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POLICE
STRANGLED
MY SON
• Father of deceased accuses police of
son’s murder
• Officers allegedly strangled him for
resisting being searched
• Police Deny the allegations
• BPS says deceased swallowed some
sachets believed to contain drugs
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HEADS TO ROLL IN P1.2BN BOATLE BRIDGE COLLAPSE 3
BPS still in Search UB Staff to down Fears of more smuggling grow as
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Stalemate
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Heads to roll in
P1.2bn Boatle
Bridge Collapse
• Minister Molale demands answers from contractors, engineers and inspectors
• Project was handed over eight months ago
• Contractors risk losing P60 million
(Pic:DAILY NEWS)
LETLHOGILE MPUANG
T
he Minister of Transport
and Public Works, Eric
Molale, is reportedly fu-
rious over the collapse of Boatle
Bridge, less than a year after its
completion and is demanding an-
swers from those involved in the
construction of the high profile
infrastructure project.
Segokgo Disappointed with Collapse of Boatle Bridge
… as stakeholders convene crisis meeting
TEFO PHEAGE
T
he Minister who officiat-
ed at the Gaborone-Boa-
tle Road and Interchange
Project, Thulaganyo Segokgo,
has expressed disappointment
with the poor workmanship in
the project, following the col-
lapse of the Boatle Bridge em-
bankment seven months fol-
lowing the hand over to the
government.
In a brief interview, Segokgo -
who was then the transport min-
ister - said it was disappointing.
“I do not have much information
relating to the developments but
I have had the opportunity to see
the collapse and I don’t think it
is a good thing to see.”
“Very disappointing”
The Botswana Gazette is in-
formed that Minister Molale has
called an urgent meeting with all
stakeholders involved in the pro-
ject that gobbled up P1.2 billion
from government coffers.
Economic Stimulus Pro-
gramme
The project, which included an
intersection at Boatle and a dual
Segokgo added that it was
“very disappointing” but said he
“was confident that the relevant
authorities will take it up with
the project engineers or contrac-
tors.”
Addressing the media back in
2018, the Ministry of Transport
and Communications said the
project value was approximately
P1.1 billion.
The scope of works included
the upgrading of the Gaborone-
Boatle Road to a dual carriage-
way and construction of bridges
at Tloaneng and Metsimaswaane
rivers with an interchange (grade
separated junction) at Boatle.
The project contractors are
CCC and China State Construc-
tion Engineering Corporation
Joint Venture, and were su-
pervised by Bothakga Burrow
news
carriageway into Gaborone, was
awarded to China State Construc-
tion Engineering Corporation
(CSCEC) and Consolidated Con-
struction Company (CCC) un-
der the government’s Economic
Stimulus Programme (ESP).
Bothakga Burrow Botswana
was responsible for project de-
sign as the consultant/engineer
appointed by the ministry.
Botswana as consultants. The
parties were seen at the site yes-
terday with the Minister Trans-
port and Communications, Eric
Molale, to assess the damage and
discuss the way forward.
Wednesday 09 November 2022 The Botswana Gazette
Molale and officials of his min-
istry toured the collapsed bridge
yesterday (Tuesday) and a deci-
sion to temporarily close the road
was taken.
“The minister and the Perma-
nent Secretary Kgomotso Abi
will be meeting with the consult-
ant, contractor, and inspectors
from the ministry,” said an insider
who cannot be named.
“The ministry will be conduct-
ing an investigation to determine
the cause of the collapse of the
bridge.”
The source added that serious
action is likely to be taken if in-
vestigations show that the col-
lapse of the bridge resulted from
structural defects that were avoid-
able by strict adherence to stand-
ards and specifications.
“The project is still under the
defect liability period, which
means the contractor is liable for
any defects in it,” said another
source. “The big question is how
the consultant and the inspectors
overlooked these inherent defects
before the project was handed
over.”
Serious action
“But all of that will be answered
in a report that should follow. If
negligence is proven, then the
government will be compelled to
take very serious action.”
Deputy Permanent Secretary
Isaac Moepeng at the Ministry
of Transport and Public Works
explained that the collapse was a
result of embankment due to the
recent heavy rains but an investi-
gation into the probable cause of
the collapse will also be immedi-
ately launched.
“This project included build-
ing two bridges just after Gabo-
rone and the other one in Boatle.
What we have observed is that
during the rain last night, the
bridge experienced an embank-
ment, the bridge protections gave
in and collapsed. We have not
gotten into the details of what
could have led to the collapse but
that will be revealed by the inves-
“I have had the opportunity to
see the collapse and I don’t think
it a good thing to see.”
Disgust
Soon after the bridge col-
lapsed, Batswana took to social
media to express their disgust
with the poor workmanship of
tigations.”
He clarified that the project’s
defects liability period lapsed in
2020 as it was handed over in
2019 but only officially opened in
March 2022. The elapse of the li-
ability period means government
will be forced to bear the costs of
repairing the bridge. 
Serious action is
likely to be taken
if investigations
show that the
collapse of the
bridge resulted
from structural
defects.
“We have taken a decision to
immediately find a contractor be-
cause the project ended in  2019.
From 2019-2020 that was the de-
fects liability period, whereby the
contractor is on site and awaits
any defects that could happen
during that period at no cost to the
client. The defects liability period
is now over and we have since
paid the contractor the rest of the
balance. Structurally, the bridge
is still intact. We have temporar-
ily closed the road as a precau-
tionary measure so we avoid any
possible accident. We have en-
gaged with police to help redirect
traffic.”
However, The Gazette is also
informed that the contractors in-
volved risk losing over P60 mil-
lion if negligence is established.
“The government is still hold-
ing onto the 5% of the P1.2 bil-
lion that was agreed when they
were awarded the project,” said
the source. “The money will only
be released once the defects have
been addressed.”
contractors. Boatle Bridge was
one of the government’s Eco-
nomic Stimulus Programme
projects that aimed to decongest
the Boatle-Gaborone section of
the A1 Highway.
The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022
POLICE STRANGLED MY SON
• Father of deceased accuses police of son’s murder
• Officers allegedly strangled him for resisting being searched
• Police Deny the allegations
• BPS says deceased swallowed some sachets believed to contain drugs
While the BPS spokesperson, Dipheko Motube
denied allegations that the deceased was strangled,
he confirmed the death. According to Motube, the
deceased fell unconscious after swallowing sachets
that were believed to contain drugs
SESUPO RANTSIMAKO
T
he death of 30-year old
Koolopile Koolopile
of Maun, following an
encounter with members of
the Botswana Police Service
(BPS), has raised questions of
police brutality and whether
BPS should be held account-
able.
BPS has confirmed Koo-
lopile’s death but denied that
he was strangled by police of-
ficers.
Stop-and-search operation
The deceased, who was
the son of the Councillor for
Xaranga Ward in Maun, Mo-
rolong Mosimanyana, died at
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resisted being searched.
Koolopile’s politician father
has blamed the police for the
death of his son and dismissed
allegations that Koolopile
swallowed some sachets that
were believed to contain drugs
in order to conceal the drugs.
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proceeded to tie his legs with
a rope they borrowed from the
personnel manning the veteri-
nary gate. They then wrestled
him to the ground and stran-
gled him until he became un-
conscious.
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“How could he take some-
thing out of his pockets while
handcuffed? It is impossible to
do that. The police are trying
to defend themselves because
they know that they killed my
son.”
While the BPS spokesper-
son, Dipheko Motube denied
allegations that the deceased
was strangled, he confirmed
the death.
Motube said
the sachets
that the
deceased
swallowed
have since
been
recovered
and sent to
the police
forensic lab
for analysis.
According to Motube, the
deceased fell unconscious af-
ter swallowing sachets that
were believed to contain
drugs. “Although there was a
scuffle between him and mem-
bers of BPS, he was not stran-
gled,” he said.
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scious after swallowing pack-
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ets suspected to be drugs.
Following this, he was taken
to Letsholathebe Memorial
Hospital where he was subse-
quently certified dead.”
Motube said the sachets that
the deceased swallowed have
since been recovered and sent
to the police forensic lab for
analysis. He added that an in-
quest is normally conducted
in cases of this nature in order
to find out if any foul play oc-
curred.
“If there was any foul play,
the officer(s) involved will be
held accountable and brought
before court,” he noted.
Died in police custody
This is not the first time
police face such; similar in-
cidents have been reported
before. Keabetswe Tony
Nyambe died at the Francis-
town Central Police station
holding cells early this year
where he was detained for the
suspected murder of his own
children.
Olefile Moiphithi, who was
linked to a robbery in Mole-
polole and Zenzo Sibanda, a
Zimbabwean, died in police
custody. Sibanda was alleg-
edly shot dead in the course
of an anti-tobacco smuggling
near Botswana’s border with
Zimbabwe.
President Mokgweetsi Ma-
sisi spoke strongly against
police brutality in 2020 after
pictures of people injured by
the police in the course of en-
forcing lockdown regulations
appeared on social media.
The President assured the
nation that an investigation
into the incidents would en-
sue. “The government will
continue to uphold the rule
of law and respect for human
rights,” he said.
Page 4 news Wednesday 09 November 2022 The Botswana Gazette

BDP Denies Plans

to Introduce EVMs
• BCP claims BDP plans to have EVMs in 2024 are at an advanced stage
• BCP vows to use the courts to protect “the will of the people”
SESUPO RANTSIMAKO for the next general elections in 2024.
To that end, the BCP has issued a

T
he Botswana Congress Party statement to raise the alarm against
(BCP) has vowed to stop al- what is says are ruling BDP’s plans to
leged plans of the Botswana have EVMs used in the next elections
Democratic Party (BDP) to introduce after the plans failed in 2019.
Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
Prone to manipulation
According the BCP statement, the
BDP plans for use of EVMs are at an
advanced stage. It says it is concerned
that with EVMs, the electronic codes
and capacity to rig would be in the
hands of the BDP.
“It is common cause that EVMs are
known to be hackable and prone to
manipulation,” the statement, signed
by BCP spokesperson, Dr Mpho Phe-
ko states: “The BCP is determined to
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION
PUBLIC NOTICE - do everything in our power to stop
the BDP from rigging elections.
OFFICES AND WAREHOUSE November 7, 2022 “Every government must be found-
ed on the free will of the people. We
will therefore use all lawful means to
The BANK
The BankOF BOTSWANA
of Botswana wishes
is undertaking to invite
a major bids for
redevelopment of itsthe following
headquarters goods
complex and services:
in Gaborone, with ensure that the will of the people is
construction expected to commence in early 2019 and take approximately four years over two phases. Temporary not frustrated.”
TENDER NO. CONTRACT
accommodation TITLE
will be required over SITE Bank
that period for various VISIT DATES
functions and staff. SUBMISSION
The Bank, therefore, seeks proposals from property owners or real estate agents for the
accommodation:
BOB/2022/10/30 Tender for Preventative Francistown:
CLOSING
following DATE
temporary
November 25, 2022
“The idea behind
Warehouse:
Maintenance of Uninterruptible November 15, 2022 at 1400 hours
Power Supply Units at the Gaborone Headquarters:
at 1000hrs bringing EVMs
The Bank requires a temporary warehouse for a periodNovember
Bank
in
of
Gaborone
Botswana
and
Properties
Francistown
(i) 400-500 square metres lettable area;
16, 2022
of 24 – 36 months
1400 hours
from at
early December 2018. Specifications: is to ensure that
BOB/2022/10/32
(ii) Within 5km of the Government Enclave, Gaborone (the closer, the better);
Tender
(iii) Must be
(iv) Connected
secure for
andSupply,
adequately ventilated; Gaborone Headquarters:
Installation November 25, 2022 the BDP has total
and Commissioning ofwater, telephone,
to all utilities (power, sewer); 16, 2022 at
November at 1000hrs
(v) Appropriate ablutions and
Gymnasium Equipment at tea kitchen; 1400 hours
(vi) Preferably to include an air-conditioned office of minimum 25 square metres;
Bank of Botswana Premises in
control over the
(vii) Designated parking for up to 4 vehicles, including a truck.

