax consulting or to join our free Tax WhatsApp group.

VAT Refunds Trigger Tax Audits

INVITATION TO TENDERSuitably qualified, experienced and fully registered Citizen owned entities (100% Citizen Ownership) are hereby invited to tender for the following services to Debswana Diamond Com-pany (Pty) Ltd at Jwaneng Mine:

1. Doc801169356 – SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF GREY WA-TER AT GALAXY STADIUM AT JWANENG.

BriefThe scope of services entail the daily supply of wastewater from maturation ponds to fill up 70 cubic litter reservoirs with grey water for the purpose of football pitch and bowling greens irrigation, for a contracted duration of Thirty-Six (36) Months.

2. Doc801820550 – PROVISION OF MEAL PACKS (NIGHT PACKS - COLD MEAL AND HOT LUNCH PACKS) AT JWANENG MINE

BriefThe scope of services shall comprise of food preparation (Night and Lunch Packs) and delivery into the Blue Area on a daily basis at Jwaneng Mine. Services include the provision of consumables required for the intended use and maintaining high standard of hygiene. 3. Doc799397243 – PROVISION OF MINE WIDE GARDEN SERVICES

BriefThe scope of services shall cover daily, weekly and monthly Mine-wide garden maintenance services including maintenance of verges. Areas shall include Township Areas, Exco Residential Properties and Mine - Green and Blue areas.

4. Doc799446517 – PROVISION OF GARDEN SERVICES AT SPORTS FIELDS

BriefThe scope of services shall cover daily, weekly and monthly turf management and maintenances of verges at the Golf Course, Bowling and other Sports and Amenity Grounds.

Site VisitProspective tenderers are required to attend a Compulsory Pre-Bid Meeting in order to get more clarity on the scope of services and the conditions under which the services are to be executed. Tenderers will also have an opportunity to ask questions on the scope of services.

Owing to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the Pre-Bid Meet-ing will be conducted via Microsoft Teams® platform in lieu of Site Visits. The invitation to participate in the Pre-Bid meeting will be sent to bidders who have registered their interest to participate as per the instructions below:

1. Doc801169356 – SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF GREY WA-TER AT GALAXY STADIUM AT JWANENG.

Date: 26th November 2021Time: 14:00 – 15:00HrsVenue: Online through Microsoft Teams ® Meeting

2. Doc801820550 – PROVISION OF MEAL PACKS (NIGHT PACKS - COLD MEAL AND HOT LUNCH PACKS) AT JWANENG MINE


3. Doc799397243 – PROVISION OF MINE WIDE GARDEN SERVICES


4. Doc799446517 – PROVISION OF GARDEN SERVICES AT SPORTS FIELDS


Tendering on Ariba

Debswana has adopted SAP Ariba – an online bidding and sup-

plier management solution for all its tendering and supplier registration requirements.

Bidders who wish to participate in this tender will need to reg-ister their interest with the following;

• Doc801169356 – Supply and Delivery of Grey Water at Galaxy Stadium: [email protected]

• Doc801820550 – Provision of Meal Packs: [email protected]

• Doc799397243 – Provision of Mine Wide Garden Services: [email protected]

• Doc799446517 – Provision of Garden Services At Sports Fields: [email protected]

on or before 22nd November 2021.Bidders who are already registered with Debswana on SAP Ari-ba should just register their interest on the RFP as per Part 2 below.

Bidders who are not registered with Debswana as Suppliers will need to complete the following steps in the Debswana SAP Ariba platform (Part 1 and Part 2):


To participate in any event on Ariba, a supplier will need to be registered on Ariba and have a valid SAP Ariba Network Suppli-er account and profile by following the steps below:

1. Go to Debswana SAP Ariba self-registration page: https://s1-u.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/aw?awh=r&awss-

k=VgHHdkqr&realm=debswana&dard=12. Initiate Account creation3. Complete account registration4. Once you have SAP Ariba Network Supplier Account and

access credentials, proceed to as per Part 2 below:


1. Register your interest with the following :• Doc801169356 – Supply and Delivery of Grey Water at

Galaxy Stadium: [email protected]• Doc801820550 – Provision of Meal Packs: MMpaesele@

debswana.bw· Doc799397243 – Provision of Mine Wide Garden Services:

[email protected]· Doc799446517 – Provision of Garden Services At Sports

Fields: [email protected]

on or before 22nd November 2021 by following the following steps;

Send an email (to the above email address) with the following details; i. Subject of the Email and specify Name of tender e.g “Doc801820550 - Provision of Meal Packs”. ii. Name of the Company (as registered in Part 1 above) iii. Name of the Contact persons iv. Contact Details of the Company (Phone Number, Email Address and Postal and Physical Address)

2. Debswana will then invite you to participate in the RFP.3. Once invited by Debswana, you will receive an email notification that you have been invited to participate in the RFP4. Respond to the RFP and submit through Ariba platform

Submission

Bidders are required to submit their respective bids on or before the 13th December 2021 at 12:00Hrs through the Debswana SAP Ariba platform as per the instructions to be provided in the RFP.

Offline Tenders and Tenders received via telephone, telex, email or facsimile will NOT be considered. Debswana reserves the right to accept or reject any tender and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender.

For any enquiries please contact e-mail Letso Madikwe at [email protected], Monica Mpaesele at [email protected] or Ezekiel Dihentse at [email protected]

These tender notices can also be viewed at: http://www.debswana.com/Supply-Chain/Pages/Current-Public-Tenders.aspx

Suitably qualified and experienced Service Providers are hereby invited to tender for the following services to Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Ltd:

Doc882348597 - Provision of Data Centre Offsite Hosting Services for Debswana

BriefDebswana seeks to source and engage the services of a competent Service Provider to provide Data Centre Offsite Hosting Services for disaster recovery services for 36months. Elasticity is a key component to this offering as Debswana needs to have capability to scale the computing environment up and down rapidly if need be.

The scope entails and is not limited to:• A fully-fledged disaster recovery site for Debswana for a period of 36 months whereby the vendor owns the rooms and facilities.• Proposed solution must have capability for hybrid cloud• The vendor is to provide 10GB fiber link to connect the disaster recover site to Debswana Corporate Centre Primary Data Centre. This link must also have redundancy

Interested Service Providers must be fully licensed and registered with the Government of Botswana for the service required, be able to demonstrate commitment to the meaningful employment of citizens, commit to local procurement and have technical capability in the execution of services of similar nature and scale in the tender.


Site VisitThere is no requirement for a site visit

Tendering on AribaDebswana has adopted SAP Ariba – an online bidding and supplier management solution for all its tendering and supplier registration requirements. Bidders who wish to participate in this tender will need to register their interest with Ngadzanyi Dubane at [email protected] contact +267 7130 5811 on or before Monday 21st February 2022. Bidders who are already registered with Debswana on SAP Ariba should just register their interest on the RFP as per Part 2 below.

Bidders who are not registered with Debswana on SAP Ariba as Suppliers will need to complete the following steps in the Debswana SAP Ariba platform (Part 1 and Part 2):


To participate in any event on SAP Ariba, a supplier will need to be registered on SAP Ariba and have a valid SAP Ariba Network Supplier account and profile by following the steps below:1. Go to Debswana SAP Ariba self-registration page:https://s1-eu.ar iba.com/Sourc ing/Main/aw?awh=r&awssk=VgHHdkqr&realm=debswana&dard=1

2. Initiate Account creation 3. Complete account registration 4. Once you have SAP Ariba Network Supplier Account and access credentials, proceed as per Part 2 below:

Part 2: Indicating Interest to Participate in the RFP (for Ariba Registered Suppliers)1. Register your interest with Ngadzanyi Dubane at [email protected] contact +267 7130 5811 on or before Monday 21st February 2022 by following the following stepsa. Send an email (to the above email address) with the following details;i. Subject of the Email “Doc882348597 - Provision of Data Centre Offsite Hosting Services for Debswana’’ ii. Name of the Company (as registered in Part 1 above) iii. Name of the Contact persons iv. Contact Details of the Company (Phone Number, Email Address and Postal and Physical Address)2. Debswana will then invite you to participate in the RFP on Wednesday 23rd February 2022 and 3. Once invited by Debswana, you will receive an email notification that you have been invited to participate in the RFP4. Respond to the RFP and submit through SAP Ariba platform

SubmissionBidders are required to submit their respective bids on or before the Monday 21st March 2022 at 1700hrs through the Debswana SAP Ariba platform as per the instructions to be provided in the RFP.




In some circumstances employ-ers provide employees with non-monetary benefits as a way to

incentivise and increase employees’ moral in a workplace. Usually, non-monetary benefits extended by some corporates include free outsourced meals, canteen meals, subsidized meals or lunches. It is however key to note that such benefits are deemed as non-monetary income paid to the employees and should be subjected to tax when computing PAYE for the respective employees.

As alluded to above, free meals or subsidized meals are technically liable to payroll tax i.e., PAYE in the hands of the employees. This is based on the fact that the Income Tax Act regards such benefit as part of an employee’s remuneration. Ac-cordingly, the cost of the meal or re-freshment provided to the employee gives rise to the taxable benefit liable to PAYE. The same principle applies in instances where employees are provided with subsidised meals. The taxable benefit becomes the differ-ence between the prevailing market value of the meal against the reduced price of the meal. However, in some instances an employer is required to provide employees with meals not as a benefit but due to work circum-stances or conditions. This may be due to some law or during extended working hours i.e., overtime. In such situations, the free meals provided by the employer would still form part of a taxable benefit as the em-ployees derive a benefit of monetary value. However, meal and travel al-

Staff Meals Attract PAYE

lowances paid to employees outside their workstations are free from tax.

Employers are encouraged to have staff benefits policies in place to avoid queries from BURS. Such policies would clarify and provide guidance on how meals provided to employees would be treated for tax purposes. If you need to consult regarding this or other tax matters, please contact us on the numbers provided in this article.

This article is of a general nature and is not meant to address partic-ular matters of any person. Please contact us on the details in this ar-ticle for tax consulting or to join our free Tax WhatsApp group.

Botswana Defence Force (BDF) soldiers draping the remains of Sgt Gosekwang Ngaka with the Botswana flag at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport on 11 February 2022. Ngaka lost his life on 9 February 2022 in Mueda, Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique. (Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO)

DEPUTY DIRECTOR E2 X 1Applications are invited from talented, decisive and self-driven qualified citizens of Botswana to fill the above vacancy tenable at the Ministry of Transport and Communications – Roads Department on a contract of 24 to 36 months.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To coordinate construction, maintenance and preservation of the road network through routine and periodic maintenance as well as controlling axle loading.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:• Coordinates survey and network condition.• Coordinates traffic counting survey.• Coordinate preparation of estimates for roads projects.• Provide professional guidance on contractual issues.• Coordinate and facilitate materials investigations and

research.• Facilitate the implementation of protocol and

agreements on transport programs and initiatives.• Facilitate and coordinate the preparation of the budget

(recurrent & development).• Manage utilization of the Road Fund levy.• Undertake any other related duties as may be assigned

by the Ministry Management.

KEY COMPETENCIES:• Analytical and Strategic Thinking• Deciding and Initiating Action• Teamwork and Partnering• Communicating Effectively• Planning and Execution • Supervision and Accountability• Innovation and Driving Change• Delivering Quality Service QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor of Science /Bachelor of Technology/Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Structural) or any other related qualification.

EXPERIENCE: Twelve (12) years’ work experience in roads engineering or related field, two (2) years of which should have been on D1 position or its equivalent.

SALARY: E2 (388,080 – P403,776) per annum

LEAVE: 30 Working days per annum

BENEFITS:•Optional contributory Medical Aid Scheme (Government

pays 50% and employee pays 50%).• A gratuity at the rate of 30% payable upon expiry of

contract.

APPLICATIONS:

Please quote the position and give the following details:

a) Full names and postal address b) Full summary of career with duties (curriculum Vitae),c) Certified copies of relevant certificates,d) Certified national identity card,e) At least two (2) copies of recent work related references

(with full contact details) confirming the relevant experience.

The following must be provided :• Date of first appointment• Present post, salary grade and date of appointment

thereof.

All applications from serving public officers should be routed through their Permanent Secretaries. Applications not so routed will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be responded to:

Applications should be addressed to:

The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsP/Bag 00414Gaborone

Or hand deliver to

Physical address: Westgate Mall, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Records Management Unit, Ground Floor.For any enquires contact Recruitment & Selection Division: 3625525/3625517/3625545/3612015/325522/3625524.

Closing Date: 04 March 2022

Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsPrivate Bag 00414, Gaborone, Botswana,

Tel: (+267) 3612000 Fax: (+267) 3907236

EXTERNAL ADVERTISEMENTVACANCY CIRCULAR NO. 2 OF 2022

Ref: MTC 4/2/23 I (49)

At times, corporates resort to give away obsolete or broken company goods to employees.

Usually, such goods may be given to employees at no cost or at some im-material price below the market val-ue. It is therefore imperative that or-ganisations or employers understand that such practices may do more harm than good to the employee as it at-tracts PAYE.