Offices:
Gaborone electoral process.”
1. Only companies that are registered with PPRA for Grade A, Code 02 – Electrical Engineering Works, Sub Code 01 –
Electrical
The BankInstallations, Sub Code office
requires temporary 04 – Automated
space overMachinery and Control Systems
the entire development will be eligible 5toyears)
period (approximately tenderfrom
for Preventative
early - Dr Pheko
Maintenance of Uninterruptible
October 2018. Specifications:Power Supply Units at the Bank of Botswana Properties in Gaborone and Francistown.
(i) 2,000-2,500 square metres of lettable office area, within a single secure building; Groundwork
2. (ii) companies
Interested Fully servicedmayA (or B+) Grade,
purchase theair-conditioned and connected
tender documents to all utilities (power,
for a non-refundable water, telephone,
fee of P350.00 sewer
(Three Hundred and According to Dr Pheko, the BCP is
Fifty Pula VAT andinclusive).
preferably The
fibre);
payment can be done by EFT or cash at the Bank’s Banking Hall - Gaborone, (Botswana reliably informed that the BDP has
Rd - Main(iii)Mall)
Pre-used offices wouldfrom
and Francistown be preferred,
November complete with
7 to 24, suitable
2022; flooring,
Monday ceiling,
to Friday atcurtaining,
0900 hours lighting,
to 1400power,
hours.data
The 50% done a lot of groundwork to force use
and telecommunication
price preference for purchase of theoutlets
tenderand air-conditioning;
document some existing
will be applied to youth,partitioning
woman and could be beneficial;
people living with disability who
(iv) Appropriate ablutions of EVMs in 2024 through.
should provide proof of the same and tea kitchen;
to qualify. The Bank of Botswana supports a “Domestic Preference” procurement policy
and 100% (v) citizen
Withinowned,
4km of the
andGovernment Enclave, Gaborone;
capable companies will be given preference. “The idea behind bringing EVMs
(vi) Designated parking for at least 60 vehicles. is to ensure that the BDP has total
Bank Details for EFT payments control over the electoral process,
Proposals should include a full description of the available space (preferably with a dimensioned floor plan and including all the codes and ability to
Banksome indicative: photographs)
Bank of Botswanastating the address and level of servicing, tenant mix within the building/complex,
hack and manipulate even the Omang
full financial
Account Name and : legal
Accpacterms and contact
Sundry Receiptsdetails. Building ownership should be stated. State whether the lease
agreement includes a fit-out allowance. Database to deliver an ill-gotten vic-
Account Number : 0000110900001
Branch Code : 910167 tory,” she says in the statement.
Documents
Branch Name should be placed in a sealed envelope marked “Bank of Botswana Headquarters Temporary
: Gaborone In the lead to 2019 general elec-
SWIFTAccommodation
Code : and submitted no later than 10:00 hours on Friday, 17 August 2018 to The Tender Box, Registry
BBOTBWGX tions, efforts by the government to
Office,
Please Bankreference
include of Botswana, Plot 17938,
(Company Name)Khama Crescent, Gaborone. Interested parties are required to pay a non- introduce EVMs failed after the BCP
refundable fee of P500, inclusive of VAT, and submit their expressions of interest in writing. Payments shall be done
at Bank of Botswana’sMaintenance
Banking Hall,of from Monday to Friday
successfully challenged the matter in
3. Bidders for Preventative Uninterruptible Powerat Supply
0900 hours
Unitstoat 1400
thehours
Bankatofthe same address.
Botswana Properties in
Gaborone and Francistown are advised to appoint with Mr N Bonyongo at Tel: 3606421 or email bonyongon@bob.bw and
court.
Mr TInquiries
Nlashwa at Tel: can2400418
be directed
or email:to Mr Grant Buckmaster
nlashwat@bob.bw respectively,at
at least 48 hours before site visit. Reached for comment, the Chief
Whip of the BDP, Liakat Kablay, pro-
360 6320 or buckmasterg@bob.bw
4. Bidders for the Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Gymnasium Equipment at Bank of Botswana Premises in fessed ignorance of the matter. “As
Gaborone are advised to appoint with Mr T Matsila at Tel: 3606117 or email matsilat@bob.bw at least 48 hours before site MPs of the BDP, we have never met
visit. to discuss introduction of EVMs,” he
5. Companies which purchased tender documents must send proof of payment to keekeek@bob.bw and shall be sent the
said.
complete tender documents by email. “What I know is that introduction
of EVMs was stopped ahead of the
6. The tender submissions will be closed on November 25, 2022, at 1000 hours and submissions opening will be done at 2019 elections after Batswana raised
1015 hours same day. objections.”
The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022 news Page 5

UB Staff to down Tools

over Salary Stalemate
Staff accuse ly follow civil service adjustments, UBSU
holds that such an approach would delay
progress and wants a more that 5 percent
management of increment to make up for the lost time.
UB insists there is no money
neglecting their Meanwhile, the UB management is in-
sisting that the institution is not in good
financial position to adjust salaries. How-
welfare in the face of ever, the unions have rejected this and
demanded financial reports to support the
rising cost of living argument.
Members of the University of Botswana Staff Union (UBSU) will on Monday down tools, following col-
lapsed salary increment neg¡otiations with the University management. Photo: Habarinews

TEFO PHEAGE

M
embers of the University
of Botswana Staff Union
(UBSU) will on Monday
down tools, following collapsed salary
increment neg¡otiations with the Univer-
sity management.
Another union at the same institution,
the University of Botswana Academic
Senior Support Staff Union (UBASSSU),
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intends to follow suit for much the same
reasons shortly.
Vindicated
In an interview with The Botswana Ga-
zette this week, the president of UBSU,

First Funding
Gadzani Mhotsha, confirmed that they
have notified the Commissioner of La-
bour and UB management of their in-
tention to strike on Monday and are
currently awaiting a response from the
Commissioner for them to engage on
rules of the strike with UB.
Turn your plans into reality
“UB staff have not
received an inflationary with a First Funding Loan
adjustment for five
years.”
His counterpart at UBASSSU, Motso-
mi Marobela, said he is happy that UBSU
Affordable
is to go on strike: “We feel vindicated
about problems affecting UB and will be
going on strike as well in not a distant
interest
time to express our displeasure with sal-
ary increment issues at UB.” rates.
Reasons behind the strike
“UB staff have not received an infla-
tionary adjustment for five years,” Mhot-
sha said. “The last adjustment was in
April 2018, yet there had been no adjust-
ment the previous year.
“Over these five years, UB has re-
fused to adjust salaries, claiming that the
government has not given them enough
funds to finance salary increments.”
It is understood that UB management
previously adjusted salaries to keep pace
with civil service salaries or each time
there was an increment in the civil ser-
vice.
The practice changed in 2016 when
UB Council ‘reasoned’ against the prac-
tice since the institution was not linked
to the government. Since then there have
been protracted debates over salary nego-
tiations, with UB declining to adjust sala-
ries for reasons of inadequate funding.
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Fears of more smuggling grow as BURS goes
ahead with controversial track-and-trace system
A domino eff ect of hefty alcohol and tobacco prices leading to increased smuggling by organised gangs feeding a
thriving black market is expected as BURS goes ahead with its controversial track-and trace system. Staff Writer
LETLHOGILE MPUANG reports
B
otswana’s alcohol and The Deputy Chairman
tobacco industries are
perturbed that Botswa-
na Unified Revenue Service
(BURS) is going ahead with its
controversial track-and-trace
tax stamps.
“The cost of
alcohol and
tobacco in
Botswana is
higher than
anywhere else
in the region
One of their biggest fears is that the system will present a problem that is likely to result in a huge spike in smuggling
cases at the country’s points of entry. BURS has already signed a 10-year deal with US-based Company, Authenix, for due to the many
implementation of the tax stamps on all tobacco and alcohol products entering Botswana. Photo Credit: The Independent
Singapore levies on the
products.”
One of their biggest fears is
that the system will present a
problem that is likely to result
in a huge spike in smuggling
cases at the country’s points of
entry. BURS has already signed
a 10-year deal with US-based
KITSISO Company, Authenix, for imple-
mentation of the tax stamps on
all tobacco and alcohol prod-
ucts entering Botswana.
Whilst BURS reasons that
the country has been losing
BOTSWANA SAVINGS BANK millions of pula due to the
AND BOTSWANAPOST smuggling of alcohol and to-
bacco products, Business Bo-
tswana (BB) and the Botswana
Sechaba se itsisiwe fa ditirelo tsotlhe tsa Botswana Alcohol Industry Association
Savings Bank kwa diposong (BotswanaPost offices) di (BAIA) have demanded for
tlaa emisiwa go simologa Hirikgong a tlhola gangwe (1 statistics to corroborate the tax-
January 2023): man’s claims.
Director of Policy and Ad-
vocacy at Business Botswana,
Ditirelo tse di tlaa tswelela ka go anamisiwa mo
Dichaba Molobe, says to-date
makalaneng otlhe a Botswana Savings Bank a latelang: BURS has not produced any of
the supporting evidence sought.
• Gumare • Palapye Botswana a high-cost desti-
• Gaborone (Tshomarelo • Serowe nation
house and Railpark) • Francistown “The cost of alcohol and to-
• Molepolole • Maun bacco in Botswana is higher
• Kanye • Hukuntsi than anywhere else in the re-
gion due to the many levies
• Mahalapye on the products,” said Molobe.
“We are already a high-cost
Leletsa BSB Contact Centre kwa 3670001 kgotsa etela destination and the arrival of
lekalana la BSB le le gaufi le wena. this track-and-trace system
makes things worse.
“Many people are bound to
resort to smuggling because of
the pricing. The tax stamp sys-
tem has been rejected in almost
all countries in the region be-
cause there is not even a single
success story on it.”
of
BAIA, Tsaone Semausu, also
foresees a booming alcohol and
tobacco industry in the black
market. “Without proper en-
forcement, BURS is now cre-
ating a booming underworld
economy that does not pay any
levies or taxes,” he said
“A lot of people are going to
resort to smuggling alcohol and
selling it on the black market
and our economy will feel the
pinch.”
Businesses to go to the wall
The two organisations be-
lieve that BURS has not even
attempted to heed any of their
concerns, let alone what they
fear will be the negative effects
of the system. “A lot of jobs
will be lost because of the high
costs involved,” Semausu em-
phasised.
Almost all layers in the alco-
hol and tobacco industries see
the BURS approach in a dim
light and have called for law
enforcement to seriously look
into the matter.
“We believe that the smug-
gling of alcohol into the coun-
try has never been a serious
concern as BURS makes out,
hence they are cagey with the
stats,” says a retailer who pre-
fers anonymity.
Publishing smugglers
While the Customs Act states
that the Commissioner Gen-
eral of BURS ought to pub-
lish the names of people and/
or businesses caught with large
amounts of contraband, it has
never happened. “We believe
that there is more to this matter
and hope that law enforcement
agencies will investigate.” 
PPP approach
Meanwhile, sources say
BURS has rejected several
other models that were deemed
to be more preferable to curb
smuggling, such as embarking
on a Public-Private Partner-
ship on issues of alcohol and
tobacco smuggling. It is said
this is one of the most common
approaches in many countries
around the world.
The Ministry of Finance and
Economic Development, under
which BURS falls, had yet to
respond to Gazette questions
on this matter.
Last month, BURS Commis-
sioner General Jeanette Mak-
golo told the media that they
were forging ahead with the
tax stamps as the best solution
to end smuggling of alcohol
and tobacco products into Bo-
tswana.
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BPS still in Search
for 172 People
Reported Missing
Some of the cases go as far back as 2017
SESUPO RANTSIMAKO
T
he search for 172 people
who went missing be-
tween 2017 to-date is yet
to bear fruit, The Botswana Ga-
zette has established.
Responding to Gazette enqui-
ries about rising numbers of miss-
ing person cases in the country,
Botswana Police Service (BPS)
spokesperson, Dipheko Motube
said although they are yet to
make any leads into 172 missing
people, they have not given up.
According to information
gleaned from BPS records, be-
tween 2017 to-date 4280 people
were reported missing. Out of
this number, 2141 were males
while 2139 were females.
160 people found dead
Of the 4280 reported missing
person cases, 3948 were eventu-
ally found alive while 160 were
found dead. To-date 172 remain
missing.
Motube said although some
cases go as far back as 2017, they
remain ongoing. “Even if we do
not find the reported persons, we
do not close the case,” he ex-
plained. “The search becomes
indefinite.
“The police continue to use
community partnerships and oth-
er stakeholders in the search of
the missing persons. In fact, the
cases are declared indefinite so
that we continue the search until
leads are made.”
Motube added that people who
go missing or are so reported are
mainly aged between 16 to 30
years, noting that this is within
the age range of socially and eco-
nomically active people.
Cases of missing persons have
been a source of concern in Bo-
tswana because of links to ritual
killings in some instances.
news Wednesday 09 November 2022 The Botswana Gazette
“The police continue to use community
partnerships and other stakeholders in the
search of the missing persons.”
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BCP, AP, BLP Alliance is “Ready to Accept BNF”

• Says they are an alternative to the troubled UDC and BDP
• States BNF will have to be subjected to their principles
and so will other members of
the UDC or any other move-
ment. We consider ourselves a
viable alternative to the UDC
and the BDP.”
We consider
ourselves a viable
alternative to
the UDC and the
BDP.”
The BLP is a breakaway
formation of discontented
members of the BNF.
Segotso added that the BNF
remains an integral part of
Botswana’s opposition but
added: “Whether they qualify
to be a member will be deter-
Speaking to The Botswana Gazette this week, the spokespersons of the BCP-AP-BLP Alliance, Dr Mpho Pheko and
mined at the table after assess-
Mmaotho Segotso said the BNF is welcome but will have to meet certain minimum requirements to secure membership. ment based on whether they
satisfy our alliance principles
and standards.”
Like-minded movements
She continued: “We invited
like-minded movements to
the new Botswana which we
envisage and still hold onto
the conviction that opposition
unity or cooperation is key to
unseating the ruling BDP.”
It is not yet clear whether
the two opposition alliances
will find ways to work togeth-
er before the 2024 elections or
they will continue on an inter-
necine path.
The UDC currently houses
the BNF and the BPP with
the Botswana Patriotic Front
(BPF) displaying signs of in-
decision.
The UDC considers the
BCP-AP alliance a non-starter
and still sees itself as the only
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Masisi ignores
Central Committee
The ruling Botswana Democratic Party
• Nominates
(BDP) President, Mokgweetsi Masisi did
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into confidence when he nominated ad-
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The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022 column Page 11

Creation of Business Opportunities out of Sustainability

Upskilling and investing in the right capabilities for generating value from green
products is the new ball game, writes O’BRIAN M’KALI*
product lines and ecosystem is crucial in
creating new markets and infrastructure
that is necessary to grow the business.
Thirdly, pricing intelligently to achieve
premiums. Companies may need to devel-
op long term perspectives on achievable
prices and margins. It means a detailed
understanding of how different demand-
supply scenarios play out, impact of regu-
lations, drivers of consumer willingness to
pay.
Fourthly, elevating your brand equity to
be specific and value creation focused. A
branding strategy should embrace sustain-

A
s companies play offensive to pro-
tect their core business, there is
always a need to capture the full
value from sustainability issues that will
arise from the COP27 conference in Egypt
this year.
The journey to net-zero by 2050 will cre-
ate challenges and opportunities for most
companies across diverse sectors of the
economy. In this vein, green growth and
creation of business opportunities need to
be high up the C-suite agenda lists because
they can be a source of durable competitive
advantage. It goes without saying that the
success and failures of most local compa-
nies as they navigate this transition by and
large will be leveraged by their capacity to
create green growth and sustainable profits
out of their investments in sustainability.
Significantly affected
Consequently, all stakeholders such as
green investors, employees, suppliers, cus-
tomers and society as a whole will be af-
fected in significant ways.
Traditional bottom line will soon be re-
placed with the total return to shareholders
(TRS), environmental-societal and gover-
nance (ESG) and UN SDG goals as mea-
suring metrics.
This article sets out critical questions
that local business and public sector lead-
ers must ask as they reflect on the journey
to net-zero targets by 2050. It is apparent
that the traditional preoccupation with the
bottom line will soon be replaced with the
total return to shareholders (TRS), envi-
ronmental-societal and governance (ESG)
and UN SDG goals as examples of mea-
surement metrics in doing what is right for
the planet.
Therefore, it calls for deeper thinking
As companies play offensive to protect their core business, there is always a need to capture the full
value from sustainability issues that will arise from the COP27 conference in Egypt this year.
and hands-on involvement of leaders as
well as a demonstration of that agility to
adjust fast since the playing field will be
evolving constantly.
A branding strategy should
embrace sustainability and
assist with activating it.
Global capital markets
Research results from global capital
markets show that companies with more
biological, recyclable or low-carbon prod-
uct lines perform much better than their
counterparts, thereby achieving signifi-
cantly higher total returns to their share-
holders (TRS) (McKinsey & Company,
2022). Whereas TRS may not be the best
measure of holistic sustainable impact, it
is a good economic performance measure
for things like healthy margins and green
growth. It is important to also disclose up-
front that there are other measuring metrics
that companies will need to deliver on as
more and more investments are made to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions through
sourcing cleaner energy, building recycling
capacity and lowering direct furnace emis-
sions.
Potential of sustainability
Given this background, the rallying
question is how can businesses capture the
full commercial potential of sustainability?
According to my own experience from
earlier in my career in the industry and
presently as a consultant, I believe that it
may require alignment of six things.
Firstly, segmenting your customers and
product lines according to most attractive
value pools where key sustainability im-
pact is made. This means that companies
may need to look at their carbon footprints
through the experiences of their customers
in order to understand where exactly they
can create value by decarbonizing and re-
lated ESG improvements. The decision
here is driven by cost-benefit analysis of
whether required costs for dercabonization
are lower than additional customers’ will-
ingness to pay for it?
For example, if sustainability impact is
low and costs are high (customers unwill-
ing to pay), then it would be most likely not
worthy focusing on such an area.
Go-to-market
Secondly, defining your go-to-market
(GTM) strategy that makes it possible to
formulate the right value proposition and
best channel to approach each customer
segment. A green go-to-market strategy
entails thinking beyond the short term.
Providing wider services related to your
ability and assist with activating it. If it is
done correctly, branding can drive overall
valuation and support by capturing value
which is created by its offering, that is to
say attracting and retaining the right talent.
Implementation tactics
Fifthly, new business building capaci-
ties. Research shows that 60 percent of
companies on the global capital markets
have business building as their top three
priority. The companies also show that 90
percent of their new businesses are usu-
ally focused on sustainability. Building
new businesses at scale and speed requires
companies to deploy agile governance,
funding and implementation tactics that
beat their competition.
New ball game
Sixthly, upskilling and investing in the
right capabilities for generating value
from green products is the new ball game.
It means including carbon-footprint calcu-
lation or carbon-accounting and tracking
systems that facilitate sharing of products’
CO2 footprint with customers in order to
highlight green value, regulations scan-
ning capabilities to stay ahead of regula-
tory developments.
Conclusion
Navigating the above complexity may
seem daunting but it is worth the effort to
ensure survival in the future, especially as
organisations face off the transition to net-
zero targets by 2050.
*O’Brian M’Kali (PhD, MBA, MSc, M.Ed.) is an
expert in enterprise development, innovation,
SMME development, policy development, capac-
ity building, monitoring and evaluation and turn-
around strategy. He lectures at Botho University.
Among others, he is a 2022 recipient of the Wad-
hwani Foundation’s Gold Award at the Start Me
Up Global Facilitation Ceremony. He can be con-
tacted on 71860308 (WhatsApp).

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Opinion
The Botswana Gazette
Brigadier (Rtd.) Peter F. Magosi
Matter of Fact
Magosi is the Man behind
a New State House
O
n 5 July 2019, the Directorate on
Intelligence and Security (DIS)
introduced members of the me-
dia to the then new Director General
Brigadier Peter Magosi’s second press
conference following his appointment in
May 2019.
The well-attended press briefing was
held at Travel Lodge in Gaborone. DIS
spokesperson Edward Robert explained
that the purpose of the engagement was
to open up to the fourth estate on a num-
ber of issues that bordered on the coun-
try’s national security. It was at this press
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their properties, given the security situa-
tion of the President.
Magosi said if that failed, State House
would have to be moved to a different lo-
cation. However, it is understood that the
government was advised that it would be
too costly to buy most of the properties
around the official residence of the Presi-
dent of Botswana.
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“I would argue that
the state of national
security now, where it
is, I would argue that
it will never go back
to where it was in the
past,” Magosi said.
On 1 November 2022, at around
12:03, The Botswana Gazette reached
out to Magosi to engage on the process
of relocating State House. During the
brief interview that lasted two minutes
and 16 seconds, Magosi stated in a re-
corded phone audio conversation that
recommendations regarding a new State
House had been made to the Office of the
President (OP) but the process involves
briefing that Magosi revealed that Presi- budgeting. He explained that the plans
dent Mokgweetsi Masisi’s life was at for a new State House would have to be
risk. The new DG explained, but without included in the National Development
much detail, that they were putting sev- Plan.
eral interventions in place to protect the The article clearly states that the plans
life of the President. for a new State House are being done at
“I would argue that the state of national the Office of the President. It is therefore
security now, where it is, I would argue unclear which part of the article, DIS al-
that it will never go back to where it was leges Magosi was misrepresented in. It is
in the past,” Magosi said. “It will contin- a fact that DIS will play a critical role in
ue this way or it will go high.” He added the preparations and building of the new
that the DIS had recommended to owners State House in accordance with its man-
of private properties around State House
date of protecting the Head of State and
to negotiate with the government to buy his family.
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Brig. Magosi
Never Made
Pronouncements
On Alledged
New Statehouse
T
he Directorate of Intelli-
gence and Security (DIS)
would like to express dis-
appointment with what it considers
mischief and poor professionalism
by the Botswana Gazette newspaper
in its story titled “OP BUDGETS
FOR NEW STATE HOUSE”, pub-
lished in its 2nd November 2022 edi-
tion.
The fact of the matter is that, fol-
lowing general questions put to him
by the newspaper on this issue, Di-
rector General Brigadier (Rtd.) Peter
F.MAGOSI expressed reluctance to
venture on issues outside the pre-
view of the DIS. Instead, he pointed
out that when projects such as the
one being alleged are considered,
the Directorate’s role is limited to
advertising n their security features.
He informed the newspaper that the
construction of a new statehouse
would be a project that requires a
budget to be proposed by the re-
sponsible Ministry to Parliament for
Parliament for approval through es-
tablished processes.
It therefore follows that any pro-
nouncements on a project like the
one reported by the newspaper
would instead be the responsibility
of the concerned ministry and not
the DIS. The public is therefore im-
plored to disregard this story as the
Director General never made com-
ments attributed to him.
Thank you
Edward ROBERT
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Brand stories
In the famous words of Atlasaone “ATI”
Molemogi, it is not about you and it’s not
about me; it is all about the people. It is our
responsibility to drive conversations, tell
brand stories and carry the customer along
with us. It is up to us to re-define and re-
suscitate marketing’s rep. We all have a ten-
dency of falling in love with the brands we
work for, which is a double-edged sword. It
is a strength as it allows us to do our work
passionately, but it can also be a weakness if
we allow our love for the brand to place our
needs first.
It is up to us to change the narrative of
being perceived as money spenders to value
creators. Because at the core, that is who we
Brands like Nike and Apple get it. Apple sells a lifestyle and a status, and despite having had
are. Let’s not get personal, let’s get to the different marketing directors over the years, the brand has always been the same.

Marketing: It PERSON. Photo Credit: The Guardian

is not about
us but THEM
A
business exists primarily because
there is a recognised consumer
demand and innovative, creative, EXPRESSION OF INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE
and technological advancements are de-
veloped based on an anticipated satisfac- AT THE BOTSWANA BUSINESS MISSION TO
tion of the stated need.
Every approach, plan, idea, product,
service and everything else that market-
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA ON 24TH – 25TH
ing entails is about consumers. The con-
tent of every single tactic should always NOVEMBER 2022
have the customer at the back of mind.
However, marketers often seem to forget
that our own perceptions do not guaran- Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) will undertake a business mission
tee leads, conversions or customer en-
gagement.
from Botswana to Cape Town, South Africa on the 24th – 25th November 2022
The adage “the customer is always hosted by Cape Town and Western Cape Tourism, Trade and Investment -
right” is accurate in this situation. We WESGRO. The main objective of the Business Mission is to promote joint venture
need to pay closer attention to how they partnerships between Botswana and Western Cape Provincial companies keen
perceive us, what they say, how they
speak of us and our competitors. If we to expand out of RSA to take advantage of the Africa Continental Free Trade
do, we could then see that they are giving Agreement.
us objectives to incorporate into our mar-
keting plan. Every single piece of data The sectors of focus include the following:
collected from surveys, social listening
and focus groups is crucial in developing
a winning strategy. • Agriculture and Agro - Processing
Data-driven marketing •
•
ICT and BPO
Financial Services
is the future. • Health
Robust campaign • Light Industry Manufacturing
Data-driven marketing is the future. • Tourism
First World countries know this and
use data to develop robust campaigns.
There is no point of collecting data and BITC therefore invites interested companies to register and provide the
not using it to enhance your strategy and following information to register:
make it more effective. Perhaps this is
why here, we do not fully understand
that marketing is what marketers do and • Company Name, Logo and Brief Profile of the company
how they contribute to the organisation’s • Specific expectations and areas of interests (i.e.nature of business
overall existence. This misconstrued partnerships/products/services for export etc.)
idea of what we do and who we are could
be our doing.
• Details of company representatives to participate at the Conference
It is about understanding your audi-
ence - who they are, where they are, what Deadline for registration is Monday, 14th November 2022.
language they speak and communicating
with them in an effective way. There is
a famous Lamborghini quote that goes
For more information, please contact Ms. Nomakhosi Mookodi +267 363 3332
“When Lamborghini said, ‘We do not do (mookodin@bitc.co.bw).
commercials because our target audience
is not sitting at home watching TV,’ It hit
me.” Basically, Lamborghini said ‘’We
understand our clients and our potential
customers communication language.”
Brands like Nike and Apple get it.
Apple sells a lifestyle and a status, and
despite having had different marketing
directors over the years, the brand has
always been the same. The tactics have
been different, yes, but the core Apple Visit us at www.gobotswana.com
brand identity and stance as a lifestyle
and status brand has always remained.
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Security
and
Alarms
Botswana Congress Party (BCP) and Alliance for Progressive (AP) addressed a political rally in
Benefit
Taxable
Molepolole. BCP president Dumelang Saleshando receiving an AP T-Shirt from AP president Ndaba
Gaolathe during the rally. (Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO)