The most important aspect that em-ployers should be conversant with is what is termed ‘employment re-muneration’ and how it is regulated by the tax laws. As a preview, em-ployment remuneration is wide and it embraces almost any payment or any other benefit that is enjoyed by an employee as a result of employ-ment. A benefit arises by virtue of being under the employer’s employ, whether it comes in the form of mate-rial goods or otherwise. Accordingly, employment remuneration encom-passes goods freely given or sold to employees at a price lower than the prevailing market value. In essence, an employee is taxed on the benefit of obtaining a privilege or advantage that is not applicable to everyone else who is not an employee. For the pur-poses of determining PAYE, the mar-ket value of the goods given to the employee becomes the value of the benefit subject to PAYE. Where goods are sold at a price below their open market value, the difference between the price paid by the employee and the market value becomes the benefit for PAYE purposes. As an example, if an employee is given a car valued at P 200 000 and is only required to pay P30 00, the difference of P170 00 is added to his salary in determining PAYE due to BURS.

It is therefore crucial that employ-ers have a policy in place that regu-lates the disposal of company goods to employees, so that they determine the value of the benefit (if any) that may arise and subject the benefit to PAYE.

This article is of a general nature and is not meant to address partic-ular matters of any person. Please contact us on the details in this arti-cle for tax consulting or to join our free Tax WhatsApp group.

Goods Given To Employees Trigger Paye

who was known as Puff Daddy in the 1990s, went by the names Puffy, P Diddy and eventually Diddy in 2005. He is now set to change his legal name to Sean Love Combs.

Locally, faded gang rapper/producer Tshiamo Molefe changed his name from Ammo Ski Mask to Balaclava Blanco. The fact is that a brand, regardless of its nature or industry, must evolve.

A rebrand is a major change in the way a company or individual looks or pre-sents themselves. This could imply a total

Re-Branding rebranding, a new name, or a shift in mes-saging across all other brand assets. This is frequently accompanied by a relaunch or a big reveal to show stakeholders or custom-ers that a change is on the way just as we have read about MTN.

A brand evolution, on the other hand, is

for organisations that wish to cling to their core principles and maintain consumer fa-miliarity. They achieve this by making little adjustments such as a new colour palette, tone of voice, logo redesign, or just present-ing ideals from a different perspective, an example being Pepsi.

Marketers should always bear in mind that brands do not exist in a vacuum and must develop with the world to become stronger and more authentic to their mis-sion. Organisations shouldn’t be afraid to give a brand a new look or a new direction now and then; to embrace trends rather than avoiding them and see the brand as a live, breathing, evolving creature. And lastly, it is important to always remember to take customers along on this journey.

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www.dtcbotswana.com@DTCBotswana

Build TrustMAITLAMO A RONA

eShow We CarMAITLAMO A RONA

Be PassionateMAITLAMO A RONA

Pull TogetherMAITLAMO A RONA

Put Safety FirstMAITLAMO A RONA

Shape The FutureMAITLAMO A RONA

DTC Botswana invites tender proposals for the following:

1. TENDERNO.DTCB022-2022–CONSTRUCTIONOFAPOTABLEWATERRETICULATIONNETWORKATMARULAMANTSICOURT

Prospective bidders are required to attend a compulsory site visit on the 11thMarch2022at0900hours at Marulamantsi Court, Plot 28575, Gaborone West Phase 4.


2. TENDERNO.DTCB023-2022–ZONINGOFHEATING,VENTILATION&AIRCONDITIONINGSYSTEM

Prospective bidders are required to attend a compulsory site visit on the 16thMarch2022at0900 hours at DTC Botswana office. Those attending site visit should provide name of the company, attendees’ full names, gender, ID(Omang) number or passport number (non citizens) no later than 12noon on the 14thMarch2022. Details should be emailed to [email protected]


3. TENDERNO.DTCB024-2022–SUPPLY,INSTALLATION&COMMISSIONINGOFMETERINGDEVICESFORELECTRICITYCONSUMPTION

Prospective bidders are required to attend a compulsory site visit on the 17thMarch2022at0900hours at DTC Botswana office. Those attending site visit should provide name of the company, attendees’ full names, gender, ID(Omang) number or passport number (non citizens) no later than 12noon on the 15thMarch2022. Details should be emailed to [email protected]

The deadline for submission of this tender is 31stMarch2022at1200hours.

4. TENDERNO.DTCB025-2022–SUPPLY,INSTALLATION&COMMISSIONINGOFMETERINGDEVICESFORPOTABLEWATERCONSUMPTION

Prospective bidders are required to attend a compulsory site visit on the 17thMarch2022at0900hours at DTC Botswana office. Those attending site visit should provide name of the company, attendees’ full names, gender, ID(Omang) number or passport number (non citizens) no later than 12noon on the 15thMarch2022. Details should be emailed to [email protected]

The deadline for submission of this tender is31stMarch2022at1200hours.

5. TENDERNO.DTCB026-2022–UPGRADEOFTHEIRRIGATIONSYSTEM

Prospective bidders are required to attend a compulsory site visit on the 18thMarch2022at0900 hours at DTC Botswana office. Those attending site visit should provide name of the company, attendees’ full names, gender, ID(Omang) number or passport number (non citizens) no later than 12noon on the 16thMarch2022. Details should be emailed to [email protected]

The deadline for submission of this tender is 04thApril2022at1200hours.

DTC Botswana is situated at Plot 63016, Airport Road, Block 8, Gaborone.

Tender documents can be accessed from our website www.dtcbotswana.com from the 05thMarch2022.

Tenders must be emailed to [email protected] no later than the closing date.

Telegraphic, telexed, telephone or faxed tenders and tenders delivered after the closing date and time will not be considered.

All enquiries regarding these tenders should be emailed to [email protected]

DiamondTradingCompany(DTC)Botswanaisa50/50JointVenturepartnershipbetweentheGovernmentofBotswanaandDeBeers.Itistheworld’slargestandmostsophisticatedroughdiamondsortingandvaluingoperationintheworld.ItsortsandvaluesDebswanaDiamondCompany’sroughdiamondproductionandsubsequentlysellsthesetoOkavangoDiamondCompanyandDeBeers.

TENDERNOTICE

A rebrand is a major change in the way a company or individual looks or presents themselves.

The BoTswana GazeTTe wednesday 09 March 2022 column

OPERATIONS OFFICERTerm Appointment (4 years, renewable) Location: Gaborone, Botswana

The World Bank’s Botswana Country Office (AEMBW) was established in 2010. It belongs to the Country Management Unit for Southern Africa (AECS1), which covers Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. The Botswana Country Office is seeking to recruit an Operations Officer(OO) to be based in Gaborone, Botswana. The Operations Officer(OO) will support the Resident Representative (RR) and the country team with respect to the management of the existing portfolio and ensuring its strategic alignment with the Country Partnership Framework(FY2023-2027) objectives and will have the following but not limited duties:

• Coordinate and lead the quality control of the preparation of a monthly portfolio report, the Monthly Watchlist. The report monitors lending, non-lending activities, and other key portfolio performance indicators such as disbursement rate. The report is shared with the Country Team.• Take the lead on portfolio management, monitoring, and analysis. In particular, monitor and facilitate timely delivery on various milestones during the project cycle, including with respect to project closing and reporting. In addition, monitor and facilitate timely delivery of technical assistance and analytical and advisory services.• Provide problem solving advice to project teams and interact with government counterparts to facilitate action needed to address challenges facing operations. This will include managing the periodic working sessions with Government technical teams and project coordination units, regular analysis of operational performance, quality and trends, and carrying out country portfolio performance reviews (CPPRs) when needed. The Operations Officer will participate in operational missions and meetings and assist teams in resolution of difficult issues; among other tasks.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

The successful candidate must have Masters in a relevant field (Economics, Business Studies, Political Science, Finance, International Relations, or similar filed relevant to the Bank’s mission);At least 5 years of relevant professional experience; Knowledge of, and experience with portfolio management and business practices, including project preparation, identification of problem projects, project restructurings such as additional financing; Proven ability to think strategically, and to apply this to the design and implementation of country assistance programs; Demonstrated initiative, leadership skills and drive for results, including ability to undertake diverse tasks within a rapidly changing and demanding environment on short deadlines; Outstanding inter-personal skills and ability to deal sensitively in multi-cultural environments, multi-disciplinary teams within a matrix environment, and build effective working relations with Bank colleagues, clients, and development partners; Effective verbal and written communications skills in English, including the ability to draft concise briefs, reports, and correspondence.

ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS:

For the full position description, complete selection criteria and required competencies, candidates are requested to submit an online application at www.worldbank.org/jobs Under “Current Openings” - click Apply Today to access the new job Portal and Search req16341 into the “Keyword or ReqID” search field. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The deadline for applications is 22nd March 2022

The World Bank is committed to achieving diversity of gender, race, nationality, culture, and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

ECONOMIST3-year Local Appointment

Location: Gaborone

BACKGROUND

The World Bank office in Botswana is looking for an outstanding Country Economist to be part of the Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) team. MTI is responsible for macro-economic analysis, economic and fiscal policy dialogue, technical advice and capacity building support in the areas of macro-economics, trade and investment.You will be a core member of the Botswana MTI team and will be expected to contribute to the country team, as well as the global MTI team working on other countries as needed. The Country Economist will work closely with the country manager and program leader and report to the MTI Practice Manager covering Botswana!

Duties & Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

THE COUNTRY ECONOMIST WILL:

• ContributetoMTIGP’sAnalyticalandAdvisoryActivities(AAA)andTechnicalAssistance(TA)intheareasofmacroeconomic and fiscal management, macro modelling and data work, and economics of the public sector;• Contributetothedesignoftheoperationalandanalyticalworkinalignmentwiththegrowthandpovertyalleviation objectives of the country;• Establishpartnershipswithotherbilateralandmultilateralagencies,increasingcooperationandleveragingBankresources in analytical and operational work;• Serveasataskleaderorateammemberforcountry-specificfinancingoperationsand/oranalyticalandadvisoryservices;• Collect,analyzeandmaintaineconomicandfinancialdataandinformationrelatedtoBotswana’seconomy,and communicate findings in concise form, namely through statistical tables and charts, and short analytical notes.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• MinimumofaMaster’sdegreeineconomics(PhDpreferred),with5yearsofexperience.APhDwouldbeconsideredas equivalent to 3 years of work experience;• Abackgroundinmacro-economicmodellingandpolicyanalysis;• FamiliaritywithBotswana’sdevelopmentproblemsandissues;• Excellentanalyticalandcommunicationsskillsandabilitytowriteclearlyandconcisely;• Stronginterpersonalskillsandabilitytoworkeffectivelyinateam-basedenvironmentandundertighttimeconstraints;• Abilitytobuildeffectiveworkingrelationswithclientsandcolleagues.

Applications: Forthefullpositiondescription,completeselectioncriteriaandrequiredcompetencies,candidatesarerequestedto submit an online application through www.worldbank.org/jobs. Under the “New Job Portal” box - click to access the new jobPortal>Searchthe Job No#: req8836 (intheKeywordorReqIDbox). The World Bank is committed to achieving diversity of gender, race, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Closing date is Friday 6th November 2020.

VACANCYINTERPROP (PTY)LTD t/a Q FRESHInvites suitably qualified candidates to apply for the following post tenable at Caltex Maruapula Filling-Station.

Position: Quality Assurance &Inventory Control Manager The main purpose of this role is to manage overall business and control of the stock.

A successful candidate will be responsible for the following:• Initiating long term strategic planning for the business; determining priorities and directing resources accordingly• Coordinating management of services, functions such as Organisational restructuring of Stock Take, Stock Rotation and stock Distribution• Updating the routine selling prices of goods• Developing a system monitoring manpower demand and supply to ensure optimum delivery.• Reviewing margins and ensuring all are within thresholds• Measuring and managing stock accuracy• Actively managing negative on hand quantities• Managing slow moving and dead stock• Preparation, validation, administration and oversight of annual and perpetual counts• Assist external auditors to sign off stock accuracy for annual reports

Experience, Skill And Qualifications Required• Graduate in Science and Technology or Equivalent• Diploma in Audit & Inventory Control and added advantage• Advanced Ultisales and MS Excel skills• Attention to detail• Able to work without supervision• Good communication and interpersonal skills• A minimum of 10 years Experience in a Retail setup

Interested Applicants are advised to send their applications to the below Postal Address:Group Human Rsources Manager The World Group of Companies P/Bag 00479 Gaborone,Botswana

or email [email protected]

Deadline: 25th March 2022

Celia Boitshepo potgieterpositive organisational psyChologist

Human beings are born with basic psychological needs; needs which are required

for us to experience a sense of well-being. Where those needs are met, we flourish.

According to the well-respected Self-Determination Theory, there are three basic needs: a sense of competence, a feeling of relatedness to others and to your world, and a sense of autonomy.

Babies are motivated to learn something new every day (and they do!), feel loved and protected, and experience a sense of agency. Ev-ery parent recognises the reaction of a toddler of “Stop helping me! I can do it by myself!”. And these three needs only grow deeper and stron-ger as we mature into teenagers, young adults, and eventually make our way into the working world.

With every team leader having been through this development themselves, you would think it would be second nature to recog-nise these needs in others. But workplace culture can be a powerful force, and in some, people can end up feeling inadequate, disconnected and lonely, or pressured to do their work in a way that someone else has dictated without getting their input.