M
aslow’s hierarchy of needs is
a motivational theory in psy-
chology comprising a five-tier
model of human needs, often depicted
as hierarchical levels within a pyramid.
TENDER NOTICE From the bottom of the hierarchy up-
Tender Offers are invited from 100% Citizen-owned Companies for the proposed renovations and refubishment to office Block wards, the needs are physiological (food
304 Sebele Content Farm, Gaborone. and clothing), safety (job security), love
TENDER BUAN 19/2022 TENDER NOTICE and INVITATION TO TENDER
TENDER BUAN 14/2022 : PROPOSED RENOVATIONS AND REFURBISHMENT TO OFFICE BLOCK 304 AT SEBELE and belonging needs (friendship), es-
CONTENT FARM, GABORONE teem, and self-actualization. Needs lower
The Procuring
Tender BUANEntity is Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN)
19/2022: down in the hierarchy must be satisfied
1.Method of Procurement: Open Domestic Bidding Method before individuals can attend to needs
PROVISIONDiversification
2.Economic OF DOMESTIC WASTE
Drive COLLECTION
initiative (EDD) -CABAT 11 BOTSWANA UNIVERSITY
(A) of 2011) shall OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL
be considered. higher up. In order to motivate employ-
RESOURCES
3.Local Procurement(BUAN) – MAIN
Scheme CAMPUS
(LPS) AND to
shall apply NOTWANE
this tenderFARM
– Presidential Directive – CAB19 (B) 2013. ees, at times employers offer incentives
4.Compulsory site visit and Clarification Meeting which in tum address Maslow’s needs.
1.Date:
Tender
9 & 10offers
Juneare invited from 100% citizen-owned companies for Tender BUAN 19/2022: Provision of Waste Collection at
2022 The incentives we want to address in
Botswana
Time: 0900hrs. University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN). the today’s article are security incentives
Venue: BUAN Main Campus in front of Block 304 given to employees as part of their em-
Thisbe
This will is aan2day
Open Domestic
event. bidding
Tenderers willmethod.
be divided into two groups to comply with Covid-19 protocols.
ployment package. As usual we will dis-
5.Tenderers who are domiciled in Botswana must, in order to be considered for the award of the contract, be registered with
2.Public
TheProcurement
Procuring Entityandis the Botswana
Asset University
Disposal Board in theoffollowing
Agriculture and grades
works Naturaland
Resources
codes; (BUAN)
cuss the tax implications of these securi-
3. Economic Diversification Drive initiative (EDD) -CAB 11 (A) of 2011) shall be considered. ty incentives. The Income Tax Act treats
4.Building
Local Procurement
Works Scheme (LPS) shall apply to this tender – Presidential Directive – CAB19 (B) 2013. any payment or benefit/ advantage given
5Grade
Tenderers
“B and must,
above”in order to be considered for the award of the contract, be registered with the Public Procurement to an employee because of an employee-
and Asset
PPADB Code 01, Disposal
Sub-code Board
01. (PPADB) in the following categories for each Part stated in the invitation to tender document. employer relationship as remuneration
subject to taxation. The definition of
Electrical Sub-contractors
Code: 103 Collection and Disposal of hazardous Material Sub Code: 02 Refuse collection and disposal services remuneration includes amounts accrued
Grade “B and above” to employees by way of wages, sal-
6.PPADB Code 02,
Evaluation Sub-codes
Method: Quality01,and Cost based selection (QCBS)
ary, leave pay, fee, commission, bonus,
7. Duration of the Contract: Three (3) years-2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25
gratuity, or other benefits. In Botswana,
8.Mechanical
SubmissionSub- contractors
Method: Two-way envelope system
9.Grade “B and
Tender above”120 days
Validity:
security systems and alarms installed at
PPADB
10. Code 08, address
The physical Sub Code for01the
and 09
collection of tender documents is: an employee’s premises are treated as a
Manager, Procurement and Supply benefit or an advantage and thus the val-
6.TheBotswana
physical address for collection
University of tender
of Agriculture anddocuments is:
Natural Resources ue of these should be taxed in the hands
Block 304, Office No, 2 of the employee. If an employee is given
Manager, Procurement
Content and Supply
Farm, Sebele, security guards and alarms system worth
Botswana University
Gaborone of Agriculture and Natural Resources P45,000.00 as a benefit, the P45,000.00
Block 304, Office No, 2
should be included in the calculation of
Content Farm, Sebele, Gaborone
PAYE for that concerned employee.
Documents may be collected during working hours between 08:30 to 12:30 and 13:45 to 15:30 In short, the value of security benefits
Documents may
hours on be collected
weekdays with during working
effect from hours between
10/11/2022 to 29/11/08:30
2022and
at a12:30 and 13:45 and
Non-Refundable fee 15:30 hours on weekdays with
of P200.00.
effect100%
from 25th May 2022 to 24th June 2022 at a Non-Refundable Fee of P200.00. and alarm systems or other such related
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
benefits given to employees as part of
100%Youth owned
collection companies
of documents orwill purchase
should thetodocument
be sent at half price (P100.00).
purchasing@buan.ac.bw with a request for soft copy if required. their employment service are taxable in
the hands of the employee. You can read
Payments
BUANmay also be
Banking made to BUAN account (banking details below). The proof of payment must be presented upon
Details: more tax articles on our website, www.
collection of documents or should be sent to purchasing@buan.ac.bw with a request for soft copy if required. aupracontax.co.bw under the ‘Tax Ar-
Beneficiary Name: Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN)
Account No: 0100150424100 ticles’ tab.
BUAN Banking Details:
Bank: Standard Chartered Bank This article is of a general nature and is
Beneficiary Name: Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) not meant to address particular matters
Branch: Mall Branch
Account No: 0100150424100 of any person. Please contact us on +267
Branch Code: 662167
Bank: Standard Chartered Bank 71815836 +267 3939435 or jhore@aupra-
Swift Code: SCHBBWGXXXX
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Reference: TENDER NUMBER AND COMPANY NAME
Branch Code: 662167 our free Tax WhatsApp group or to know
Swift Code: SCHBBWGXXXX about our 9 Tax e-books
11. There shall be no compulsory site visit
Reference: TENDER NUMBER AND COMPANY NAME
12. Queries relating to the issue of these documents may be addressed to Manager Procurement and Supply at Tel:
3650294/385/177
The tender is reserved Fax: 3928753
for 100% or Owned
Citizen Email: purchasing@buan.ac.bw
Companies. before 1630hrs on 21st /11/2022.
7.Queries relating to the issue of these documents may be addressed to Manager Procurement and Supply at Tel:
13. The closing date and
3650294/177/384/529 Fax:time for receipt
3928753 Email: tender offers is 29th /11/ 2022 at 1100 hours in Office 2 Block 304 Botswana
ofpurchasing@buan.ac.bw; before 1630hrs on 13th June 2022
University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Content Farm, Sebele, Gaborone.
8.The closing date and time for receipt of tender offers is 24th June 2022 at 1100 hours in Office 2 Block 304 Botswana
Late tender,
University telephonic,
of Agriculture andfax, or electronic
Natural offers
Resources, will notFarm,
Content be accepted.
Sebele, Gaborone.

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

+267 365 0 100 @BuanOfficial BUANbw BuanWorld Buanlive info@buan.ac.bw

The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022 column Page 15

tain, except death and taxes!” No one can

cheat death, therefore the best time to do
your Will for whatever little possessions
you have is when you are still healthy and
sound in mind than on your death bed.
Insurance companies and lawyers will
find this information useful in developing
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services to their target market. For more in-
sights into your market niche:
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Botswana President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi officially launches the revised artificial insemination pro-
gramme in Dibete. Masisi accompanied by Tsogwane witnessed the process of artificial insemina-
tion administered by the veterinarian after launching the programme.
(Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO)

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writing wills. closed bid auction for ISUZU vehicles parked at their premises, Plot 1836 Princess Marina Grounds,
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of the most common reasons why mak- The instruction to Bidders can be downloaded on the below link:
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we should view it as the surest way to Viewing of Vehicles shall be from the 09th – 14th November, 0800 – 1600 hours.
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absence. for bidders form” should be sealed in an envelope and dropped off at our reception in the tender
Sanlam conducted a survey and found box. For those who are unable to download the form, they can collect and fill in by Botswana
that 75% of black South Africans did not
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SINCE 1984

Lucara’s 2022 Q3 Scorecard

the mine life to at least 2040, with initial
underground carat production predomi-
nantly from the highest value EM/PK(S)
unit and is forecast to contribute approxi-
mately $4 billion in additional revenues,
using conservative diamond prices.
• 245,764 carats from Karowe sold for $528 per carat to end September The updated estimated capital cost for
the Karowe UGP is $547 million (including
• $23.9m spent on project to extend Karowe to 2040 contingency) and reflects expected pricing
changes following execution of the main
sink contract in Q2 2022. Mine ramp up is
expected in 2026 with full production from
the Karowe UGP expected in H2 2026.

The Company is using

For the nine months that ended 30 September 2022, multi-listed mining company, Lucara Diamond Corporation has posted impressive results.
GAZETTE REPORTER from Karowe Mine at an average price
of $528 per carat, generating revenue of
development, primarily in relation to ongo-
ing construction activities and procurement
a combination of cash
flow from operations
and project debt for
the investment in the
Karowe Underground
Project.
The company is using a combination of
cash flow from operations and project debt
for the investment in the Karowe UGP,
which is fully financed.
Known for recovering ‘Specials’, as dia-
monds in excess of 10.8 carats in size are
usually referred to, the Canadian precious
stone miner did what it is best known for
when it recovered, at Karowe mine, a to-
tal of six diamonds greater than 100 carats,
including one stone greater than 200 carats
during the quarter.
Mined, processed and recovered
This is the mining company that mined
0.9 million tonnes (Q3 2021: 1.2) and 0.5
million tonnes (Q3 2021: 0.7) of ore and
waste, respectively at Karowe, processed
0.7 million tonnes of ore (Q3 2021: 0.7)
and recovered 78,879 carats (Q3 2021:

F
or the nine months that ended 30
September 2022, multi-listed mining
company, Lucara Diamond Corpora-
tion has posted impressive results.
This is the mining company whose reve-
nue for the three and nine months ended 30
September 2022 (Q1 and Q4) totaled $49.9
million and $170.5 million, respectively.
Top-up payments
For the nine months ended 30 September
2022, a total of 245,764 carats were sold
$129.9 million before top-up payments of
$33.8 million.
Revenues from the sale of 99,301 carats
recovered from Karowe were $46.5 mil-
lion. The sales agreement with HB Trading
BV (HB) accounted for 58 percent of total
Karowe revenue recognised in the quarter.
According to Lucara in a statement, dur-
ing the three months ended 30 September
2022, a total of $23.9 million was spent on
the Karowe (Underground Project) UGP
of long lead items. 95,907 carats), achieving a recovered
“These include main sinking of the pro- grade of 11.4 carats per hundred tonnes
duction shaft that commenced at the end of (Q3 2021: 13.0 cpht).
September while main sinking in the ven- Lucara is known for producing top gems
tilation shaft continued and procurement from its Botswana operation, Karowe Dia-
of shaft station underground mobile equip- mond Mine.
ment progressed with equipment deliveries
expected to commence in Q4 2022 and Q1
2023,” said the statement.
Highest value
The Karowe UGP is expected to extend

REQUEST FOR BIDS

(SACU/015/2023/PB) Review of the SACU Secretariat Organisational Structure
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has adopted a Vision and Mission statement and implemented a new Strategic Plan for
promoting sustainable development and deeper integration within the SACU region. The SACU Secretariat hereby invites suitably
qualified and experienced service providers owned and registered in the SACU Member States to submit their bids in respect of the
above requested service.

All applications need to be submitted online at procurement@sacu.int. Should no response be received within 4 weeks of the closing
date, please consider the bid unsuccessful.
Visit our website: www.sacu.int for the Terms of Reference and the new SACU Strategic Plan. Closing date for submission of the
bids is the 20th November 2022 at 17H00.
A compulsory virtual pre-bid meeting is scheduled for the 14th November 2022 at 10AM (CAT). Join the meeting at https://sacu-
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The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022
Chobe Returns to Profitability
• PBT up by 467% to P103.3m
• Bed nights sold up by 235%
GAZETTE REPORTER
T
he loosening of travel restric-
tions associated with COV-
ID-19 towards the end of the
last financial year has led to a signifi-
cant improvement in Chobe Holding
Limited’s financial performance over
the reporting period, with the half-year
results matching those achieved dur-
ing the comparable period immediately
pre-pandemic, this publication can re-
veal.
Revenue up 377%
This is the eco-tourism outfit whose
profit before tax increased by 467 per-
cent from P28.1 million in the period
that ended 31 August 2021 to P103.3
million in the period that ended 31 Au-
gust 2022.
For the period under review, Chobe
realised a 235 percent increase in num-
ber of bed nights sold and 377 percent
increase in revenue.
“This financial performance has been
underpinned by steadily improving oc-
cupancies across the Group’s wildlife
properties with our premium Ker &
Downey Botswana brand showing the
earliest signs of improvement and the
most resilience going forward,” says
Chobe CEO, Jonathan Gibson, in the
company’s financials for the period un-
der review.
According to Gibson, there is a broad
mix of both new and deferred bookings
travelling on the company’s traditional
Value of Botswana’s Food Imports Goes Up
Cereals accounted for the largest
share of food imports at 18.3%
GAZETTE REPORTER
A
fter importing food amounting
to P938.4 million in July 2022,
Botswana’s import value in-
creased to P1 billion in August 2022,
The Botswana Gazette has established.
“In August 2022, Botswana’s total
imports were valued at P6.9 million,”
reads a report titled Botswana Food
Imports 2022, released by Statistics Bo-
tswana recently.
“In this amount, the share of Food
Imports was P1 billion (14.7 percent).
Cereals accounted for the largest share
of Food Imports at 18.3 percent.
“Beverages, Spirits & Vinegar and
Preparations of Cereals, Flour, Starch
or Milk; Pastry Cooks’ Products fol-
business Page 17
pre COVID-19 rates model with inter-
national travellers now making up the
majority of their guests.
“However, we continue to encourage
Batswana to travel to our camps and
lodges at much reduced rates,” he says.
“Chobe believes that shareholder value
is created through having motivated,
trained and empowered staff and that
our people are our most important as-
set.”
“The effects of
uncertainty in Europe
have yet to be seen, but
may be consequential
if the conflict in the
Ukraine escalates.”
Gibson says throughout COVID-19,
the company sought to protect both its
The loosening of travel restrictions associated with COVID-19 towards the end of the last financial
year has led to a significant improvement in Chobe Holding Limited’s financial performance.
people and business partners by utilis-
sequently as a Group were well placed he says. “The effects of uncertainty in
ing accumulated resources on hand in
to take full advantage of the tourism Europe have yet to be seen, but may
order to emerge from the pandemic
sector recovery.” be consequential if the conflict in the
more resilient and stronger both within
Meanwhile, zooming into the future, Ukraine escalates.”
the work force and value chain.
Gibson notes that bookings for the re- Chobe Holdings owns and operates,
Staff replaced
mainder of the financial year remain through its wholly owned subsidiar-
“During the half-year, the few staff
robust with the subsequent financial ies, 14 eco-tourism lodges and camps
who elected to resign over the past two
year showing similar resilience. on leased land in Northern Botswana
years have been replaced, and all staff
“The residual supply chain con- and the Caprivi Strip in Namibia with
benefited from a cost-of-living based
straints and the economic, political and a combined capacity of 336 beds under
salary increase in March,” he notes.
health effects of the COVID-19 pan- the brands Desert &amp, Delta Safaris
“Throughout the pandemic, we contin-
demic continue to impact the Group,” and Ker & Downey Botswana.
ued to maintain all our assets and con-
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Statistics Botswana says among Whatsapp group
the Cereals, Maize, other than Seed,
contributed 40.4 percent. Rice, Semi-
Milled or Wholly Milled, whether or
not Polished or Glazed and Wheat, Oth-
er than Durum Wheat or Seed followed
with 30.8 percent and 26.7 percent re-
spectively.
Beverages Fermented, e.g. Cider,
Perry, Mead, Sake accounted for 27.1 to receive your
percent of Beverages and Vinegar. Beer own weekly copy
Made from Malt and Non-Alcoholic of The Botswana
Beverages other than Non-Alcoholic Gazette for Free
Beer, not including Fruit or Vegetable
Juices followed with 26.4 percent and
16.7 percent respectively.
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For the 12 months that ended July 2022, Furnmart Botswana’s revenue stood at P1.4 billion, which was P19.5m (1.5 percent) higher than the prior year, The
Botswana Gazette has established.
Furnmart Realises
Increased Revenue
• But sales growth has been sluggish
• Lowering shipping costs filter through
GAZETTE REPORTER
F
or the 12 months that ended July
2022, Furnmart Botswana’s rev-
enue stood at P1.4 billion, which
was P19.5m (1.5 percent) higher than the
prior year, The Botswana Gazette has es-
tablished.
However, released recently, Furnmart fi-
nancials show that sales growth, measured
against the high comparable base of the
prior year, has been sluggish.
“Sales growth recorded in the prior year
Tlou Energy Raises P16.9m
for Lesedi Power Project
• Aussie investor, Dr Ian Campbell to nominate one director
• Money for use in furtherance of gas-to-power project
GAZETTE REPORTER
T
lou Energy Limited has raised
A$2 million (P16.9 mil-
lion) pursuant to a placing of
57,142,857 new ordinary shares of no
business
was strong after the lifting of the hard lock-
down periods,” the company’s statement
reads. “Gross profit margins remain under
pressure and have declined compared to
the prior period.”
Supply chain disruptions
Furnmart says some reprieve from the
lowering shipping costs and supply chain
disruptions have started to filter through,
but compared to the prior year, the infla-
tionary impact of these disruptions is still
prevalent.
“Operating income of P242.9 million
par value at an issue price of A$0.035
(P0.30) per share, The Botswana Ga-
zette has established.
According to Tlou in a statement re-
leased recently, the funds have been
Wednesday 09 November 2022 The Botswana Gazette
is P102.5 million (29.7 percent) lower
than the corresponding period,” the report
says. “This significant decline in operat-
ing income resulted from lower margins,
increases in expenses and higher trade re-
ceivable impairment costs.”
Furnmart says total trade receivable im-
pairment costs have increased significantly
during the period under review, albeit off a
low prior year base.
“As highlighted at the interim stage, the
increase in impairment costs must be seen
in relation to the release of excess impair-
ment provisions in the prior year, that was
increased after the hard lockdown periods,”
the company’s financials indicate.
“Management believes that the impair-
ment provision is at an adequate level.
Profit after tax of P64.6 million, is P66.3
million (50.6 percent) lower than the previ-
ous year.”
raised from a new strategic investor via
an entity controlled by Dr Ian Camp-
bell, a high net worth investor based in
Sydney, Australia.
Sub-stations
“Funds are proposed to be used for
development of Tlou’s Lesedi Power
Project, including construction of sub-
stations to connect to the existing elec-
tricity grid in Botswana,” the company
says in the statement.
“Dr Campbell will have the right to
nominate one director to the board of
the company if his holding exceeds
9.99 percent of the total share capital
of the company.”
“This is a significant
endorsement of Tlou’s
Lesedi Power Project in
Botswana.”
Tlou says the placement of the new
shares will result in Dr Campbell hold-
ing 8.69 percent of the company.
The power generation company is
in the process of negotiating with Dr
Campbell for an additional tranche
of development capital (the details of
which are not yet finalised) in order to
fast track the company’s initial target
of 10MW of power generation.
“We have been working to secure the
next series of funding partners for the
company for some time and we are de-
lighted to have reached agreement with
the first of these being Dr Campbell
who has invested at a premium to the
prevailing share price,” says the CEO
of Tlou, Anthony Gilby.
Endorsement
“This is a significant endorsement
of Tlou’s Lesedi Power Project in Bo-
tswana. Dr Campbell has indicated to
the company that he will work with us
to secure an additional funding package
that is designed to fast-track the goal of
achieving 10MW of power generation
as early as possible.”
Tlou is developing energy solutions
in sub-Saharan Africa through gas-
fired power and planned ancillary proj-
ects. The company is listed on the ASX
(Australia), AIM (UK) and the BSE
(Botswana).
The Lesedi Gas-to-Power Project
(Lesedi) is 100 percent owned and is
the company’s most advanced project.
Tlou’s competitive advantages in-
clude the ability to drill cost effectively
for gas, operational experience and
Lesedi’s strategic location in relation
to energy customers.
All major government approvals
have been achieved.
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The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022
It’s all systems go for star-studded music festival
GOSEGO MOTSUMI
A
fter aggressively pro-
moting the highly-
anticipated “Black
Coffee in Botswana” music
festival, the Grammy award
winning headliner will finally
be in town to churn the turn-
tables this weekend.
Scheduled for 12 November
at the Royal Aria Stadium in
Tlokweng, the star-studded
music festival is set to pull a
crowd eager to witness Black
Coffee’s skills that trans-
formed the music scene with
boundary breaking sounds
that pay homage to his South
African roots.
Organised by Kulture
Events Management Compa-
ny, the music recently adopted
a new tagline “Black Coffee
in Botswana” to give the event
a global appeal for its poten-
tial to attract people from all
walks of life and across bor-
ders.
Star-studded lineup
The organisers of the music
festival wrapped up the lineup
of artists who will perform
alongside Black Coffee that
add to 16 other acts, among
them Euphonik, the legend-
ary DJ Fresh, PH, Bekzin Ter-
ris, DJ Kent, Mpho Sebina,
Han C, Benny T, Dato Seiko,
Casper The DJ, and Romeo.
In a previous interview, Tha-
timeout
The Botswana Gazette
Wednesday 09 November 2022
BLACK
COFFEE
IN TOWN
THIS
WEEKEND
to Mochipisi, who is one of
Over the last the event organisers, said they
partnered with youthful radio
two decades, DJ station Yarona FM to host a
30-minute slot every Friday
and producer where two artists or vocalists
battled it to secure a place in
Black Coffee has the show’s lineup. Listeners
got to vote for the winning art-
fully established ist who made it to the lineup.
his presence Stellar Career for Black
Coffee
as one of the Over the last two decades,
DJ and producer Black Cof-
fee has fully established his
most prominent presence as one of the most
prominent names in electronic
names in music and has continuously
shattered boundaries across
electronic music. the board — most notably,
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following a remix for the in-
imitable Alicia Keys, a col-
laboration with international
superstar Drake and the recent
release of his 6th studio LP
“Subconsciously” featuring
the likes of Pharrell Williams,
Diplo, RyX, Usher, David
Guetta and more.
Black Coffee has become
one of the top touring per-
formers in the world. He has
even headlined and assumed
residency in global dance mu-
sic hot-spots such as Ibiza,
Mykonos and Las Vegas on
top of endless stops while
also maintaining an impres-
sive tour schedule of over 150
shows per year.
Tickets
Tickets are on sale at Webt-
ickets online and at all Spar
outlets nationwide starting at
P200 for students, P350 for
general access and P1,250
for VIPs. Gates open at 1200
noon.
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Kaone Kario’s Film

Debut via Molosi
ning two decades and several conti-
• Kaone will be lead actor nents. The feature will be her first film.
• Filming begins this “Molosi recently retired from 22
month in Gabs years of professional theatre,” the
statement said. “He spent 15 of those
• Molosi is the executive years on Broadway, scoring award
producer wins or nominations in every single
year. Molosi brings a lot of experience

R
etired Broadway actor, Don-
ald Molosi is the executive
producer of a new internation-
al film, starring supermodel and 2015
Nokia Face of Africa winner Kaone
Kario, UK-based production compa-
ny, CP Films, has announced through
a statement.  a great actor and I can’t wait for the
Titled “Partly Cloudy and Hot,” the
film will start its production in Gabo-
rone before the end of the year.
“Partly Cloudy and Hot” will pre-
miere around the world in 2023 be-
ginning in Europe and North America.
Often referred to as Botswana’s first
supermodel, Kaone Kario has an in-
ternational modelling portfolio span-
to the film on which and he and Kario
work well together.” 
However, the statement notes that
Molosi will not feature in the film as
an actor himself. “I’m not on set to
perform this time,” he said. “I’m on set
to oversee the entire project. Kaone is
world to see that.”
Local casting has begun for support-
ing actors. Through Julie Mango Cast-
ing, the search for supporting actors
will also be conducted in South Africa
where Kario is currently based. “Part-
ly Cloudy and Hot” will be filmed en-
tirely in Gaborone.

All White Prosecco Soiree Officially Launches Summer

great event. This event is also
• The annual affair made sure to wrap up the year in grand style supposed to launch or activate
• The entire event announced: The Party Season is Here! summer.”
GOSEGO MOTSUMI The all-white
global music force with a voice
that dances over the beats. The
songbird performed alongside
the legendary DJ Kellz who
took revelers on an unforget-
table music journey.