In particular, one of the most im-portant outcomes of higher levels of autonomy at work is an increase in levels of intrinsic motivation, that is, employees execute their work tasks because they find them in-teresting, or are passionate about their work, rather than because of expectations of an external reward for delivery, or punishment for fail-ure. Many studies have concluded that the support of an individual’s need for autonomy fosters interest in, and liking of, the work activity whilst frustrating this need prevents the development of intrinsic moti-vation.

Perhaps even more importantly in today’s uncertain times, is that research has demonstrated that sup-porting the need for autonomy can help employees constructively re-spond to organisational change.

So, what does all this mean for organisations in Botswana?

Well, since 2019, we, the team at Positive Performance, have col-lected data on these three basic psy-chological needs from almost 1,000 employees from both the private and public sectors in Botswana. The re-sults have been fascinating for us, and illuminating for our clients.

The short answer is that these ba-sic needs are not consistently being met at work in Botswana.

The worst scoring of the three needs is Autonomy, with only 49% of employees (across all organisa-tional levels) experiencing some degree of autonomy at work.

When we break this down across hierarchical levels, we discover that only 47% of team members are ex-periencing autonomy at work, while 55% of people in a management position are. This is a concerning,

though not an unexpected result.A finding that was of particular

interest to our clients was the re-lationship between levels of au-tonomy and levels of engagement. We found that that as autonomy in-creases, so does engagement, with engagement scores increasing from an average of 57% at the lowest level of autonomy to an average of 84% engagement at the highest lev-el of autonomy. There is evidently a clear correlation between the two.

For us, the most interesting find-ing of all, was looking at the trend across the past three years, and see-ing if there has been a potential im-pact on autonomy as a result of the pandemic. The results suggest that there has been.

The participants who reported ex-periencing some level of autonomy at work differed slightly with pre-pandemic (2019) results showing 47%, the early pandemic period (2020) jumping to 50%, and the ‘learning to live with the pandemic’ phase (2021) dropping back to 48%.

To corroborate these results, we also looked at the participants who reported low-to-extremely-low lev-els of autonomy in their jobs. These changes were more drastic, with 38% reporting low to extremely low autonomy in 2019, 30% in 2020, and 31% in 2021.

Although you cannot determine a causal relationship from these results, we suspect that the 8% im-provement in levels of autonomy occurred for employees when they suddenly had to work from home, and their managers were forced to trust them to work more indepen-dently. It will be interesting to see how these figures change over the next few years, as people increas-ingly return to the office environ-ment.

So, what does this mean for you?

Well, if you are a manager of peo-ple, whether at a supervisor level or an executive level, it is clear that your team members could poten-tially be more engaged if you cre-ated a work culture that nurtured autonomy. In practice, this means a focus on explaining strategic goals to your team members, practicing participative management where people can take initiative and make decisions, and cultivating an envi-ronment where people feel that their voice is being heard.

To find out more about your own employees’ levels of well-being at work, please email us at [email protected].

Missing the Psychological Trick?

“where autonomy is thwarted, individuals may find unhealthy coping mechanisms at work, such as developing obsessive workaholism, engaging in unethical behaviours such as theft, or in aggressive behaviours such as bullying”

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KATLEGO RAKOLA

Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is in talks with several potential niche markets in the Unit-ed Arab Emirates (UAE) following their partici-

pation at the Dubai Global Expo 2020 Food Month. The BMC spent eight days in Dubai engaging with several stakeholders, including retail chains, certifying authori-ties and the hospitality industry among others.

BMC Chief Strategy Officer Brian Dioka told Bo-tswana Gazette that this was to ensure there are many channels to pursue so that if one fails, there’s another one to salvage. Dioka shared that there were distribu-tors who the BMC met with but cannot reveal as yet as negotiations are ongoing. These were distributors in the channel of HORECA (hotels, restaurants and cafeterias) and retail sector, which the BMC is particularly inter-ested in supplying.

“Within the Dubai Expo activities, we had a couple of engagements with probable distributors, who I wish not to mention yet as we have not signed any agreements, “said Dioka. The BMC Strategists also said they met with certifying bodies to align with halal requirements of the UAE market. This was to try and address the gap

that exists within Botswana’s Halal certification, as the country’s Beef product is also Halal. Certifying with this body is a great determinant of breaking into the UAE market.

“We met with this organization so that we can un-derstand the requirements,interpret them to a BMC en-vironment and asses what it would take for the com-mission to be certified, and be able to finally take our

Bmc Working On Deals To Supply Beef To The Uae

product there,” Dioka noted.He believes that this will differentiate the Botswana

product in the UAE market, and establish it as a signifi-cant premium quality, allowing the country to value it appropriately and fetch substantial revenue. “We have started this process and taken the first step of several, and we hope to complete the entire process within 6 months,” said Dioka.

The BMC was able to also engage with several big retail outlets, establishing requirements for being part of their beef suppliers. All these prospects according to Dioka, have provided BMC with a baseline for build-ing and developing actual deals.

Dioka expressed that this exercise is on the backdrop of their 2022-2025 - "Meriting" strategy, which aims to increase access to more premium and diversified markets. Dioka said (UAE) forms part of four trade platforms, including China, USA, and cer-tain African Markets, being pursued under the strategy. He added that the Expo also presented an opportunity for the BMC to engage all these markets.

Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) is in talks with several potential niche markets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following their participation at the Dubai Global Expo 2020 Food Month. The BMC spent eight days in Dubai engaging with several stakeholders, including retail chains, certifying authorities and the hospitality industry among others.

“We met with this organization so that we can understand the requirements,interpret them to a BMC environment and asses what it would take for the commission to be certified, and be able to finally take our product there,” Dioka noted


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KATLEGO RAKOLA

Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) could feel the pinch of the ongoing Russia=Ukraine war should it go on

for a prolonged period of time, the CEO of the BSE, Thapelo Tsheole, has said.

This is because as prices of certain commodi-ties go up, especially wheat and fuel, operations of some companies in Botswana and their par-ticipation on the bourse could be affected.

“People were optimistic that we are recover-ing from COVID and things were expected to get better but now all of a sudden we are in a war,” Tsheole said adding that the impact on the BSE will depend on the speed at which the war escalates.

If things unravel quickly, so will be the im-pact on the stock market. When that happens, he noted, investors are likely to become reluc-tant to trade on the market while others would opt for more secure assets. “At times like these, people move to safe assets such as gold and gold Exchange Traded Funds,” said Tsheole.

For now, however, trading is normal and there has not been any impact of the Russian-Ukraine conflict. Tsheole said it is his hope that things will remain this way and the conflict will not turn into a full-blown war affecting and in-volving other countries.

Meanwhile, since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, the global capital markets have experienced an initial plunge on February 24 and then stabilized and rebounded in the second trading day on February 25. According to ana-lysts, judging from the reflection of the capital markets, the initial impact of the crisis was not too drastic. They believe this may have some-thing to do with the influence of the countries involved in the capital markets.

However, in terms of its long-term develop-ments, analysts believe that the evolution of geopolitical conflict patterns brought about by the Russia-Ukraine crisis will inevitably affect global investment decisions and capital flows.

Russia-Ukraine War Could Affect Stock exchangeTrading is currently normal

“People were optimistic that we are recovering from COVID and things were expected to get better but now all of a sudden we are in a war,” Tsheole said adding that the impact on the BSe will depend on the speed at which the war escalates.

KATLEGO RAKOLA

Residential property has been the most affected sector in the Botswana property mar-

ket as foreigners grow reluctant to purchase houses owing to high taxes. Players in the market say this has slowed down sales, especially of high-end houses, and increased pressure on rental property which is now seeing an increase in not only demand but pricing.

According to Apex Director Valu-ation and Advisory, Maje Maje, in-creasing tax to 30 percent for foreign buyers impacted the property mar-ket, especially the residential seg-ment. “Rental prices are going up be-cause more foreign buyers are now opting for rental and are not buying and owning residential property,” Maje said in an interview, noting that this has added pressure on the rental pricing.

The Director of Vantage Proper-ties, Sethebe Manake, says coming out of COVID households are look-ing to make the best of their ends and have begun to see a shift in the prop-erty market where people are mov-ing back into their premium housing and are no longer willing to lease or rent it out.

“People are no longer willing to lease out their property,” Manake said in an interview. “Even those coming home from the Diaspora are choosing to move into their houses rather than rent them out. They are choosing to move from their low and medium rentals to live in their high-cost income properties.”

According to her, the average residential property price increased by 8% compared to the previous year and demand for low to middle-income properties continues to in-

crease. Gaborone and Greater Gabo-rone maintain the highest residential sales, with Block 10 recording the highest number of transactions in 2021. Transactions in Blocks 10, 8 and 7, as well as in G-North and Tsholofelo East, are higher than most because these are developing areas.

Other market insights are that of-fice property is also under pressure, especially older offices, as the mar-ket sees a high supply of this product despite a low demand for the space. “Approximately more than 15000 sqm of space is expected, “revealed Manake.

Maje said the reason for reduced demand for older offices lies primar-ily in that these spaces are not prop-erly maintained, and people are opt-ing for newer offices conveniently located closer to their homes. With more people working from home, there is less demand for offices.

Meanwhile, the commercial and industrial property segments remain the biggest prospects in the property market. Retail property, according to Maje, saw continued support from consumers who have remained con-stant since the hard lockdowns at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. He spoke of having observed a con-tinued supply of goods into the coun-try with no hurdles experienced at border posts, unlike when there were disruptions at the height of COVID. All these favour the retail market.

In the industrial property segment, there seems to be a continuing lack of adequate supply. “This space is still under pressure because there is need for more units,” said Maje. “There was a considerable expan-sion of warehouse space in the Mma-mashia area but the government has since changed its mind on this exten-sion and it is disadvantaging growth of this sector.”

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• Foreignerspreferrentingtobuyinghouses• Thereisunder-supplyofindustrialproperty

Residential property has been the most affected sector in the Botswana property market as foreigners grow reluctant to purchase houses owing to high taxes.

This is because as prices of certain commodities go up, especially wheat and fuel, operations of some compa-nies in Botswana and their participation on the bourse could be affected.

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KATLEGO RAKOLA

Wheat and maize milling company Boko-mo Botswana aims to invest 40 million Pula in a plant to produce popular Simba

Snacks Nik Naks. This follows government’s restric-tion of importation of maize extruded snacks last year to encourage local production.

Bokomo has for the meantime been acquiring per-mits to import the products which they supply lo-cally, and now looking ahead see an opportunity in investing in production locally. Bokomo Botswana CEO Werner de Beer said they would be getting into a board meeting this Thursday to fine tune their am-bitions and determine plans for undertaking this new venture. He however sees an opportunity to supply beyond the boarders of Botswana, though for what he calls a risky large investment.

“It is a huge investment for Nik Naks chippies, so careful consideration has to go into it. The Botswana market alone won’t be enough for this massive in-vestment, so we are also looking to export,” noted De Beer.

De Beer’s reservations lie in the uncertainty sur-rounding the Southern African Development Com-munity (SADC) market. He fears other countries could possibly follow Botswana’s lead of closing boarders for maize snacks imports.

“If one country in SACU or SADC closed its boarders for importation, the other governments could reciprocate,” the Bokomo CEO noted. “Now we undertake this massive capital investment, and the next thing we have Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and other countries closing their boarders for our snacks

Bokomo Looks To Invest 40 million Pula In Local Production of Simba Snacks

production of maize snacks since the importation re-strictions. Meanwhile Acting Director Industrial Af-fairs in the ministry Ruth Baoki said they are seeing other new entrants in the market looking to invest in this opportunity, noting two other companies that ministry is currently in discussions with.

“These companies should be in production be-fore the end of the year, in fact, we anticipate one of them to be already in production by June, “ Baoki revealed. She further noted that interest is grow-ing within private sector to invest in production of maize extruded snacks, especially from those com-panies which were supplying the Botswana market heavily, and now want to have set ups locally. She shared there’s about 25 million Pula more among other investors geared towards the same.

Wheat and maize milling company Bokomo Botswana aims to invest 40 million Pula in a plant to produce popular Simba Snacks Nik Naks

GAZETTE REPORTER

A consortium of youthful medical practioners has opened doors to a new clinic, Sarona Health, to help close healthcare delivery gaps.

Offering a full bouquet of services under one roof, the medical health establishment houses a general practitioner medical doctor, a nutritionist, and counseling. A dentist, a physiotherapist, X-Ray and ultrasound radiology services are set to start operating by the end of March.

“Healthcare delivery in Botswana has proven to be a challenge over the years, owing to limited resources, both human and equipment,” said Sarona Health Medical Di-rector, Dr Rapelang Archim Kelaotswe.

“This has therefore jeopardised the healthcare system’s efforts to facilitate swift access to proper medical servic-es.”

With vast experience in the medical field, Dr Kelaotswe said the health sector burden has been felt more in gov-ernment facilities, adding that the situation gives Sarona Health the liberty to explore different avenues in acquir-ing and availing these scarce resources.

“We have set a target for ourselves to be a force that will add impetus in the local health sector,” he said.

Sarona Health intends to establish working relation-ships with other healthcare providers in both private and government facilities to ensure quality services for Batswana.

“We aspire to be the industry standard for excellence in private health service provision because since the re-surgence of COVID-19, it became clear that Botswana’s health sector can get overwhelmed while a significant demographic of patients requires convenient and quality health care,” Dr Kelaotswe noted.