D
ecked out in fashion-
able all white outfits,
residents of Gabo-
rone and lifestyle enthusiasts
came to Protea Hotel by Mar-
riott Masa Square for the ho-
tel’s annual event styled “All
White Prosecco Soiree” over
the weekend.
The all-white affair is one of
the many lavish social events
that have shaped the city’s
nightlife, complete with the
pop of Prosecco, good music,
the hotel’s food offerings and
lots of glam patrons officially
launched the summer/party
season.
“All I can say is our patrons
know how to have responsible
fun,” Protea Hotel by Marriott
Masa Square Sales and Market-
ing Manager, Botho Mogami,
told Time Out.
“This is an annual event to
have around the same time. The
event is saying let’s get togeth-
er, dress up, let’s have a good
time and be authentic. We de-
serve it after the pandemic!”
The All White Soiree
Mogami said the lifestyle
event was curated to give
Batswana their hotel’s experi-
ence while offering something
different from what is already
in the market. This year’s event
was staged indoors because of
the rain but it will be back on
the rooftop for next year’s edi-
tion.  
“We chose to bring in the
Prosecco,” Mogami added.
“Our Chairman is from Italy,
so it made sense trying to get
in his good books. We have a
rooftop that deserves an all-
white event, so we put the two
ideas together and we had a
affair officially
launched the
party season -
that time of year
when you’ve
always got to have
the requisite pure
white outfit(s)
clean, pressed and
ready to go.
Music and food
Every year the event supports
Botswana’s upcoming artists.
The talented Dato Seiko was
engaged last year while event
melodist and songwriter, Mpho
Sebina proved that she is a
In addition to the delectable
Masa cuisine, guests were treat-
ed to a welcome drink, cheese
platters and a bottle of Prosec-
co.  “This event is always sup-
ported by Parmalat as we know
that bubbles and cheese go well
together,” Mogami said.
“The Prosecco was supplied
by Benju, Lengau Wine Com-
pany and Fine brands. We had
four varieties of Prosecco and
we do have more in the indus-
try. We are hoping that next
year it will be bigger and bet-
ter.”
All white theme
The all-white affair officially
launched the party season -
that time of year when you’ve
always got to have the requi-
site pure white outfit(s) clean,
pressed and ready to go. Fans
of all-white said the theme al-
lows anyone to participate in
a little spectacle of glamour
because everyone owns an all-
white outfit.
The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022
Where are the Festive Songs?
• Key promoter says artists are de-motivated
• Modibe calls for strong support structure for artists
“Botswana should have a law that compels these corporates
to have social responsibility programmes that support the
people. They are having a free lunch in this country.”
GOSEGO MOTSUMI
T
he year is drawing to a
close but there is no sound
of a local hit song within
earshot to usher in the festive sea-
son.
By this time last year, both
Sexology Unpacked
The “Just Sex event” is ready to unpack issues of sexual health
GOSEGO MOTSUMI
A
s a build-up to the Just
Sex event that is slated
for 18 November at
Cresta Lodge, organiser, Mi-
chelle Phetlhe of ESTeREs
Agency hosted physiotherapist
Lorato Mosetlhi-Molelowatladi
at the Wild Tree Place in Tlok-
weng to give a glimpse of what
to expect at the sexual health
and wellness event.
Mosetlhi-Molelowatladi
shared that sexology is the sci-
entific study of human sexuality
in all its guises, noting that for
sexual health to be attained and
maintained, the sexual rights of
all persons must be respected.
“Events such as ‘Just Sex’
are important, especially if they
have the right and knowledge-
able people to give people the
right perspective to issues,” she
told this publication in an inter-
local and foreign artists had re-
leased new songs that went viral,
keeping people in a festive mood
as they jigged and cavorted on the
dance floor.
Not this time around. The local
music industry hasn’t been pro-
ductive enough to legitimately
view.
“As medical professionals, we
understand that people are wired
differently and that they often
express their diversity as indi-
viduals. So speaking on issues
of intimacy, we need to explore
that diversity.”
Sexual Health
The Southern African Sexual
Health Association (SASHA)
describes sexual health as the
understanding that sexuality is
a natural part of life involving
more than sexual behaviour.
The elements of sexual health
that include pleasure, sexual
rights, gender identity, and
sexual justice exist within the
confines of people’s cultural en-
vironment, legislation and legal
environment.
“Our sexuality is our human-
ity and our humanity is our sex-
uality,” Mosetlhi-Molelowatladi
said. “The Just Sex event will be
timeout
rival Afrobeat as the currently
popular sound in Africa.
“Artists are not recording and
releasing new music as often as
they should because they are de-
motivated,” music industry ex-
pert, veteran promoter and found-
er of Total Music Group, Seabelo
hosting clinicians who will give
more insight into medical sexual
health.”
Sex as a taboo topic
Deemed as massively inap-
propriate, society-structured
cultural norms and values often
insist that sex should never be
talked about in front of anybody.
Since it is a very private act
where two people share compas-
sion, many cultures in Botswana
still shy away from having open
discussions about sex.
The “Just Sex” event is on a
quest to break the status quo and
create a safe space where people
are free to express themselves
on issues related to sexual health
and wellness.
Said Mosetlhi-Molelowatla-
di: “Sometimes people are not
comfortable and may not know
enough to talk about sex. Some-
times shying away from talking
about sex depends on the way
Modibe, told Time Out.
“If you look around, there are a
lot of events but there hasn’t been
any kind of counselling for the
artists since the COVID-19 lock-
downs. The new National Arts
Council has a lot of work to do
in terms of the psychology or the
state of mind of artists.”
New Music
While there hasn’t been a song
to take the festive season by storm
yet, local artists such as Charma
Gal, Franco Lesokwane and Vee
Mampeezy have been trying to
make their mark with new music
releases.
Only last week, Vee Mampeezy
- who is currently preparing for
his “Last Man Standing” show
that is slated for 10 December -
released a brand-new song styled
“Mjolo Wame.” Music enthusi-
asts have been slowly warming
up to the new release while Char-
ma Gal has only hinted that she
may release new music soon.
Over the weekend, Franco
launched his 19th album titled “A
Lwa le mZambia” at Fora Farm
near Kumakwane. Local duo,
KhoiSan released a new single
tilted “Ke Samile” last week.
In an interview, Oratile Kofa of
KhoiSan said “Ke Samile” is a
love song - a conversation be-
tween a couple where the girl
tells the boy how she loves him
regardless of the situation they
are going through.
The new song is gaining trac-
tion on social media platforms
such as Tik Tok but it remains to
be seen if it will be among this
year’s festive jams.
Strong Support Structure
According to Modibe, the gov-
“Our sexuality is
our humanity and
our humanity is our
sexuality.”
we were brought up. In some in-
stances, sex is not a dinner table
conversation and sex is only for
marriage. We are not socialised
to talk about sex.”
About Mosetlhi-Molelowat-
ladi
While Mosetlhi-Molelowatla-
di will not be among the speak-
ers at the “Just Sex” event, she
has special interest in the man-
agement of women’s health
conditions, particularly pelvic
Page 21
ernment should create a stronger
support system for artists, now
that they are demotivated. Even
so, he lauded the government for
bringing new TV platforms on
board to support creatives and
raising the level of local airplay
to 80 percent and urged the pri-
vate sector to play its part.
Said Modibe: “There is cor-
porate greed locally because the
same companies are doing far
much better in terms of support
systems for creatives in other
countries. Botswana should have
a law that compels these corpo-
rates to have social responsibility
programmes that support the peo-
ple. They are having a free lunch
in this country.”
He dismissed the notion that
Botswana’s market is small. “If
we are indeed so small, why don’t
they close shop?” he queried.
2021 was a music year
The year 2021 wasn’t much
of an improvement on 2020, but
it will still go down as the year
that artists really started to gain
proper traction across the conti-
nent with their music.
Mavericks closer to home such
as Makhadzi, DJ Maphorisa,
Kabza De Small, Focalistic and
Major League DJz became conti-
nental superstars with their music
blaring loudly and proudly in far
flung places.
Songs such as Skelem Key,
Phakade Lami by Nomfundo
Moh, featuring Ami Faku and
Sha Sha, Bopha by Mellow &
Sleazy, Felo Le Tee ft. DJ Ma-
phorisa and Young Stunna, Nkao
Tempela by C’hicco and Mellow
& Sleazy, Asibe Happy – Kabza
De Small and DJ Maphorisa ft.
Ami Faku and Adiwele by Young
Stunna ft. Kabza De Small and
DJ Maphorisa were anthems that
marked the 2021 festive season.
floor dysfunction. Her patients
include both males and females.
She is a member of My Sexual
Health (MSH), the Southern Af-
rican Sexual Health Association
(SASHA) and the World Asso-
ciation for Sexual Health.
The “Just Sex” event is spon-
sored by The Botswana Gazette
and Durex. Tickets are on sale
for P300 single and P500 dou-
ble inclusive of a light dinner,
drinks and gifts.
Page 22
Miss World Lauds
BW’s Hospitality
Cresta Lodge gives the Polish queen an African touch
R
eigning Miss World, Karolina
Bielawska, was charmed by the
hospitality that was extended to her
when she was in Botswana.
Botswana Becomes Third and Only
African Country to Digitise Stamps
• BotswanaPost participates at the International
Philatelic Exhibition
• BotswanaPost teams up with Stampsdaq
• Stamp collecting consistently ranked one of
world’s most popular hobbies
I
n a historic turn of events, Botswana
has become the third and only Af-
rican country to digitise its stamps,
Time Out has established.
BotswanaPost will also participate in
the first African International Stamp Ex-
hibition in Cape Town from 8 to 12 No-
vember.
The event features 1600 frames of
stamps from all over the world with each
frame comprising 16 A4 pages mounted
with stamps and exhibited in different
timeout
Upon her arrival, the Pole beauty was
welcomed by former Miss Botswana, Pale-
sa Molefe at Cresta Lodge in Gaborone
categories such as aero philately, picture
postcards, postal history and social phi-
lately that brings along stamps and his-
tory.
For the stamp collectors
The event will feature a rarities auction
that will offer collectors a chance to buy
items related to stamps that are extremely
hard to get and very sought after, usually
at prices that non- philatelists fathom to
understand.
Wednesday 09 November 2022 The Botswana Gazette
where she stayed. Both beauties enjoyed
warm African hospitality that did not go
unnoticed.
“Together with Palesa, we rose to a dawn
of chorus as we set out for a magnificent
morning in Mokolodi. Our amazing guide
took us on a magnificent drive. I am so ex-
cited to see your beautiful country,” wrote
Bielawska on her Instagram account of her
excursion to the wildlife park just south of
Gaborone.
“Together with
Palesa, we rose to
a dawn of chorus
as we set out for a
magnificent morning
in Mokolodi.”
Meet-and-Greet
As part of Cresta Lodge’s tradition of
welcoming its guests, the team organised a
Meet-and-Greet with Miss World and for-
mer Miss Botswana that was attended by
notables like TV personality Marang Sel-
olwane, gospel musician, Shinkie and DJ
Oneal Africa.
Said Cresta Marakanelo Limited (CML)
Acting Group Sales and Marketing Man-
ager, Boitumelo Khama: “We were so hon-
oured to be hosting Karolina Bielawska at
Cresta Lodge, this makes us the first hotel
in the country to host a Miss World.
“Our goal is to always provide excellent
service, create memories and give an Afri-
can experience to all our guests. We made
sure that Miss World experiences all that
and at the same time gets to appreciate Bo-
tswana. It is also pleasing to see that she
fell in love with the country, the food and
the people.”
She added that the relationship that CML
has always shared with the Miss Botswana
Organisation contributed to Cresta Lodge
being the most favoured and trusted hotel
to host Karolina Bielawska.
Stamps are not only aesthetically pleas-
ing but also have the ability to transport a
collector to the past. Each stamp illumi-
nates a story – whether it is its designer,
printer, edition or function. It is no surprise
that the earliest recorded stamp collection
was a Geography instructor’s teaching tool.
In some cases more valuable than paintings
by the great masters, stamps continue to be
a rare commodity.
Even today new collectable stamps are
produced. In June this year, the United
States Postal Service announced that they
would release a James Webb Telescope
stamp. Yes, there’s a certain irony to cel-
ebrating bleeding-edge astronomy using
mail stickers invented in the 19th Century.
The event will include an award grant-
ed to the best in show and announced on
12 November. This prestigious award
will place one winner as the top collector
judged by an international panel from di-
verse cultures.
What else to expect
Stamp collecting has consistently
ranked as one of the world’s most popu-
lar hobbies. Collectors can expect a mu-
seum-like rotating exhibition of stamps
from all over the world, dealers and col-
lectors from more than 40 countries, a
curated exhibition by the Post Office
Museum, a chance to see rare historical
documents and the public is invited to
bring along their stamp collections to be
evaluated by experts in the field.
BotswanaPost teams up with
Stampsdaq
Following its digital transformation
and innovation strategy, BotswanaPost
signed a cooperation agreement with
a European blockchain development
company, Stampsdaq Estonia OU, to
launch the process of transformation of
the country’s historic postage stamp col-
lection, as well as issue new stamps us-
ing the NFT technology on stampsdaq.
com.
BotswanaPost is joining two other
postal operators who are already on
Stampsdaq in efforts to develop com-
mon, philately dedicated NFT stamps
ecosystem.
Said the CEO of BotswanaPost, Cor-
nelius Ramatlhakwane:
“Compared to other postal operators,
BotswanaPost is relatively young. The
first Botswana postage stamps were is-
sued in 1966, and since then our phila-
telic developments have been strong,
and to-date our historic stamps collec-
tion has over 1100 unique stamp motifs.
“Recognising the value and prospects
of the innovation, we firmly believe in
blockchain solutions for global philat-
ely, and in particular for BotswanaPost.
Stamps have always been considered
‘the ambassadors’ of the country’s cul-
tural, natural, economical and other
achievements to the world.
“With NFT stamps, we aim to create
a whole new level of collection experi-
ence for all collectors around the world,
and Stampsdaq’s business model suits
our needs perfectly.”
The CEO of Stampsdaq, Andrii
Shapovalov, noted: “At Stampsdaq, we
believe that using blockchain and NFT
tech to enhance such an established and
trusted collectibles market as philately is
a perfect opportunity to bridge millions
of aging philatelists with their more
tech-friendly children and grandchil-
dren, and I am glad that BotswanaPost
has decided to join us in this journey.
“The beauty of stamps is that they are
a globally known collectible item. On
Stampsdaq, we develop and implement
different value adding benefits to make
the life of NFT stamps collectors much
more entertaining and rewarding.”
BotswanaPost is a member of the Pan-
African Postal Union (PAPU). It is the
second African postal operator to join
Stampsdaq platform.
Following the signing of the Memo-
randum of Understanding and Coop-
eration between PAPU and Stampsdaq
in July 2022, the 45-member countries
of the union have given a mandate to
Stampsdaq to support them in the Afri-
can Philatelic Renaissance movement to
revive the interest of the greater public
to stamps collecting via new, exciting
experience.
The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022
De Beers chief executive officer Bruce Cleaver addressing the media after the official opening of the The Natural Diamond summit.
CLIMATE JUSTICE: A
question of Culpability
Just as charity should start at home, so should climate justice, writes DOUGLAS RASBASH*
W
ith COP27 starting this week, the big issue
on the table, as far as the African continent is
concerned, is climate justice and compensation
payable for loss and damage.
The Botswana Gazette expects its readers by now to have
expanded their lexicon to understand terms like global
warming, COP, loss and damage and greenwashing. But
if not, global warming is the relative rise in atmospheric
temperature caused by human activities; COP stands for
Conference of the Parties; loss and damage applies to eco-
nomic losses due to economic changes needed and damage
caused directly by extreme weather due to global warming;
finally greenwashing is practised by governments and cor-
porations pretending to be implementing a green agenda
when they actually do the opposite.
Rising levels
Let us return to the issue of culpability for the dire state
that our planet is in. The atmosphere is heating up too
quickly, the sea is warming, levels are rising and the land
is suffering from a multitude of impacts such as loss of
biodiversity, deforestation and the capacity of the earth to
provide resources for human activity is diminishing.
The positive news is that after a decade, loss and damage
has finally made it into the COP agenda. The rationale for
climate justice is based on the proposition that most of the
greenhouse gases that cause the climate to warm have been
emitted by the industrial North. While there is truth in that,
it is more complex. Firstly, many developing countries af-
fected by extreme weather are themselves fossil fuel pro-
ducing countries and sell their fuels to the Industrial North.
For example, African countries’ economies like Nigeria,
Niger, Sudan, Algeria, Mozambique, Angola and South Af-
rica extensively depend on the export of coal, oil and gas.
Another aspect is that industrial output is consumed the
world over so that indirectly all of us contribute to global
warming. Even Botswana, with its low industrial base,
benefits from diamonds that are sold to places like the
USA, Europe and China where it is true to say the demand
and price of these luxury items is driven by the carbon
economy. Huge corporate profits and big salaries of oil ex-
ecutives and others are used to purchase diamonds. So the
question then is who is culpable for loss and damage - the
producer of fossil fuels like Saudi Arabia, the users like
Germany and Japan or the final consumers like the wealthy
folk who lives at Phakalane whose lives are dominated by
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consumerism?
What complicates climate justice and loss and damage
even more is that the suffering of some developing coun-
tries that experience floods and droughts is exacerbated by
poor land and resource management and also governance.
Nigeria, which has suffered badly through flooding in Oc-
tober, lost 96% of its forest cover, according to the Direc-
tor General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation. For
example, between 2000 and 2005, it lost 55.7% of its forest
(Food and Agriculture Organisation FAO). Botswana has
also lost vegetation through clearance, fires and charcoal
making, but not as significantly as Nigeria.
Let us appreciate that forests are our sponges. With
no forests, heavy rain just pours off the land, inundating
downstream communities. In addition, carbon dioxide is
not being sequestered through photosynthesis, which in-
creases global warming.
Vanuatu
There are countries that will suffer catastrophically such
as low lying and island nations like Vanuatu. This Pacific
Ocean island nation, which will be wiped out through rises
in sea level, proposed at the United Nations for a Fossil
Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Straits Islands, also
in the Pacific, that won a case against the Government of
Australia in 2021 due to breaching the human rights of the
Islanders by not implementing its climate change commit-
ments. The rural dwelling peoples of Ngamiland or the
BaKgalagadi and the BaSarwa may have a similar case to
make, like the Pacific Islanders, that published NDCs are
not serious or being implemented and their way of life is
compromised as a result.
Increasingly, climate change litigation will establish le-
gal precedent for claims, for there is much at stake, the
diminishment of human rights even the existence of entire
communities. We certainly hope that this does not happen
and instead we want to see real commitment to moving for-
ward with its pledges to reduce greenhouse gasses to 85%
of the level experienced in 2010 which was the promise
made by the Government of Botswana.
Pointing the finger at the industrialised North is far too
simplistic because climate justice is a complex issue. It is
partially driven by a political agenda that seeks redress from
a colonial past. Surely, the attribution of blame cannot be
confined only to General Motors of the USA for polluting
the skies, but should include Saudi Aramco or NNPC, the
Nigeria National Petroleum Company, for selling the oil to
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make the GM factories work. Ultimately, consumers are
part of the problem for buying GM cars cheaper than it
would be if the polluter pays principle had been universally
applied. Some retort that the global economic order was
not organised by developing countries who have become
victims of a consumerist society that was not of their do-
ing. However, the proliferation of shopping malls tells of a
society only too anxious to be part of that society.
That loss and damage, adaptation funding and compen-
sation is payable only to developing countries and not de-
veloped countries, acknowledges the culpability of indus-
trialised nations in starting the global warming spiral. But
it is important to recognise that for the last 30 years, half of
all GHG emissions is from transition and developing coun-
tries, like China and India. Just as charity should start at
home, so should climate justice. If Nigeria aimed to phase
out oil, replace it with wind and solar and export green en-
ergy and at the same time reforest its land and apply good
management practices, then they would be very deserving
of loss and damage compensation.
Unlike Botswana
A significant example of support is an $8.5 billion pro-
gramme to South Africa to phase out coal (funded by the
USA EU and UK). In this context, it needs noting that
South Africa is actively implementing its revised NDC and
has in place carbon taxation and has also set a net zero
carbon emissions goal by 2050 as well as a wide range of
green energy projects like the 147 MW wind farm at Rog-
geveld as shown.
This is unlike Botswana, which has not signed up to the
2026 coal phasing out component of the COP26 agree-
ment, or submitted its revised NDC but has unashamedly
accelerated the exploitation of all its fossil fuels, namely,
oil in the Okavango, coal in Morupule and methane gas
near Serowe. Given its pro-carbon position, obviously
Botswana has yet to pledge carbon neutrality, unlike many
other countries, so why should it be deserving of any green
funding? But all will be discussed at the COP27 in Egypt
and hopefully the details thrashed out. Ultimately, due to
the complexity and global nature of climate justice issues,
the proposal for establishing a new International Court of
Climate Justice needs serious consideration by delegates
at COP27. Climate justice will prevail, but do not expect
northern industrialised countries to carry all the blame and
take all the financial liability, all countries must play their
part.
Exploring Climate
Justice an Urgent
Human Rights Issue
While we largely understand climate
change through the impacts it will
have on our natural world, it is the
devastation that it is causing and will
continue to cause for humanity that
makes it an urgent human rights issue,
writes TSHEPO J. MOYO
W
orld leaders and climate activists are gathered
in Egypt for this year’s annual UN climate
talks which began on Sunday.
The two weeks of negotiations to be held at COP27
come at an intense time. Millions are already enduring
the catastrophic effects of extreme disasters exacerbated
by climate change - from the prolonged drought in sub-
Saharan Africa to devastating tropical storms sweeping
across Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
In 2021, scorching temperatures caused deadly heat
waves in Canada and Pakistan and set off wildfires in
Greece and Siberia. There was severe flooding in Ger-
many and China, while in Madagascar, a particularly
prolonged and intense drought has driven 1 million peo-
ple to the brink of what is being described as the world’s
first “climate change-induced famine”.
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Exploring Climate
Justice an Urgent
Human Rights Issue From Page 23
Extreme weather
The United Nations defines climate change as long-term shifts in
temperatures and weather patterns. However, it is important to note
that climate change involves not only rising temperatures but also
other extreme weather events, rising sea levels, shifting wildlife pop-
ulations and habitats, and a range of other impacts. These shifts may
be natural, but since the 1800s, human activities have been the main
driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels
like coal, oil and gas, which produces heat-trapping gases.
Although not surprising, considering the number of extreme weath-
er events being recorded across the world, it is concerning that the
United Nations has noted that the world is now warming faster than
at any point in recorded history.
Minister of Minerals and Energy of Botswana Lefoko Moagi and De Beers chief executive officer Bruce Cleaver ad-
This year’s COP27 has to be pivotal in climate change across
dressed the media after the official opening of The Natural Diamond summit. Cleaver (R and Moagi (L) during the briefing.
the globe. Since last year’s meeting in Scotland, only 26 of the 193 (Pic:PRESSPHOTO)
countries that agreed to step up their climate actions have followed
through with more ambitious plans. Countries that failed last year