Located in the new Sarona City Mall, the clinic is al-ready attracting clients from various communities. Sarona Clinic looks ahead with a promise of quality healthcare aiming to not only provide primary healthcare but to tai-lor-make services for clients, both corporate and individu-als.

Introducing Sarona HealthThe gaps in health care that were revealed when Botswana’s medical infrastructure was overstretched at the height of the COVID onslaught became an opportunity for young doctors to from a much-needed co-op

A consortium of youthful medical practioners has opened doors to a new clinic, Sarona Health, to help close healthcare delivery gaps.

to be exported. It’s a big gamble,” continued De Beer.However, Bokomo also sees a great opportunity for

employment creation through this new undertaking. De Beer also believes there are a lot of skills to be trans-ferred to the local market, once production is in full swing.

Recently government through Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Mmusi Kgafela announced that 40 million Pula was being raised by private sector for local

Bokomo has for the meantime been acquiring permits to import the products which they supply locally, and now looking ahead see an opportunity in investing in production locally.

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GOSEGO MOTSUMI

While Miss Botswana 2021 Palesa Molefe had already made her mark at the Miss World pageant, blowing supporters away with her wit before making the Top

12, the hype around the queen seems to have died down ahead of the finale. The beauty queen will jet off to Puerto Rico this Friday 11 March to compete for the coveted Miss World crown on the 16 March 2022 at José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

“The hype that we had created died down over the past couple of weeks, but that was expected,” the national pageantry organ-iser and Unit Director, Kaone Moremong, told Time Out. “We are expecting the hype and support to go back up this week as she prepares for her departure and as the competition resumes. Note that even last time, the hype only started for real when she arrived at the competition in Puerto Rico.”

During her reign, prior and post the postponement of the Miss World finale, Molefe managed to garner support across the world; one only had to listen to her speak to understand why the masses were rallying behind her. While the beauty queen captivated them with her natural beauty, talent and eloquence, the hype and support also increased her chances of winning the crown.

“Although the hype is low now, the most part of the competi-tion had already been done by the time the postponement of the finale day was announced. She had already accumulated most of the points she needed. As far as we know, we still stand a good chance of winning even in the time the competition has been in abeyance, we have managed to meet the organisation’s needs,” said Moremong.

So far, Molefe has managed to secure all the resources need-ed for the last leg of the competition. The organising team says her entire wardrobe is inspired by the Miss World regulations and expectations. Molefe’s Miss World wardrobe features de-signs by Dihdah, FADDIC, Botocy, Versatile Creations, House of Kay, Fede, Options, JJK, Urban Soul, House of Peace, Jay-Rohi and Gazelle Pana.

“We have other local designers and stores who have provided a wardrobe that will be used for the rest of her reign as she is only going for four days to Puerto Rico,” Moremong said.

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JOEY BADUBI JR.

Isaac Makwaka has been Botswana’s most outstanding and consistent ath-lete for a long time now. He has set

and broken his own records, travelled almost the entire world, and is the first and so far only non-president to sit on the President’s chair to address a whole cabinet of Botswana.

Makwala’s success is most visible, hence he is one of the most celebrated athletes that Botswana ever had, if not the most celebrated ever. In a bid to shed some light on his life, he joins Joey Badubi Jr. for this edition of Celeb Spot

Q1. Badman. It is good to have you here. Let us get straight to it and roll back to where it all began. Who is Isaac Makwala and how did you grow up?

A1. I am from Tutume village. Born and bred there.

Q2. So when did you start getting in-volved with athletics?

A2. I started athletics when I was do-ing Standard 3. I was not necessarily the best. I also played football from the time until junior secondary school.

Q3. Oh really? Which position did you play?

A3. I played on the right wing. Ko gae we called it motjatja.

Q4. Interesting. So how did you pro-ceed with athletics then?

A4. My father took me to the cattle post since I did not do well at Form 3. Ko Malelejwe, and I stayed there for about a year. It became an eye opening experi-ence for me and it made me realise how difficult life can be. I wanted to get out of there with all my heart. From there I went to pursue a carpentry and joinery course at Nswazi Brigade and the envi-ronment there provided me with an op-portunity to take athletics seriously.

Q5. Were you still not the best yet then?

A5. There I was the best already. I guess it was because of my stay at the cattle post. I then went on to join the na-tional athletics team in 2006.

Q6. How was it like when you received your first national team call-up? How did you feel?

A6. I was very excited. I was mostly looking forward to gaining experience.

Q7. How did your parents feel about your first national team call up?

A7.My Dad had always been against my efforts of participating in athletics. Like most parents he believed in educa-tion for their children. The same applies to my mother. But we managed to con-vince them to grant me permission to go with the national team on a trip to Mau-ritius.

Q8. So what motivated you to stay on with your athletics career from there on?

A8. It was the money. Hehehe! From the first trip to Mauritius I got paid around $3 000 and back then it was a decent amount of money. It was about P5000 after exchange and that’s when I realised that go ka jega. Hehehe!

Q9. Hahaha! So who was your compe-tition by the time you joined the national team?

A9. There were brilliant guys like California Molefe. They were mostly the reason I was benched since they were in-credibly good.

CELEB SPOT WITH ISAAC MAKWALA

Q10. So how old were you at the time?A10. I was about 23 years old.Q11. That was quite late for an athlete,

hey? What kept you pushing even when everything happened at a later age for

you?A11. Well, that is just how things have

always been with me. Things just move at a later age for me, and that’s what mo-tivated me to keep on pushing. I always knew what I wanted and I have always been motivated by money. Hahaha!

Q12. So when did you start getting recognition?

A12. Just a year after my first national call-up. I was awarded a scholarship in Senegal for two years. I trained there un-der incredible facilities and I became a regular for the national team.

Q13. As we have mentioned earlier, you have always been a late starter in al-most everything. It makes me wonder at what age you had your first girlfriend?

A13. Hahaha! I think was about 23 years old.

Q14. Let’s talk about your wife now. How and where did you meet her?

A14. I met her at the offices of Bo-tswana National Sports Commission. She works there. There was some Olym-pic Torch event there and I saw her there for the first time. We did not talk much and two days after I left for Europe. I looked her up on Facebook while in Eu-rope and that is when I really knew it. Hehehe! The fire was burning when I got back.

Q15. Hahaha! Back to athletics now. I understand that you once trained with Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake? How was the experience? And how did that come about?

A15. It was a very heart-warming ex-perience. I won a scholarship to Jamaica. For two years. The scholarship was un-der Glen Mills who was coaching both Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake. He is an

incredible coach who has contributed a lot to my growth. Usain Bolt was such an incredible person too and I learnt a whole lot from him. Yohan Blake was amazing because he welcomed me and showed me around Jamaica. I even won a gold medal afterwards at my second African Championships.

Q16. Speaking of that, I understand that your personal best time is 43:72 right?.

A16. Yes my personal best is 43:72 in 400 metres. I did in Switzerland in 2015.

Q17. You came much under the spot-light at the London World Champion-ships where you were denied to compete in the 400m race and there was a lot of speculation and controversy around it. How did you understand the whole situ-ation and what did you make of it?.

A17. 2017 was a heated time between me and Wayde van Nierkek and what I heard in the news and in the corridors was that a whole lot of betting took place. A large number of people had put their money on Wayde and I was a threat and his biggest completion. That’s why I got barred from competing.

Q18. Are you over the whole incident now?

A18. Yes, I’m over it. It is water under the bridge now.

Q19. Before we close off, have you ever made more than P1 million in year from athletics alone?

A19. Yeah, I have . O batla go mpo-laisa magodu akere! Hehehe!

Q20. Hehehe! Well, Badman, thank you very much for doing this. This was awesome. Let us catch up another time.

A20. Thank you so much. ’Bye.

Pic; cubeyjmedia (FACEBOOK)

I met her at the offices of Botswana National Sports Commission. She works there. There was some Olympic Torch event there and I saw her there for the first time. We did not talk much and two days after I left for Europe. I looked her up on Facebook while in Europe and that is when I really knew it. Hehehe! The fire was burning when I got back

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GOSEGO MOTSUMI

Boundaries are not as obvious as a wall or a giant stop signboard and are more like invisible bubbles.

The observation in Botswana is that while people love the idea of boundaries, they don’t really know where to start to imple-ment them.

However, according to mental health

service provider at Seding Therapy, Betsho Mokgatlhe-Dinonyane, setting boundar-ies is important because they protect one’s time, energy and mental well-being. “The more you become aware about yourself, the less anxious you become about certain situations,” she said in an interview.

“If you have spoken to someone about how they speak to you, you are going to be less anxious to talk about it because

you are now both on the same wavelength. The more confident you are to stand up for yourself, the less depressed you will be.

Mokgatlhe-Dinonyane curated the con-versation around boundaries with par-ticipants after a therapeutic morning yoga class with instructor Drake Selwe at the Ate@Design Restaurant in Gaborone last weekend. She said it was important to have a conversation around boundaries be-

Setting Boundaries improves Mental Wellbeing – Therapist… aided by yoga, new brain cells develop, resulting in improved cog nitive skills

cause Batswana should use it as a core tool to help them to open up and talk to break communication barriers between genera-tion groups.

“One of my main practices is accep-tance and commitment therapy that mainly emphasise on knowing how to use your boundaries,” she said. “My observation is that we are afraid of communicating, lest we come out looking like an unpleasant person. To change that narrative means communicating about what it that makes you uncomfortable. If you name it, you should communicate it and then set bound-aries.”

Asked to elaborate more about whether Batswana take boundaries into consid-eration, the therapist said they do not re-spond well, especially if the boundary is communicated by someone younger. In the scenario of elders, they do not consider an unmarried person’s boundaries because such a person could never attain the status of an elder.

“While you tell people how you would want them to speak to you, it is important for you to be also advised. The older gen-eration struggles with being advised but al-lowing advice teaches one to exist to with others,” she pointed out.

Mokgatlhe-Dinonyane noted that as one of the activities enjoyed by participants on the day, yoga therapy is one way of treating mental health because it helps work with the nature of the mind and how human emotions work in the body.

Practising yoga leads to brain cells de-veloping new connections as well a chang-es in brain struc ture and function, resulting in improved cog nitive skills, such as learn-ing and memory.

“The classic things that we talk about re-garding mental health are more a Western approach that says psychology is a social science while the Eastern approach in Asia something different where you learn how to connect with your body so that you can respond well,” said Mokgatlhe-Dinonyane. “I believe there is no way we can discon-nect the two, which is why we had a yoga and therapy session.”

Reopening in April, the completely refurbished Vumbura Plains’ fresh new look and feel celebrates its

sense of place within the local culture and Okavango Delta. New design elements showcase the camp’s core purpose and partnership with the Okavango Commu-nity Trust (OCT), while art installations highlight Vumbura’s heritage through individual stories on basket weaving, lo-cal traditional fishing techniques and the area’s phenomenal wildlife.

The OCT was formed in 1996 to rep-resent the interests of villagers in the re-gion. In co-operation with the Botswana Government and various stakeholders, it distributes funds for community uplift-ment and aid to these remote northern communities.

Okavango Wilderness Safaris has en-joyed a successful partnership with the

trust, the magosi (chiefs) and the local communities that dates back to its incep-tion. During this time, and with each suc-cessive OCT Board, the partnership has constantly strengthened, with all parties collaborating on a number of projects.

These include contributions towards income-generation, farming assistance and a COVID-relief project that saw 224 tonnes of food distributed to over 28 000 individuals, as well as to other communi-ties reliant on the tourism sector.

Said the MD of Okavango Wilderness Safaris, Kim Nixon: “We are particularly proud of our partnership with the OCT in the Vumbura Private Wilderness Area where we operate Vumbura Plains and Little Vumbura camps.

“Rights to the use of the concession be-long to five villages which, between them, have a population of approximately 5 500

Vumbura Plains – A story of Trust and Commitment“We’re not here for what Vumbura can do for us; we’re here for what we can do for Vumbura and its people” – Stakeholder Manager for Wilderness Botswana, Moalosi Lebekwe

people. By choosing to stay at Vumbura Plains, our guests contribute to a part-nership that has thrived for well over 20 years and brought many great benefits to the people living in this remote area of northern Botswana through revenue generation, job creation and alternative sources of income.”

Wilderness leases the Vumbura area from the OCT and pays close to USD500 000 in concession fees each year. Together, the camps employ 150 people – almost all of whom come from OCT villages. The salaries paid to these staff members support 20% of the com-bined population of the villages.

The relationship between Wilderness and the OCT further extends to skills development through an in-house train-ing school (accredited by the Botswana Qualifications Authority). Through this school, many community members have found long-term employment, as evi-denced by the fact that over 70% of the camp staff have been employed for over five years, and nearly 40% for more than 10. Most have risen through the ranks, including a number who have become senior managers within the Wilderness organisation, and the tourism industry in general.

Engagement with the OCT also in-cludes the Children in the Wilderness (CITW) programme in the five villages’ primary schools. Here CITW runs en-vironmental education, life skills and leadership development programmes. By

training teachers, running extracurricular activities, eco-clubs and annual camps, the programme enhances Botswana’s na-tional basic education curriculum.

For example, eco-club activities in-clude growing fruit and vegetables, poul-try farming and recycling initiatives, all geared towards nurturing future environ-mentally responsible community leaders and citizens. Most recently, as part of a food security programme, a poultry en-closure was constructed at Beetsha Pri-mary School with funds from a generous guest donation. Its objective is to provide chicken meat and eggs for the commu-nity.

Wilderness also runs ongoing income-generating initiatives in partnership with Community-Based Organisations (CBOs). These include beekeeping, hor-ticulture and milling, with the aim of improving the employability and liveli-hoods of OCT community members.

“The benefits of our partnership with the OCT extend far beyond simple eco-nomics. By deepening and strengthening the relationship, the benefits of our joint initiatives reach the people who most de-serve them. The lessons we learn from them are as valuable as the lessons they learn from us. We never forget that we’re not here for what Vumbura can do for us; we’re here for what we can do for Vum-bura and its people,” concluded Moalosi Lebekwe, Stakeholder Manager, Wilder-ness Safaris Botswana.

Mokgatlhe-Dinonyane noted that as one of

the activities enjoyed by participants on the

day, yoga therapy is one way of treating mental health because it helps work with the nature of the mind and how

human emotions work in the body

Wednesday 09 March 2022 The BoTsWana GazeTTe TIMEOUT

When harrowing stories of women in abusive relationships are told, people often shake their heads

and ask: “Why doesn’t she just leave?” But this is easier said than done, according to

Attorney and Director of women’s rights organisation, Molao Matters, Mona-Lisa Danieli Mungure. They are the team lead-ers in producing an African-centred docu-mentary titled, “Why Don’t Women Leave

Abusive Relationships?,” that will air on 8 March, International Women’s Day.

“The documentary is not a means to an end but a strategy to sensitise people and find solutions,” Danieli Mungure said in an

Why don’t women leave abusive relationships?A woman who leaves an abusive relationship is 70% more likely to be killed within a few weeks of her leaving than if she stays. A new documentary premiering on International Women’s Day is an African-centred response to the question, “Why Don’t Women Leave Abusive Relationships?, writes GOSEGO MOTSUMI

interview. “The documentary also came on board because we want to assist survivors and if the environment is not facilitated, they might find themselves in the same space.”

There are many barriers that stand in the way of a woman leaving an abusive rela-tionship, among them psychological, emo-tional, financial and/or physical threats. The documentary that aired on the Molao Matters page reveals that a woman who leaves an abusive relationship is 70% more likely to be killed within a few weeks of her leaving than if she stays, Besides, women are pressurised to be with their abusive partners because of cultural, religious and family expectations.

“There are various influences that affect a woman’s ability to leave and we highlight the dangers of leaving. Some of the reasons women don’t leave is for the sake of the children if the abuser is the breadwinner. If they leave, where are they going to start? There are different realities, including a power dynamic even if the woman has her own money,” said Danieli Mungure.

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has be-come the second pandemic in Botswana. Since the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, the country has witnessed an in-crease in GBV numbers. GBV is such a se-rious scourge in Botswana that the country is globally listed among those with a high prevalence of GBV among women and the second worst for rape cases with 92.90 rape incidents per 100 000 citizens.

The 45-minute long documentary fea-tures expert views of the CEO of Botswana Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Support Centre (BGBVC), Lorato Moalu-si, a Motswana survivor, two survivors from Ghana and two more from Malawi. The documentary is produced by Molao Matters (Botswana), Foundation for Civic Education & Social Empowerment (Mala-wi), Parasports Against Stigma (University of Malawi) and Drama Queens (Ghana). They are all grantee partners of FRIDA, The Young Feminist Fund.

GOSEGO MOTSUMI

From 1st April, viewers of Dstv will no longer access four of eMedia Investment TV channels eMovies,

eMovies Extra, eExtra and eToonz, Time Out has established.

eMedia, which owns various etv chan-nels, broke the news last week in a state-ment that said only the eNCA TV news channel and the daily Afrikaans news bul-letin on kykNET will be available. The statement added that eTV, licensed under a separate agreement, will continue to air on the platform.

“All channel and programme relation-ships are contractual and have an intended end-date, which is then open for the par-ties to review,” MultiChoice Corporate Affairs Manager, Thembile Legwaila, ex-plained in an interview. “We have a new agreement with eMedia which does not include eTV Africa. As a result, some of

those channels will no longer be available on DStv.”

While many viewers had grown to like the channels being axed, Legwaila said MultiChoice Botswana is continuously adding new channels to its packages in an effort to keep customers entertained. Over the past few months alone, four new chan-nels were launched and customers can ex-pect more channel launches.

“Right now we are looking forward to launching Dreamworks, a kids’ channel, as well as an exciting new movie channel which is also coming soon,” she said.

Asked if the changes will affect pric-ing, Legwaila said the nature of pay-TV involves addition and removal of channels for various reasons, including agreements ending, as is the case with eTV Africa. When this happens they do not reduce pricing of the service in the same way that they do not increase package pricing when more channels are added.

MultiChoice to drop eMedia Channels• eMovies, eMovies Extra, eExtra and eToonz are getting axed in April• MultiChoice has a new agreement with eMedia that does not include

eTV Africa • Dreamworks for kids and new movie channel launch on the cards

“The pricing of the DStv service is not wholly based on the number of channels available but on a myriad of factors, in-cluding provision of customer support, the operation of the business, inflation, cur-rency exchange rates and the general cost of content,” Legwaila noted.

Regarding if viewers will see the termi-nated channels return to their TV screens, she said they continue to engage with var-ious content partners to ensure they bring content that is relevant to their customers’

viewing needs.“We will continue to strive to provide

our customers with the best in African and international entertainment here in Botswana as we have been doing for 30 years now,” she said. “We look forward to announcing new channels and new ser-vices for our valued customers and would like to assure them that they will continue to enjoy the diverse range of channels we have on offer.”


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The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) will rename its head-quarters after political activ-

ist and author Michael Dingake, who is also the founding president of the party, the Secretary General of the BCP, Goretetse Kekgonegile, has announced.

Speaking at the launch of a BCP membership drive called “Boloko Jwa Motia” at the University of Bo-tswana last Sunday, Kekgonegile said renaming BCP headquarters af-ter the outstanding figure (who was jailed alongside Nelson Mandela on Robben Island) is the fulfillment of a resolution adopted at the BCP elec-tive congress of October last year.

He disclosed that the BCP has also launched an online membership reg-istration portal through WhatsApp Messenger and the party’s website platform.

Speaking at the same occasion, the president of the BCP, Dumelang Saleshando, said the party aims to recruit over 100 000 new members between March this year and De-cember 2022. “In 2019 there was an estimated 1.5 million people eligible to vote in Botswana and during the 2019 general elections the Indepen-dent Electoral Commission Botswa-na (IEC) targeted 1.2 million people but only 925 000 voted during the elections,” Saleshando noted.

“We will not take or accept any ex-cuses in 2024. The BCP has a trend of winning constituencies and losing them in the succeeding elections. We won Okavango in 1999 and lost the constituency in 2004. We also won the Ngamiland constituency in 2009 and lost it in the 2014 general elec-tions and again we won Ramotswa in 2014 and lost it in 2019. We want to retain all these constituencies and win others in the 2024 general elec-tions.”

The BCP president added that the party will re-evaluate its electoral target at its annual conference in July. “There will also monthly meet-ings at constituency level and wards to review progress,” he said.

BCP headquarters to become Crowning Glory of Michael Dingake• Renaming BCP head office after Dingake follows congress

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Botswana is currently par-ticipating at the Expo2020 Dubai in the United Arab

Emirates. The 6 months spectacle has brought together over 190 countries. Botswana’s participation over the 6 months was premised on different themes, where differ-ent sectors were promoted through collaborations with different stake-holders, both Government and pri-vate sector. These sectors include Mining and beneficiation, Innova-tion, Tourism, Arts and Culture and Agriculture/Foods of Botswana.

The Botswana National Day is

scheduled for 13th March 2022 and as part of the Botswana Month at the Expo2020Dubai, Botswana will host different events to showcase different sectors and aspects of Bo-tswana. Each country is afforded a National Day, where the spotlight is on that particular country, and that presents an opportunity for Botswana to showcase herself to a global audience.

The Botswana delegation at the Expo2020Dubai national day ac-tivities will be led by His Excel-lency Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi and will comprise of Ministers, se-

Botswana hosts National Day activities at Expo2020 Dubai

New Era College of Arts, Science and Technology continues to play a huge role in STEM education and is a positive contributor

to the national transformational agenda through their research and advances in STEM.

The College participated in the annual Engineering Forum which was organised by the Engineering Registration Board from the 1st to the 4th of March 2022. The forum is an annual platform for all stakeholders in the engineering industry to gather, share insights and discuss challenges and policies aimed at advancing the industry. Senior lecturer in the faculty of Engineering, Mr Fred Musunga; showcased through a presentation, research on STEM in Agriculture conducted by faculty and students at the College, which was accompanied by their own innovative prototypes. One of the presented solutions was an automated irrigation system which can be controlled remotely through mobile phone communication. Another solution is a green house temperature and humidity monitoring system, which switches on/off either the heater or cooling fan to adjust the temperature and humidity levels.

Moreover, the College was a part of a panel discussion on STEM in higher education represented by the Vice President of Administration and Finance Mr. Daruosh Ghodrati. Giving his remarks on STEM developments at the College, Mr Ghodrati said, “We have introduced a tinkering lab at the College where students can “Tinker” with STEM kits and come up with their own innovations. We are also committed to promoting women in STEM as a way of levelling the playing field in a traditionally male dominated industry.”

The College was also given the opportunity to showcase its STEM kits which cover the areas of electronics, programming and robotics. These form the core of skills needed for the fourth industrial revolution workforce. Through the use of STEM education the College is committed to transforming the future of basic and higher education by giving students industry relevant skills and preparing them to be key players in the knowledge based economy through their own innovations.

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nior government officials, private sector as well as performing art-ists from Botswana. The Business seminars and Investment confer-ence will bring together business delegations from Botswana and the UAE to explore opportunities for investment, collaborations and partnerships.

In the lead up to the main event Botswana has planned a variety of events to commemorate the day and celebrate everything Botswa-na both at the Expo 2020 Dubai and other locations in the UAE from 8th March 2022. These activ-ities will start with Invest Botswa-na business seminars focusing on agriculture and mining sectors where respective honorable min-isters Karabo. S. Gare and Le-foko Moagi will officiate. This will then be followed by official event which will have activities such as cultural parade, cultural night and BITC will conclude the programmes by accelerating the investing in Botswana agenda in the last event themed “Sustained Growth through Inclusive and In-novative Investments” on the 14th March 2022.

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MPHO MATSHEDISO

A final report on the tragic helicopter crash that claimed the life of iconic rapper Sa-rona Motlhagodi alias Sasa Klass over a year ago has spawned several conspiracy theories surrounding the aircraft involved in the accident, The Botswana Gazette

Sasa Klass died in SA-registered Chopper that had overstayed - Report• AircraftwasnotclearedwithBURS• Aircraftwasnotdetectablebecauseitwasflyinglow• Pilothadnothavefiledflightplan• Pilotwasreportedlyeageraboutinsurance

can reveal.According to a report on the accident that

The Botswana Gazette is in possession of, the helicopter involved in the crash was un-der South African registration and jurisdic-tion. “The pilot revealed that he had acquired the helicopter on a lease to own contract,” says the report.

“Once an aircraft is purchased by a citizen, it is expected to be properly cleared with Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) and then entered into the civil aircraft regis-ter, lest it raises unnecessary concerns/suspi-cions amongst relevant authorities.”

The report, which was compiled by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, notes that the fact that the helicopter pilot’s failure to file a flight plan delayed a coordi-nated search and rescue that may have been initiated earlier and increased the chances of saving the rap artist’s life.

It suggests that the accident may have been reported for insurance claims rather than to save the casualty’s life. “During the interview, a key witness in the investigations mentioned that the issue of insurance was raised by the pilot,” says the report.

“It was highlighted that the pilot had re-ported he lost his mobile phone and as such was not able to report to air traffic control himself and hence asked the key witness to relay the message about the crash to the au-thorities.”

While the witness gave contrasting state-ments as to when he placed calls seeking help from the authorities and which health post the late rapper was rushed to at the time of rescue, the investigations through the air traffic control log revealed his call was re-ceived at 2120hrs while he had initially said he placed his call at 2106hrs. “The inves-tigation established that the passenger was rushed to a clinic in Sojwe and not Letlhak-eng as the witness had previously reported,” the report says.

It is also reported that the pilot of the air-craft had remained behind when the late rap-per was sent for medical attention “irrespec-tive of what the actual relationship between the pilot and passenger was and whether he felt physically fine, in all fairness the pilot was the most suited to accompany her and nurse her.”

The Gazette has also established that the aircraft had an radio station licence issued by the Independent Communication Author-ity of South Africa (ICASA) that had expired on 31 March 2019 and that the pilot had not flown solo prior to the accident.

In the aftermath of this accident, recom-mendations have since been made for the Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana to work with BURS to devise a mechanism to ensure that foreign-registered aircraft in Bo-tswana do not overstay without proper im-port clearance.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT FRANCISTOWN CASE NO: CVHFT 000 822/18In the matter between:ABSA BANK BOTSWANA LIMITEDformerly BARCLAYS BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED PlaintiffAndTHAPELO GLADWIN TLHAPISO Defendant


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

DATE OF SALE : 5th April 2022VENUE : Tribal Lot 12579, Molepolole TIME : 1030 Hours

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Piece of Land being Tribal Lot 12579, Molepolole, measuring 999m2 (Nine Hundred and Ninety Nine Square Metres), held under Memorandum of Agreement of Lease No. TL 2758/2012 dated the 5th day of November 2012 and made in favour of THAPELO GLADWIN TLHAPISO, together with developments thereon, consisting of a 3 bedroomed residential house with kitchen, sitting room, dining room, TV room, toilet and bathroom. TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques only.