The Green Agenda:

to put forward strengthened targets were expected to do so before
COP27 and the protection of vulnerable countries will be high on the
agenda at this year’s COP27.
Natural world
While we largely understand climate change through the impacts

No, it’s all about the

it will have on our natural world, it is the devastation that it is caus-
ing and will continue to cause for humanity that makes it an urgent
human rights issue. In the words of Chiara Liguori, Researcher and
Advisor on Climate Justice, “There will be no human rights when
the world we live in is scorched, sunken and toxic.” Human rights

economy, stupid!
are intimately linked with climate change because of its devastating
effect on not just the environment but our own wellbeing. In addition
to threatening our very existence, climate change is having harmful
impacts on our rights to life, health, food, water, housing and liveli-
hoods. Here are some of the ways climate change is impacting and
will impact our human rights:
The right to life
We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.
But climate change threatens the safety of everyone on this planet. Botswana cannot pretend to be unaware that while the 19th Century
The most obvious example is through extreme weather-related events
such as storms, floods and wildfires. For example, in 2019, cyclones Industrial Revolution was driven by coal and the 20th Century Mobility
in Malawi and Mozambique killed more than 1,000 people. The
World Health Organisation predicts that climate change will cause Revolution by oil, the fourth industrial revolution and the digital world
250,000 deaths a year between 2030 and 2050 due to malaria, malnu-
trition, diarrhea and heat stress.
will be driven by information powered by renewable energy. DOUGLAS
Right to housing
Climate change threatens our right to housing in a variety of ways.
RASBASH examines the compelling scenario.
Extreme weather events like floods and wildfires are already destroy-

ing people’s homes, leaving them displaced. The most recent is the 32
million Pakistanis who have been displaced as over one third of their
country’s infrastructure has been destroyed by floods.
Right to health
We all have the right to enjoy the highest attainable standard of
physical and mental health. According to the Intergovernmental Pan-
el on Climate Change, the major health impacts of climate change
will include greater risk of injury, disease and death due to more in-
tense heat waves and fires, increased risk of under-nutrition as a result
of diminished food production in poor regions, and increased risks of
food- and water-borne diseases, and vector-borne diseases. Further-
more, as infrastructure is destroyed, access to healthcare will become
more difficult.
Rights to water and to sanitation
We all have the right to safe water for personal and domestic use
and to sanitation that ensures we stay healthy. Climate change is af-
fecting and will affect the quality and quantity of water resources.
Already more than one billion people do not have access to clean
water, and climate change will make this worse. The World Resource
Institute lists Botswana among the 17 countries in the category of
suffering from extremely high baseline water stress. This means we
are in a situation where the supply of fresh water is not sufficient to
meet the demand for water.
There are no exceptions for whom climate change will harm. Cli-
mate change is and will continue to harm all of us unless govern-
ments take action. However, its effects are likely to be much more
pronounced for certain groups – for example, those communities
dependent on agricultural or coastal livelihoods – as well as those
who are generally already vulnerable, disadvantaged and subject to
discrimination. In Next week’s edition we will speak to Batswana
Climate Justice Activists and social entrepreneurs on how they’re
working towards climate justice in Botswana.
F
ollowing items published in The Botswa-
na Gazette on the Green Agenda over the
last three weeks, our final item in this se-
ries covers the economics of the green agenda
and comes on the day that COP27 is formerly
opened in Egypt.
The United Nations Climate Change Confer-
ence (COP27) is expected to focus on the need
to implement climate pledges, scale up climate
finance, and address the adaptation needs of
developing countries. COP27 brings together
leaders and national delegations, as well as rep-
resentatives of businesses, multilateral institu-
tions, civil society and the youth.    Botswana
is well represented by President Mokgweetsi
Masisi and NGOs like the Botswana Climate
Change Network, among others.
Disquiet
“So, it’s all about the economy, stupid!” This
famous quote is by James Carville in 1992,
who was economics adviser to the Clinton ad-
ministration. Since then an increasing number
of economists, environmentalists and sociolo-
gists have expressed their disquiet on the nar-
row way the economy is both perceived and
measured. For example, the classical measure
of economic performance is Gross Domestic
Product (GDP), which is the accounting of all
measurable economic outputs within national
borders.
What experts are saying is that this measure
fails to consider the external costs associated
with those measured outputs. For example,
while oil accounts for 3% of the $100 trillion
global economy, based on the traded values of
oil and its derivatives, it does not include the
cost of climate change that could amount to
4% of global GDP. Oil does not account for
all of the costs of climate change which is also
caused by farming and land practices and also
waste management. But if it accounted for half
of climate change costs, the net added value of
oil to global GDP is only 1%. So perhaps, we
can say to James Carville: It’s the environment,
stupid!
In fact, economics is being upstaged by the
environment at nearly every level. The diffi-
culty is being able to define the new paradigm,
hence the term, the Green Economy. Some
pundits have even advocated a new measure of
GrDP, green GDP.
Common belief
Another facet is the common belief that econ-
omies need fossil fuels to grow. It is often stat-
ed in Africa - especially those nations that are
or will be exploiting their fossil fuels must be
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ergy drove the technical revo-
lutions of the last 150 years,
the source of the energy is
irrelevant. In fact, the fourth
industrial revolution and the
digital world will be driven
by information powered by
renewable energy and is ex-
pected to be no less impactful
on society, as previous eco-
nomic revolutions have been.
Economics
is being
upstaged
by the
Traffic crossing the flooded area on the Segoditshane road in Gaborone. The city experienced heavy rainfall in the
environment
morning which caused flood over some part in the city. (Pic:Monirul Bhuiyan/PRESS PHOTO)
at nearly every
The Green Agenda: No, it’s all level.
So what is the green econ-
about the economy, stupid!
From Page 25
omy? The green economy
is defined by the UN as low
carbon, resource-efficient and
socially inclusive. In a green
allowed to grow as the older The 19th Century Industrial is a total misnomer to believe economy, growth in employ-
industrialised economies Revolution driven by coal that economies will need fos- ment and income are driven
did, which, as we all know, and the 20th Century Mobil- sil fuels in the future because by public and private invest-
was driven by fossil fuels. ity Revolution by oil. But it while it is true that cheap en- ment into such economic
activities, infrastructure and
assets that allow reduced
carbon emissions and pollu-
NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO DISPOSE tion, enhanced energy and re-
source efficiency, prevention
TRIBAL LAND RIGHTS TO A NON-CITIZEN of the loss of biodiversity and
ecosystem services and ena-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in terms of section 34 (1) of the Tribal land Act, 2018, bling fully inclusive society,
that a transaction is proposed to be entered into with a non-citizen in respect of the including women and young
following property: people. (Green Economy |
UNEP - UN Environment
PROPERTY : 51% of the shares of Botswana registered company Omogolo Programme)
(Proprietary) Limited, registration number BW00000709325, International assessment of
holder of a Lease regarding a piece of land developed for tourism: the green economy transition
is carried out comprehensive-
SITUATE : Batawana Tribal area in the Nokaneng/Xhabaraxae village/ward ly. Its analysis of Botswana
does not make good reading.
MEASURING : 1580.061 Ha For while some of the right
statements have been made,
HELD UNDER : Agreement of Grant of Lease for Business Plots issued on the Botswana has hardly imple-
12th of November 2009 in favour of Omogolo (Proprietary) mented anything green.
Limited by Tawana Land Board. Greening the recovery
During the Mid-Term Re-
The Property contains four holiday homes, 2 staff accommodation, a manager’s view of Botswana’s National
house, 4 bore holes, 3 vehicles, a CAT front loader/back actor, a tractor, a bore hole Development Plan (NDP)
drill rig, numerous equipment including solar installations, wastewater treatment 11, parliament approved a
plants, tools, welding machine, compressors, water pumps, generators etc. USD$1.7 billion Economic
Recovery and Transforma-
Parties to the proposed transaction are Msasa Consult (Proprietary) Limited as tion Plan (ERTP). Spanning
seller and Caroline Christine Margarethe Bolten, citizen of Germany and owner of 2.5 years, the plan aims to
49% of the shares of Omogolo (Proprietary) Limited, as buyer. facilitate economic growth,
accelerate economic trans-
Consideration for the proposed transaction is BWP15,200,000 (Fifteen million two formation and increase resil-
hundred thousand Pula only). ience of the economy. “Sup-
port prioritises agriculture,
Any citizen of Botswana interested in entering into a similar transaction in respect of tourism, infrastructure and
the property in question to receive priority, notwithstanding the proposed transaction a digital transition without
set out in this notice. green conditionality, imply-
ing the potential for substan-
Any person having objections to the proposed transaction may give written notice of tial negative environmental
his or her objections, with reasons therefore, to the Land Board. impacts.” (Botswana | Green
Economy Tracker) Meas-
Msasa Consult (Pty) Ltd, ures also include providing
P.O. Box HA 25 HAK, unconditional support to the
Maun, environmentally-harmful ex-
Phone number +267 77489805.
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tractives sector - for example,
providing rebates on diesel
use for diamond mining com-
panies. Under the sections ti-
tled: Greening the Recovery
and Renewables, the ERTP
simply acknowledges an op-
portunity to reduce fossil
fuel subsidies, consider the
introduction of carbon taxes,
and commits to preparing a
Renewable Energy Road-
map without putting forward
any precise green initiatives.
Further, the plan sets out that
all of the initiatives are pro-
posals to be further screened
and prioritised, while financ-
ing remains uncertain with
the government doubling the
domestic borrowing limit to
raise funds.
The future in the past
“Overall, policies are cur-
rently entirely lacking in
substantive green commit-
ments, though the forthcom-
ing ERTP Implementation
Plan is anticipated to contain
more concrete measures.”
(Botswana | Green Economy
Tracker) Despite this, there
is a real risk that business-
as-usual support and the lack
of any meaningful considera-
tion of a green recovery in the
ERTP to-date will undermine
the opportunity to transition
towards a greener, more resil-
ient, and inclusive economic
model. This analysis does not
bode well for Botswana that
continues to define its future
in the past, in a factor econo-
my that is led by mining.
“In a green econo-
my, growth in employment
and income are driven by
public and private investment
into such economic activities,
infrastructure and assets that
allow reduced carbon emis-
sions and pollution, enhanced
energy and resource efficien-
cy, and prevention of the loss
of biodiversity and ecosystem
services.” (Green Economy:
a Path towards Development
and Poverty Eradication)
So far Botswana has singu-
larly failed to advance on the
prerequisites of a transition to
a green economy which has
consequences. These include
increased costs of borrowing
of non-green finance, higher
risks of non-green funding
such as stranded assets and
even public liability as climate
change litigation increases.
Botswana, like all countries,
chose their economic path-
way, the fear is that limited
capacity and political will to
evaluate the alternative green
and non-green scenarios is
not there. We can only hope
that this will change.
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BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a judgment of the above Honourable Court, the following property BE PLEASED TO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to a judgment of the above Honourable Court, the following proper-
of the Defendants will be sold by public auction by Deputy Sherriff Gabobakwe to the highest bidder as follows; ty of the Defendants will be sold by public auction by Deputy Sherriff Gabobakwe to the highest bidder as follows;
Date of Sale : 07th December 2022. Date of Sale : 06th December 2022.
Time : 10:30 am Time : 10:30 am
Venue : Broadhurst Magistrate Court Venue : Broadhurst Magistrate Court
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TERMS OF SALE : Cash or bank guaranteed cheque.
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The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022 sport Page 27