CONDITIONS OF SALE may be inspected at the offices of the hereunder mentioned Deputy’s Sheriff’s offices at Nkoyaphiri Industrial, Tshepho Tile Products Offices, Plot 1154. He can be contacted at 71607940

DATED AT FRANCISTOWN ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022

VAN NIEKERK ATTORNEYS Plot 4660, Area G, Ditau Street P.O Box 37, Francistown Telephone No. 241 3421

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT FRANCISTOWN CASE NO: CVHFT 000 568/2020In the matter between:ABSA BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED formerlyBARCLAYS BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED PlaintiffAndEUNICE MAGADI RATSHIPA Defendant

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTIONBE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to a Writ of Execution issued out of the above Honourable Court in the above matter, the following immovable property of the Defendant will be sold by Public Auction by Deputy N. Ookame to the highest bidder as follows:

DATE OF SALE : 7th April 2022VENUE : Tribal Lot 1245, Mogoditshane TIME : 1030 Hours

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Piece of Land being Tribal Lot 1245, Mogoditshane, measuring 1823m2 (One Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty Three Square Metres), held under Deed of Cession and Delegation No. MA 248/2014 dated the 19th day of March 2014 and made in favour of EUNICE MAGADI RATSHIPA, together with developments thereon, consisting of a 3 bedroomed residential house (master bedroom ensuite with bathtub, shower, double vanity with granite top, walk through closet, 2 bedrooms fitted with built in closet, common bathroom with bathtub and shower, kitchen fitted with granite top, lounge with glass door, dining room, TV room. 2 bedroomed cottage (master ensuite, spacious second bedroom, common bathroom, open sitting room, dining and kitchen, store room. The yard is walled, electric fence and 2 sliding gates. TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques only.

CONDITIONS OF SALE may be inspected at the offices of the hereunder mentioned Deputy’s Sheriff’s offices at Plot. 1239, Office No. 7, Gaborone West Industrial. He can be contacted at 3938567/72879169/77435503



IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT FRANCISTOWN CASE NO: CVHFT 000 567/2020In the matter between:ABSA BANK BOTSWANA LIMITEDformerly BARCLAYS BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED PlaintiffAndMONOSI IDAH MADISAKWANA Defendant


BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to a Writ of Execution issued out of the above Honourable Court in the above matter, the following immovable property of the Defendant will be sold by Public Auction by Deputy Sheriff Ookeditse Masolotate to the highest bidder as follows:

DATE OF SALE : 7th April 2022 VENUE : Tribal Lot 5971, Tonota TIME : 1000 Hours

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Piece of Land being Tribal Lot 5971, Tonota, measuring 2076m2 (Two Thousand and Seventy Six Square Metres), held under Memorandum of Agreement of Lease No. FT TL 881/2015 dated the 16th day of September 2015 and made in favour of MONOSI IDAH MADISAKWANA, together with developments thereon, consisting of a 3 bedroomed residential house (master ensuite, separate bath and toilet, dining room, sitting room, and kitchen. A two and half, storeroom, chicken coup and a pit latrine. The yard is fenced. TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques only.

CONDITIONS OF SALE may be inspected at the offices of the hereunder mentioned Deputy’s Sheriff’s offices at Lotsane Ward, Gampone’s Complex, Next to Standard Chartered Bank. He can be contacted at 74724543



SEGOPOLO JIN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANAHELD AT GABORONE CASE NO. CVHGB-002667-2020In the matter between:ACCESS BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED (formerly AfricanBanking Corporation of Botswana which traded under the name, BancABC - Botswana) PlaintiffandNKARALLY HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD First DefendantMOATLHODI JUDGE SANGO Second DefendantALLISTAIR McFARLANE Third DefendantRONALD McFARLANE Fourth DefendantSETSWATSWA TRACKERS (PTY) LTD Fifth DefendantOKAVANGO DAWN (PTY) LTD Sixth DefendantSTOFFBERG INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD Seventh Defendant

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTIONBE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to judgment granted in the above Honourable Court on 28th April 2021 against the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Defendants’, the First Defendant’s property will be sold by auction to the highest bidder by Deputy Sheriff Omphemetse Peter Kaisara.

DATE : 26th March 2022TIME : 1100 hoursPLACE OF SALE : Tribal Grant 303 PM, KhwaiPROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Tribal Grant 303 PM situated at Khwai in the Batawana Tribal Territory measuring 7.7996 ha, held under Memorandum of Agreement of Lease No. FT TG 99/2014 dated 8th day of May 2014 in favour of Nkarally Holdings (Pty) Ltd with some developments thereon being: a fully developed lodge consisting of swimming pool, lounge, dining hall, bar, 2 reception toilets, 2 bar toilets, events corner, kitchen, office with store room, 8 luxury rooms with toilets and showers, 15 forest houses with toilets and showers, cold-room, laundry room, 3 guides houses with toilets and showers, 18 staff houses, 6 with toilets and showers, 6 well pumps powered by jet pumps, female staff toilets and showers, male staff toilets and showers, power station powered by solar, staff power station powered by solar, sewerage station.

Reserve Price : bids shall start from BWP28, 000, 000.00. Terms and conditions : Cash or Bank guaranteed cheques.

NOTE: Due to reasons of containing and curbing the spread of Covid-19, the auction sale shall also be simultaneously conducted virtually with the physical auction sale. The link for virtual attendance shall be provided through the Deputy Sheriff’s office 10 (ten) days prior to the date of sale. All arrangements on viewing shall be made through the Deputy Sheriff’s office.

NOTE FURTHER that, the Deputy Sheriff shall not be held liable and/ or accountable for any network failures and/ or bad connections by those attending the sale virtually.

DATED AT GABORONE ON THIS 18th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022. DEPUTY SHERIFF OMPHEMETSE P. KAISARA Telephones: 72195113/71222244Emails: [email protected], [email protected], ensure to always keep the instructing attorneys on copy on all emails at [email protected]/o Serole & PartnersThe Courtyard, Lot 54513, Unit 1P O Box 1679 ABG, SebeleGaborone, Botswana

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GAREKWE JIN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT LOBATSE CASE NO. CVHGB-001197-2020In the matter between:FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOTSWANA LIMITED PlaintiffandPETER OTLETSWEMANG KOTOKWE Defendant

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTIONBE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to judgment granted in the above Honourable Court on 29th day of SEPTEMBER 2021, the Defendant’s property will be sold by auction to the highest bidder by Deputy Sheriff OMPHEMETSE PETER KAISARA.

DATE : 16th March 2022TIME OF SALE : 10.30 amPLACE OF SALE : Tsabong Police Station

PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Toyota Corolla, Registration number B 568 AHR, Maroon in colour, Chassis number AHT 53EEB009035648, Engine number 2E3277724.

Terms and conditions : Cash or Bank guaranteed cheques.

DATED AT GABORONE THIS 7th DAY OF JANUARY 2022.

DEPUTY SHERIFF OMPHEMETSE PETER KAISARA (71222244/72195113)C/o Serole & PartnersThe Courtyard, Lot 54513, Unit 1P O Box 1679 ABG, SebeleGABORONE

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Master’s Reference: ESHGB 000006/21

IN THE ESTATE of the Late JOSEPHINE BOPEGO MOKGADI who died at Princess Marina Hospital, Gaborone, Gaborone district, on the 23rd November 2020.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Debtors and Creditors in the above Estate are hereby required to pay their debts and file their claims of whatever nature with the undersigned within thirty (30) days after the publication hereof.

DATED AT ….........on this........Day of.............2021.

The ExecutrixBotshelo Kutlwano Modongo

P O Box 315Oodi

Tel: 75272184/ 76014170

SEGOPOLO JIN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT GABORONE CASE NO. CVHGB-003283-2021In the matter between:SEFALANA CASH & CARRY LIMITED PlaintiffandKABELO KOBA First DefendantWESTERN DELIGHTS Second Defendant


BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to judgment granted in the above Honourable Court on 15th November 2021 , the Defendants’ movable property will be sold by auction to the highest bidder by Deputy Sheriff Omphemetse Peter Kaisara.

DATE : 24th March 2022TIME : 1000 hoursPLACE OF SALE : Broadhurst Police StationPROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Hisense TV, DSTV decoder, open view, Panasonic sound system, 3 piece couch, Dixon AMP, KIC fridge, Chip fryer, cooler box, Trojan Perfoma 310, Queen bed, TV stand, couch


ATED AT GABORONE THIS 23rd DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022.

Deputy Sheriff Omphemetse P Kaisara (71222244/72195113)C/o Serole & PartnersThe Courtyard, Lot 54513, Unit 1P O Box 1679 ABG, SebeleGABORONE

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANAHELD AT FRANCISTOWN CASE NO. CVHFT MLHFT 000 269-18

In the matter between:TONNY PHATLALALO PLAINTIFFAndMAIPELO PHATLALALO (MOKGADINYANA) DEFENDANT

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTIONBE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a judgment of the above Honourable Court, the following property will be sold by Public Auction by Deputy Sheriff STANLEY SIKALESELE MBOLAI to the highest bidder as follows:DATE OF SALE : 13th April 2022TIME : 09.30a.m.VENUE : Module Lands, Lecheng Village PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : The Defendant’s rights, title and interest to a piece of land being a subdivision of ploughing field Tribal Grant 734-MQ, Module Lands situated in the Lecheng area in Bamangwato Tribal Territory measuring approximately 9.6835 Ha (Nine Point Six Eight Three Five Hectares), Originally measuring prior to subdivision 17.6835 Ha (Seventeen thousand Point Six Eight Three Five Hectares) held under deed of transfer No. Ft TG 213/2014 dated 18th September 2014 in favour of TONNY PHATLALALO and subject to the reservations and conditions in the aforesaid Deed.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Cash and Bank guaranteed cheque otherwise detailed conditions of sale may be inspected with Deputy Sheriff Stanley Sikalesele Mbolai on cell No. 71635200/4925987.

DATED AT FRANCISTOWN ON THIS 2nd DAY OF MARCH, 2022.

LOWA ATTORNEYSPlaintiff’s AttorneysUnit 16, Haskins BuildingPlot No. 469/70, Blue Jacket StreetP .O. Box 3537FRANCISTOWNTel: 2412300/76255146

APPLICATION FOR CERTIFIED COPY OF LOST MORTGAGE BOND

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned intends to apply for a certified copy of Mortgage Bond No. 504/2001 registered on the 2nd day of March, 2001 passed by OTILDA MPAESELE-TETTEY in favour of NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK in respect of the following property:

CERTAIN: piece of land being Tribal Lot 11, Chadibe;SITUATE: in the Bangwato Tribal Territory;MEASURING: 4692m² (Four Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety Two Square Metres);

All persons having objection to the issue of such copy are hereby required to lodge the same in writing with the Registrar of Deeds within three (3) weeks of the last publication of this notice.

DATED AT FRANCISTOWN ON THIS 1ST DAY OF MARCH, 2022.

M MMOHE ATTORNEYSPlot 3936, Peolwane StreetMinestoneP.O. Box 1860FRANCISTOWNTelephone: 2441616

NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS Master’s Reference: ESHGB 000133/20

IN THE ESTATE of the late TEMBA PRESCOTT VANQA who died at Kensinton Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa, on 12th day of January 2020.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Debtors and Creditors in the above Estate are hereby required to pay their debts and file their claims of whatever nature with the undersigned firm within thirty (30) days after the publication hereof.

DATED at Gaborone on this 15th Day of February 2022.

_____________________________The Executrix

Ellen Mandisi Vanqac/o: Ndadi Law Firm

Plot 10398, White City Private Bag BO 130

GABORONE Tel: 3907492

Cell: 73770934

GABANAGAE JIN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT GABORONE CASE NO. CVHGB-002801-2020In the matter between:AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION LIMITEDt/a BANCABC now t/a ACCESS BANK BOTSWANA PlaintiffandTREVOR THOMO BOITETO First DefendantKITSO THABO KGANANE BOITETO Second Defendant


BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to judgment granted in the above Honourable Court on 21st DECEMBER 2020, the First Defendant’s property will be sold by auction to the highest bidder by Deputy Sheriff Omphemetse Peter Kaisara

DATE : 25th March 2022TIME OF SALE : 10.30 amPLACE OF SALE : Lot 15803, Gaborone, Extension 49PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : piece of land being Lot 15803, Gaborone, Extension 49; situated in Gaborone Extension 49; Measuring 1200m2 (One Thousand Two Hundred Square Metres) held under Deed of Transfer No.2509/2017 dated 3rd November 2017 made in favour of TREVOR THOMO BOITETO with some developments therein being; a 3 bedroom house BHC high cost house, with sitting room, dining room, kitchen, toilet, toilet and bathroom, varendah, (2) staff quarters, carport, boundary wall, electric fence, sliding gate and swimming pool.


DATED AT GABORONE THIS 8th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022.

Deputy Sheriff Omphemetse Peter Kaisara(71222244/72195133)C/o Serole & PartnersThe Courtyard, Lot 54513, Unit 1P O Box 1679 ABG, Sebele, GABORONE

GABANAGAE JIN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT GABORONE CASE NO. CVHGB-002801-2020In the matter between:AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION LIMITEDt/a BANCABC now ACCESS BANK BOTSWANA PlaintiffandTREVOR THOMO BOITETO First DefendantKITSO THABO KGANANE BOITETO Second Defendant


BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to judgment granted in the above Honourable Court on 21st DECEMBER 2020, the First Defendant’s property will be sold by auction to the highest bidder by Deputy Sheriff MESHACK MOSHABI.

DATE : 1st April 2022TIME OF SALE : 10.30 amPLACE OF SALE : Lot 19289, GaboronePROPERTY TO BE SOLD : piece of land being Lot 19289, Gaborone, situated in Gaborone Administrative District; Measuring 450m2 (Four Hundred and Fifty Square Metres) held under Deed of Transfer No.2789/2017 dated 14th November 2017 made in favour of TREVOR THOMO BOITETO with some developments therein being; sitting room, dining room, fitted kitchen, bathroom with toilet, two bedrooms, ensuite, paved, screen wall, electric fence.


DATED AT GABORONE THIS 8th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022.

Deputy Sheriff Meshack Moshabi(71623026/71263198)C/o Serole & PartnersThe Courtyard, Lot 54513, Unit 1P O Box 1679 ABG, Sebele, GABORONE

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GAZETTE REPORTER

The government has dismissed calls made by some private tertiary in-stitutions to reinstate the 20 000

programme, The Botswana Gazette has established.

But as the lobbying continues, the think-ing on Government Enclave is that the pro-gramme has served its purpose.

Target 20 000 initiative was introduced in 2015 to upskill unemployed young peo-ple but it was stopped in 2019 due to bud-getary constraints.

Some private institutions have been lob-bying the government to restore the ini-tiative, citing difficulties sustaining their running costs. One senior manager at a private institution who preferred anonym-ity has confirmed this, saying they recently

approached the government as a collective about reinstating the programme in order to bail them out of financial straits.

“We cannot make an official statement on the matter at this point because we are still hoping for a positive response from the government,” the source said. “What I can share with you at this point is that we are working together as private insti-tutions to engage the government on the issue. Our institutions are sinking, some are retrenching and our intake has dropped because COVID-19 affected us.”

But the source also noted that the impact of COVID-19 is making it difficult for the government to re-sponsor some students. “The situation is dire and fear is gripping our staff if this continues most institutions will consider cutting down their staff.”

At the Ministry of Tertiary Education,

GOV’T DISMISSES CALLS TO REINSTATE TARGET 20K INITIATIVE

• Saystheinitiativehasfulfilleditspurpose• Privatetertiaryinstitutionssaytheyareinfinancialstraits

Research, Science and Technology, Dr Douglas Letsholathebe says there are no plans to reinstate the programme because it has served its purpose.

“The programme was tailor-made for the challenges at the time and it has served its purpose,” Minister Letsholathebe said in an interview. “It is not an issue of budget-ary constraints that we dealt away with it. The name says it: 20 000. We reached the target and there is no reason to continue with it. It was meant to do something that it has achieved it and it is done.”

He added that although there is no data to regarding whether or not the programme was a success, a lot of young Batswana benefited from it. He said his problem now is securing funds to sponsor reinstatement students.

“I am currently channelling my energy into securing funds for reinstatement stu-dents because the funds that we were given only cater for new and continuing stu-dents,” Dr Letsholathebe noted. “We were

not given any funds to sponsor reinstate-ments. We are running an advert to estab-lish how many students need to be rein-stated and the amount of money needed so that we have the full facts when we request for funds.”

Letsholathebe added that he has priori-tised securing funds to sponsor reinstate-ments and is engaging student represen-tatives on it while the student reps are lobbying the government to increase their allowances.

The government has previously indicat-ed that it spends over P60 million a month on student allowances and that this is be-coming unsustainable. Parliament last year approved a supplementary budget to allow more students to be sponsored during this financial year.

The Director in the Department of Ter-tiary Education Financing, Neo Sebolao, has also told a media briefing that it will be difficult to consider sponsoring those seek-ing to progress in their education level as well as those seeking to be re-sponsored.

Sebolao said available funds can only cater for those seeking to commence their first year cycle, indicating that a good num-ber of first year students have already re-ceived their sponsorship letters and started their studies.

Target 20 000 initiative was introduced in 2015 to upskill unemployed young people but it was stopped in 2019 due to budgetary constraints

KATLEGO RAKOLA

Health authorities are concerned by rising cases of kidney disease in Botswana, with more and

more cases being noted in both adults and children.

This happens as the world in general is recording growing numbers of the illness, with general statistics revealing that one in 10 has the disease. However, nephrolo-gists worry this reality could be worse because some people are walking around without a clue that they too have the dis-ease and are not going in for checks.

World Kidney Day, which falls on 10 March, is being celebrated this week under the theme “Kidney Health For All: Bridge the Knowledge Gap in Kidney Care.”

Paediatric nephrologist Thembisile Mo-salakatane told The Botswana Gazette

that while exact numbers are yet to be determined for Botswana, but they have realised a sharp increase from their day-to-day interactions with patients. She said there are several factors to this, including improvement in diagnosis.

“Nowadays we have facilities, tests and the knowledge that allow us to detect kidney disease much earlier,” Mosalaka-tane noted. “For adults we have realised that the increase in cases is as a result of a jump in illnesses that cause kidney dis-ease.”

These are conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and sugar diabetes. Mosalakatane said for children, more cases are being diagnosed because of the government now has paediatric nephrolo-gists who are working closely with this group and picking up the disease earlier. “Many of our kids in the past used to die

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before we could diagnose the disease,” said Mosalakatane.

She emphasised that kidney disease is a silent killer and that they believe many people are living with the disease without their knowledge. “You only get know at a later stage if you do not go in for check-ups regularly,” Mosalakatane noted.

She said COVID-19 has also been found to cause kidney disease, adding that many COVID-19 patients admitted at Sir Ketu-mile Masire Hospital required dialysis. “The majority of COVID patients that actually die needed to be dialysed for the reason that their kidneys were failing,” she said. “When your kidneys fail, your whole body shuts down.”

The nephrologist warned that COV-ID-19 can worsen kidney disease for those already living with it or cause a relapse of the disease if it was dormant. COVID also makes kidney disease patients reluctant to go for their regular treatments for fear of contracting the virus.

Mosalakatane encouraged annual checks for the general public at either public or private health facilities. “If kidney disease runs in the family, it is important that oth-er family members are screened because some cases are due to genetics,” she said.

She added that this is especially so for children who exhibit challenges in their growth or development. Symptoms include allergies that are not getting cured, dark-ened urine and aching bodies.

“The majority of COVID patients that actually die needed to be dialysed for the reason that their kidneys were failing,” she said. “When your kidneys fail, your whole body shuts down.”

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GAZETTE REPORTER

Senior employees at the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Devel-opment have dismissed allegations

involving them in a scheme of insider trad-ing and peddling of influence for tenders under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Insiders at the ministry have leaked a whistleblower’s report addressed to the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crimes (DCEC) to this publication. The report points a finger at some civil servants in cases of maladministration in UNDP-funded projects.

The whistleblower reveals that in 2016 when the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development engaged in a ten-der for support services for a Financial Management System (FMS) used by coun-cils for internal support, it created a pool of IT officers drawn from various councils as support teams.

However, the whistleblower alleges that the selection criteria for these officers were not on merit but were questionable and purely at the discretion of one of the ap-pointed project managers.

It also alleged that this project manager elevated one junior IT officer, to be her close confidant despite there being more qualified and experienced systems analysts

in local authorities around the country.The report alleges that the Project Man-

ager and the IT officer concerned compiled a request for funding from UNDP for train-ing that was not in the project scope. In-stead of funds being only for training as re-quired by the Project Office, they detailed other system requirements like human re-source and payroll systems to inflate the cost to the tender.

Information seen also indicates that in November 2019, the ministry rejected her request for funds to travel to a Microsoft Dynamics GP User Conference in the United States due to lack of funds in the department.

The report alleges that they subsequently went to the ministry’s IT department and a certain officer applied for funds from the IT department as a facade that he was trav-elling with them only to change at the last minute that he would not be joining them. The whistleblower report alleges that it was a deliberate ploy to circumvent refusal of funds at the department.

“They in turn were each given a P42,394 per diem to travel to the Microsoft Dynam-ics GP User Conference scheduled for 14-25th Nov 2019 which was hosted in North Dakota USA,” says whistleblower in the report.

It is further alleged that while in the US they networked with a service provider

UNDP PROJECTS LOSE FUNDS IN PUBLIC MALADMINISTRATION?A whistleblower’s report leaked to The Gazette alleges that a trip to the US to attend a Microsoft conference with an ill-suited IT officer was a contrivance that ended with a UNDP project being awarded to a man of Indian origin met at the conference

of Indian origin, Kumar Nair. The Indian consultant later on went to incorporate Arrowhead company two months before the UNDP tender was published and was awarded the tender, something which is said to have raised eyebrows at the min-istry.

In spite of these, the Senior Project rub-bished the allegations in response to Ga-zette enquiries about the allegations lev-elled against her in this report, saying that she does not have the competency to as-sess the IT professional for promotion or secondment.

The project manager herself has said al-though she travelled with an junior IT of-ficer to the US conference they never met

with the Indian service provider Nair and further never offered him the tender as it was evaluated and awarded by UNDP. She has also dismissed suggestions that she and the IT officer were tasked with requesting funding from the UNDP.

Questions sent to UNDP three months ago about the report have not be responded to while Nair has also failed to respond to Gazette questions. “Nothing was done in secret as evidenced by the fact that this was an open tender that was published for interested parties to bid,” the Project Man-ager said.

“We went to North Dakota, USA in November 2019 long before the UNDP project came into the picture. Therefore, there is no how we could have shared the information about the tender as it was not available at that time. Please note that my relationship with Gopa is purely profes-sional and commenced after the award of the tender. Furthermore, I have never met him in person,” she said.

For his part, the IT officer has con-firmed that the tender proposal was for consultancy services to optimise financial management systems and development of a customised training manual for local authorities. He added that the tender was not a multi-million pula project and was awarded at a tender price of less than P1 million.

“I was appointed by the Project Office as one of the evaluators amongst the UNDP Team.” Said the IT officer. “We never met Nair at the said user conference neither have we met him in person. This was an open tender gazetted by UNDP and note that UNDP procurement regulations and processes were followed.”

Nonetheless, the whistleblower alleges that the said project is at a standstill with Arrowhead having been paid some money but is still far from delivering on the jobs specified. The whistleblower is adamant that Arrowhead will not fulfil the project and that all concerned stakeholders were alive to this from inception.

GAZETTE REPORTER

The government intends to roll out a newly revised Ipelegeng pro-gramme to other parts of the coun-

try after being piloted in the South East District, The Botswana Gazette has estab-lished.

This is in part because in 2020 the Lead-er of the Opposition Dumelang Saleshan-do called for on-the-job training to im-prove the employability and self-reliance

of Ipelegeng workers with skills.On Monday this week, the Minister of

Local Government and Rural Develop-ment, Kgotla Autlwetse, told Parliament that the government has embarked on transforming Ipelegeng to make it more efficient and sustainable.

“A joint collaboration between my Min-istry and Ministry of Employment, Labour Productivity and Skills Development com-menced implementation of the review pro-gramme in the South East District,” Autl-

wetse said. “Three sites have been cleared in Mogobane and Otse with a total of 56 beneficiaries who have been identified for the training.”

Presenting his ministry’s budget, he said the newly introduced skills develop-ment component of Ipelegeng provides an opportunity to train beneficiaries of the programme in artisan skills such as brick laying, carpentry, painting and plumbing to make them ready for better paying jobs elsewhere.

GOV’T SUCCUMBS TO PRESSURE TO IMPROVE IPELEGENGMinister Autlwetse tells Parliament about on-the-job training for Ipelegeng workers “In the initial stage, the beneficiaries will

be deployed to train under government programmes such as CCP, destitute hous-ing and maintenance of public facilities to acquire skills,” the minister explained. “The programme will be rolled out to other districts in the next financial year.”

Saleshando and the opposition in general have criticized the programme for barren-ness and predisposing the workers to lazi-ness. While the programme was designed as a means of poverty eradication, the op-position has argued that Ipelegeng workers are struggling to make ends meet.

“Reports indicate that government has spent over P7 billion on Ipelegeng but there is nothing to show for it,” Saleshando said. “Ipelegeng workers can spend five or more years on the programme without ac-quiring any useful skills.”

Saleshando, who is the MP for Maun West, called for the revised programme to improve the wages of Ipelegeng workers and to include building of small dams in order for the programme to add tangible value to the economy.

In 2020, the government halted the pro-gramme but was prompted by a public out-cry that included the MP for Francistown West, Ignatius Moswaane, writing to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to restore it.

“The beneficiaries cannot be turned into front-line workers without consultation with Members of Parliament who adopted the programme in the first place,” Mo-swaane wrote. “Each ward used to engage 100 people every month on a rotational ba-sis, now only 28 people per ward have been engaged for 10 months.”

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“We went to North Dakota, USA in November 2019 long before the UNDP project came into the picture. Therefore, there is no how we could have shared the information about the tender as it was not available at that time. Please note that my relationship with Gopa is purely professional and commenced after the award of the tender. Furthermore, I have never met him in person,”

“In the initial stage, the beneficiaries will be deployed to train under government programmes such as CCP, destitute housing and maintenance of public facilities to acquire skills,”

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GAZETTE REPORTER

Botswana Tertiary Student Sport As-sociation (BOTESSA) intends to hit the ground running this year af-

ter 18 months absence due to the outbreak of COVID-19. BOTESSA Acting Public Relations Officer Botho Thobega told Ga-zette Sport that preparations are underway

to ensure that all their calendar of events are met this year.

She said their busy calendar will start with participation in the Athletics qualifi-ers which will be divided into two groups of regions being South and north.

“The northern part of the country will hold their Athletics qualifiers in Francis-town from the 21st to the 22nd of March

BOTESSA RETURNS TO PLAY IN FULL FORCE SINCE COVID HIATUS

while the Southern region will have their games from the 19th to the 20th of March in Gaborone.

“This are qualifiers and we expect to host BOTESSA final athletics championship next month and mind you the reason why there are qualifiers is that athletes’ finish-ing times are needed at FISU and CUCSA games,” said Thobega.

She said from the 2nd to the 3rd of April they will host the BOTESSA final athletics championship which will be held in Gabo-rone.

“I must also add that while we are pre-paring for our calendar of events, we will be hosting BOTESSA extra ordinary gen-

eral meeting on the 26th of March because if you remember we had planned to hold an annual general meeting in Maun but unfor-tunately the meeting failed due to failure to meet quorum,” added Thobega.

Thobega further said on the 9th of April BOTESSA will hold bracket champion-ships for CUCSA selection. “The intention is to prepare for the CUCSA games as that is the main focus, that is why on the 23rd of April we will have bracket champion-ships indoor selection games. We thought that it is only sensible that we divide these games because this time around we have brigades,” said Thobega.

She said on the 30th of April BOTESSA will then hold games for special needs. Thobega highlighted that their first CUC-SA camp preparations will start on the 12th to the 15th May while from the 25th to the 28 they will host the first camp for FISU games,”

“We will have the last preparations for the FISU games on the 20 to the 24th of June before the team departs on the 26th to China. When COVID-19 hit us our athletes were supposed to go to Lesotho for the CUCSA games in July and we had already selected a team but the games were post-poned indefinitely. We had CUCSA games in Botswana in 2018 and 2019 was FISU games where our athletes went to Italy,” said Thobega.

Thobega also said on the 25th to the 29 of July they will have a final CUCSA camp before sending off the team to the CUCSA games to be held in Malawi.

She said their intention is to ensure that the selected athletes go out to compete adding that they will ensure that the team undergoes intense training before the two competitions.

“The intention is to prepare for the CUCSA games as that is the main focus, that is why on the 23rd of April we will have bracket championships indoor selection games. We thought that it is only sensible that we divide these games because this time around we have brigades,”

GAZETTE REPORTER

Women and Sports Botswana (WASBO) has finalised the long-awaited Sexual Harass-

ment Policy that has been under review by different sports stakeholders for over two years.

This was confirmed at an Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) that was at-tended by various representatives from WASBO Regions, national sports or-ganisations, women’s commissions, Botswana National Sports Commission (BNSC), Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) and the media in Gaborone at the weekend.

The platform was used to give prog-ress reports on WASBO Apex Body con-tributions and progress towards equity as well as the sexual harassment policy.

The Sexual Harassment Policy stems from the values of universal human rights including but not limited to the right of everyone to dignity, equality, access to justice, to be free from dis-crimination and freedom from harm and harmful practices.

In a subsequent interview with Gazette Sport, WASBO secretary general Keen-ese Katisenge-Tizhani said sexual ha-rassment is discriminatory and unlawful and that perpetrating sexual harassment invokes the right of the complainant to

WASBO Finalises Sexual Harassment Policy at the OGMWASBO emphasises that sexual harassment is a recognised social problem in sports which restricts athletes from participating in sports or performing optimally

redress and remedies in terms of the policy and the laws of Botswana.

“The consultation of this policy started in 2020 and it was sent to national sports associations three times for them to have an input in it and it has now been final-ised,” Katisenge-Tizhani said.

“Women and Sports Botswana will not tolerate sexual harassment or any form of gender-based violence and it shall take strides to prevent and eliminate sexual vio-lations and gender-based violence and to provide redress mechanisms for survivors and victims under this policy. It has been sent to the BNSC for them to send it to their affiliates for adoption.”

She added that sexual harassment is a

recognised social problem in sports which restricts athletes from participating in sports or performing optimally.

“On the other hand, gender–based vio-lence - in its broadest sense - is recognised as a both a global and national challenge with violence towards women being noted as an endemic that exists in every sphere of society, including the sports fraternity,” Women and Sports Botswana

will not tolerate sexual harassment or any form of

gender-based violence and it shall take strides to prevent

and eliminate sexual violations and gender-based violence and to provide redress mechanisms for survivors and victims under

this policy

IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA HELD AT FRANCISTOWN CASE NO: CVHFT 000 568/2020In the matter between:ACCESS BANK BOTSWANA LIMITED formerly AFRICAN BANKING CORPORATION OF BOTSWANA LIMITED t/a BANC ABC PlaintiffAndUAPENDURA CLARA KAHAKA Defendant

NOTICE OF SALE IN EXECUTIONBE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to a Writ of Execution issued out of the above Honourable Court in the above matter, the following immovable property of the Defendant will be sold by Public Auction by Deputy Phillip Maitseo to the highest bidder as follows:

DATE OF SALE : 5th April 2022VENUE : Tribal Lot 1357, Maun TIME : 0900 Hours PROPERTY TO BE SOLD : Piece of Land being Tribal Lot 1357, Maun, measuring 767m2 (Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven Square Meters), held under Memorandum of Agreement of Lease No. 406/99 dated the 19th day of August 1999 and made in favour of UAPENDURA CLARA KAHAKA, together with developments thereon, consisting of a house with 8 rooms (master bedroom, 2 bedrooms, toilet, bathroom, study room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen), double door garage with store room. TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheques only.

CONDITIONS OF SALE may be inspected at the offices of the hereunder mentioned Deputy’s Sheriff’s offices at Unit 1, Multichoice Centre, Old Mall Extension, Maun. He can be contacted at 6862020/73237602


VAN NIEKERK ATTORNEYSPlot 4660, Area G, Ditau Street, P.O Box 37, Francistown

Telephone No. 241 3421

she said. “To this end, everyone within sports

has a responsibility to identify and coun-ter violence and harassment and to devel-op a sports culture that is characterised by respect and safety. The development and implementation of a sexual harass-ment and gender-based violence policy will therefore help to create a sports en-vironment that is safe and conducive for all sports stakeholders.”

The objectives of the policy and im-plementation guidelines include to safe-guard athletes, coaches, sports psycholo-gists, officials, and sports volunteers of all sexes and gender identities in sports from unwanted sexual conduct. It also provides guidelines and appropriate pro-cedures on how to report incidents of sexual harassment and gender-based vio-lence broadly.

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Botswana volleyball national teams produced a stellar performance at the recent Beach Volleyball Zonal

Challenge series dubbed Maputo Open held in Mozambique over the weekend. Botswana sent a total of eight athletes made of four pairs, 2 men teams compris-ing Tiroyaone Otimile, Tony Orapeleng, Sekao Jack, and George Chiswaniso and 2 women team including Tracy Chaba, Thapelo Kamberuka, Ngirl Wright and Tsebo Marape who were pitted against the

top ranked team players within the region.The men pair made of Chiswaniso and

Sekao won Bronze after defeating South Africa in the Semi Finals on Sunday to become the first team in Botswana to win a medal at the regional beach Volleyball contest. The tournament was dominated by the hosts (Mozambique) pairs who won gold and a silver respectively in the men’s contest. The other pair of Otimile and Ora-peleng finished 6th. The ladies pair of Cha-ba and Kamberuka missed a podium finish by a whisker after losing to South Africa to finish 4th out of eight team in contest.

Mozambique claimed the bragging rights after winning gold and silver in the wom-en section.

In a recent interview with Gazette Sport, Men’s team captain Otimile said they are impressed with their progress more so that they have been trying to develop the sport in the country since it was introduced a few years ago. “The team and the local federation are very happy with the results looking at the fact that beach volleyball was introduced in our country not so long and our players have been making great progress. One thing that is worth noting

Beach Volleyball Men Wins Bronze in Maputo

is that we have made history by winning the first ever beach volleyball medal for Botswana. I must say we have made huge progress because teams that have been in beach volleyball for the longest time have been struggling to collect points from us and it is a call for extra hard work from us,” he said.

The teams are set to progress to the next stage, which is South Africa, Johannesburg next month to continue with the competi-tion the series which is rotational amongst participating countries.

“We are now back to training and prepar-ing for the Johannesburg outing slated for April. We are going to fix areas such as de-fence call, attack, offence and technique so that we are a complete team when we face our opponents again. We are very sure that we will improve our play despite lack of resources in our country but with the little we have we will surely do our best. We are now targeting to match Mozambique and South Africa because they are the power-houses of beach volleyball in the region. This is one of the great developments that have ever happened to Botswana volley-ball because now we are diverse and versa-tile in all areas.”

Botswana Volleyball Federation (BVF) was rescued by Bonnita Long Life recent-ly who sponsored them to host a national beach volleyball tournament after a three year hiatus owing to Covid-19 complica-tions. The tournament served as the nation-al team selection for the recent zonal tour-nament. For his part BVF Vice President technical George Kootsene also expressed gratitude towards the team that represented the country well in Maputo.

“We are happy and we have realised that we have potential in beach volleyball and we are promising nothing but support to our teams. The federation is working around the clock to bring more sponsors that will better and motivate our local vol-leyball standards both beach and indoor,” he said.

BoNGaNI MaLUNGa

Zebras captain Thatayaone Ditlhokwe earned the Man of the Match award as Supersport United recorded a cru-

cial 2-0 victory over Amazulu last Saturday. The win ended a recent two game losing streak for the Pretoria outfit as they continue to battle to finish in the top eight this sea-son. Matsatsantsa had lost successive games against Maritzburg United and Royal AM in previous match-days.

Ditlhokwe’s disciplined defensive prow-ess proved crucial as the club recorded their first clean sheet since December (in a 0-0 draw against Sekhukhune United). The win propelled Supersport United to the seventh spot in the DSTV Premiership standings.

The club has a chance to continue climbing further up the table in the next few weeks as they have two games in hand.

They could eclipse Soweto giants Orlando Pirates for the fourth spot on the log provid-ed they win their extra games. Supersport will face Pirates today (Wednesday) at 7.30pm at the Orlando Stadium. Ditl-hokwe’s club started the season on a high as they were unbeaten in the first seven games of the season.

The wheels started to come off in October as they lost 2-1 against Kaizer Chiefs. After the Chiefs defeat the team recorded six de-feats in 12 games, this saw the club struggle to sustain a top eight challenge.

Ditlhokwe in form as United snaps losing sequence

Wednesday 09 March 2022 The BoTsWana GazeTTe SPORT

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wednesday 09 March 2022

THEBE’S CONTROVERSIAL

RETURN FROM IVORY COAST RAISES EYEBROWS

Gazette RepoRteR

Botswana’s 400m track runner, Baboloki Thebe is back in the country following a short stint

in Ivory Coast where he was training to get his fitness and form back prior to the highly anticipated world events. The controversial runner left the country last year November to begin his season preparations under the tutelage of the prominent coach and trainer, Anthony Koffi who previously had a fall out with the athlete.

Thebe returned home in February, and he has never competed in any of the local track and field series events that serve as qualifiers for the Africa Cham-pionships, World Championships and Commonwealth Games slated for May and July this year. Information reaching this publication is that the athlete was sent back home by his coach who felt that he can’t work with him anymore.

“The boy is back in the country, and he was not in a good state when he ar-rived, and I understand that he had a misunderstanding with his coach. His coach has been patient with him for the longest time and gave him lots of chances. The coach has even reported this to his mother association, Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) and they are aware of all these reports,” said a source close to the athlete.

Thebe was part of the relay team

which won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last year following their exceptional performance which even earned them houses as part of incentives from the government. He had a prom-ising career since he was discovered at the 2014 Africa Youth Games and con-tinued to do good in most world events in 400m. He is a former two time Afri-can 400m champion and he won silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Australia.

BAA vice president administration Oabona Theetso told Gazette Sport that they are aware that Thebe is back in the country, and he is yet to compete in the local competitions.

“He is in town and we don’t know his plans yet, he has been away in Ivory Coast for some months and he went there on his personal capacity and I cant comment much on his trip because we don’t know much about it”. He said.

Gazette Sport’s efforts to reach coach Koffi and Thebe for further explanation went futile as they didn’t respond to questions sent to them. Thebe is expect-ed to compete at the Gaborone Interna-tional Meet (GIM) slated for Gaborone, Botswana next month if he is to qualify for the upcoming world events. This publication will still afford Thebe an opportunity to tell his side of the story and respond to the unconfirmed reports mentioned above.

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