Eleven Angels
ed by football pundits upon
promotion of the team to the
premier league this year.
“Lekgamu la Bananyana,”
as they are popularly known
Next in line are Masitaoka
on Sunday at Francistown
Sports Complex where
Eleven Angels intend to im-
prove their position in the

Struggle in
in football circles, are yet
to find the back of the net
in their two outings against
Wanderers where they lost
0-1 and 0-2 defeat by Gun-
log standings. They are cur-
rently placed in position 15
with a goal difference of -3
slightly atop Mogoditshane
Fighters.

Premier League
ners after missing a crucial
penalty at Lobatse Sports
Complex on Saturday.
In a post-match interview, “Those
Coach Seemo Mpatane said
it is too early to count them
out but conceded that there
is a need to change their
who un-
approach and tactics. “My
boys are trying their best to
settle in the premier league
dermine
and are learning through
these early challenges,” he
told Gazette Sports.
us are do-
“We missed lots of scoring
chances in all of our games
so far and would be talking
ing that at
a different story if we had
converted them. In the Gun-
ners game, we conceded
their own
simple goals because of mi-
nor setbacks that we are go-
ing to work hard on. Those peril.”
who undermine us are doing
that at their own peril.” Development side
They started as a develop-
Missing chances ment side early in 2010 and
Wanderers, leaving them
“Lekgamu la Bananyana” are finding it among the bottom three
He added that despite their
consecutive losses, there is
were officially registered in
2013 as a team in its own
teams in log standings, with
hard in top-flight football where they 28 games to go until the end
some improvement. “The
boys have really improved
right. “We triumphed in the
Third Division in our first-
are placed way down in the standings of the 2022/23 season. and need to improve more ever season with players like
in front of the goalposts,” Gofaone Mabaya, Fortunate
Gazette Reporter weekend when they suf- Youthful players Mpatane said. “We are cre- Thulare and Danger Tlhale-
fered their second consecu- Eleven Angels are domi- ating lots of chances, and fang,” Mpatane pointed out.

N
ewly promoted tive loss since they debuted nated by youthful players that’s the good part. I remain “We spent four seasons in
rookies, Eleven the top flight football two who have no experience of hopeful that everything shall the second division and fi-
Angels Football weeks ago. elite football, hence their fall into place and we will nally got promoted to First
Club’s premier league They lost to Extensions struggle comes as little sur- fight hard to keep our place Division North in 2018.”
nightmares continued at the Gunners and Morupule prise and was even predict- in the premier league.”

BTTA will on 13th November 2022 host a one day tournament in Botho University. The association
received a sponsorship deal worth P15000 (fifteen thousand pula) from First Capital Bank as the
main sponsor for the tournament. Phoenix assurance group also contributed a sponsorship worth
P5000 (five thousand pula). CFO (Mr Rahul)of Phoenix assurance group went an extra mile through
contributing P3000 (three thousand pula) towards the tournament.
Page 28 sports Wednesday 09 November 2022 The Botswana Gazette

BOKA’s ousted Committee

succumbs to Pressure to
hand over Office “I met people who are
responsible for the development
Writes to interim committee for the purpose of digital content, websites,
digital strategies and business
fore regret to inform you that
the submissions do not al- analysists.”
low us to continue with the
OGM.
“In my view, the member-
ship has spoken directly or
Magang
indirectly that it is the inter-
im committee that they en-
dorse or support. Otherwise
benchmarks with
they would have submitted.
We just have to find time to Confederation of
handover whatever might be
in our possession, so I sub-
mit.”
European Volleyball
Deaf ear • Has facilitated coaches’ course at
He was also seconded by Hertfordshire University
other members of the oust-
ed committee. “The people • Believes sponsors respond to properly-
have spoken and we can’t structured organisations
turn a deaf ear to that and
“Our embarrass ourselves more,” Gazette Reporter

mandate is to Samuel added.  “If we want Europeans may visit

to meet, which we failed to
rebuild BOKA do in a long time to try ar-
and take it to rest the situation, we can do
that online. We can’t change
where it used people’s viewpoint if they
to be.” are not willing to listen and
even worse, when those who
actually voted for you are not
supportive anymore.”
For his part, interim presi-
dent, Bakwadi told Gazette
Sports that he is worried that
such internal strife is tarnish-
Gazette Reporter committee held that its re-
ing the image of BOKA and
moval was unconstitutional.
I
n her quest to improve
volleyball administration
at Botswana Volleyball
Federation (BVF), the organ-
isation’s president, Tsoseletso
Magang has embarked on a
two-week benchmarking exer-
cise at the headquarters of the
Confederation of European Vol-
leyball (CEV) in Luxembourg.
This comes after her visit and
Team Botswana’s participation
in the recent Africa Beach Vol-
leyball Championships in Mo-
rocco last month.
Leadership stages
“I wanted CEV to commit to
helping us with their skills and
equipment where it is possible.
I believe that they will visit us
very soon to assist with putting
structures in place. I have also
met the beach volleyball ex-
perts so they can equip us with
the necessary skills to expand
our beach volleyball, espe-
cially now that we have a team
that has qualified for the world
beach volleyball tournament in
Mexico next year.”
Magang underlined the im-
portance of improving their
digital mediums in order to at-
tract more investors through the

T
he ousted executive
committee of Bo-
tswana Karate Asso-
ciation (BOKA) is consider-
ing officially handing over
the office to the newly elect-
ed committee after pressure
from the general member-
ship persisted.
The Tshepo Bathai-led
committee was removed
through a motion of no con-
fidence in September amid
allegations of incompetence
and corruption.
Unconstitutional
The ousted committee was
replaced by the interim lead-
ership led by Shihan Mpho
Bakwadi. However, handing
over is yet to take place be-
cause until now the ousted
The interim committee
was recently shocked when
a letter bearing BOKA let-
terheads was sent to clubs
inviting them to an Ordinary
General Meeting (OGM).
The letter was signed by
ousted Secretary General,
Karabo Samuel. Howev-
er, the meeting did not go
ahead as planned because
those who turned up did not
form a quorum.
The ousted committee
has now decided to hand
over the office and has ap-
proached Shihan Bakwadi
about an official meeting for
the purpose. “The deadline
for submissions of delegates
and candidates was today at
5pm,” Samuel said. “I there-
chases potential sponsors
away. “It is really frustrating
when you try to redeem the
association before the eyes
of stakeholders but things
don’t go as they are supposed
to,” he said.
Adamant
“Our mandate is to rebuild
BOKA and take it to where it
used to be. I am adamant that
they will hand over the office
because we are already run-
ning behind the schedule.”
Article 15.3 of BOKA con-
stitution states: “No member
shall be allowed to stand for
elections for any position if
he or she did not hand over
the office that he/she previ-
ously occupied at BOKA.”
Prior to her visit to Europe,
Magang was among top Afri-
can leaders who were engaged
to facilitate a coaches’ course
at Hertfordshire University in
England. She was taken through
all the leadership stages of how
other federations are structured
in order to attract potential part-
ners and sponsors to keep the
sport alive in their respective
countries.
In an exclusive interview
with Gazette Sports, Magang
said her main goal is to learn
how they run their confedera-
tion better and to bring such
improvement to Botswana vol-
leyball.
“The lessons will help me
to implement some ideas back
home for the reason that I be-
lieve that if we are able to put
together a good product with
good programmes and struc-
tures, we should be able to at-
tract funding because compa-
nies support things that are well
structured and planned,” she
noted.
image of BVF. “I also engaged
with their digital department
where I met people who are re-
sponsible for the development
of digital content, websites,
digital strategies and business
analysists,” she said.
Stakeholders
“We may not be at that level
yet but there are lots of gradu-
ates who can be utilised to
make all these things possible.
I also met the people who are
responsible for ticketing, espe-
cially for elite events. But the
most important thing is to build
our database so we can easily
identify our stakeholders and to
package ourselves better.”
Magang was elected BVF
president in April and has al-
ready helped hosting a return-
to-play tournament after long
hiatus due to COVID-19 set-
backs, BVF’s first-ever Zone 6
beach volleyball, and secured
sponsorship worth P200 000 to
revive local volleyball.
The Botswana Gazette Wednesday 09 November 2022
VOLLEYBALL RETURNS
TO ACTION IN LIQUID
OPEN TOURNEY
Gazette Reporter
S
ponsorship from Liquid
Intelligent Technolo-
gies enabled teams of
Botswana Volleyball Federa-
tion (BVF) to return to play
over the weekend after a long
hiatus due to lack of finan-
cial constraints that prevented
tournaments and the national
league.
The Liquid Intelligent Tech-
nologies sponsorship is in
Botswana Int’l Badminton
Open Attracts over 100 Players
Pakistan, India, Australia, Mauritius, South Africa, Egypt, Luxembourg, Uganda, Zambia
and Lesotho are among countries that will compete in individual and team events
Gazette Reporter
T
he highly-anticipated
Botswana International
Badminton Open has
attracted a total of 148 players
from across the world to contest
a tournament billed for Lobatse
from the 24 to 27 November.
The players are from Paki-
stan, India, Australia, Mauri-
tius, South Africa, Egypt, Lux-
embourg, Uganda, Zambia and
Lesotho among countries that
will compete in individual and
team events.
This will be the first ma-
jor tournament under the Bo-
tswana Badminton Association
(BBA)’s newly elected com-
mittee that is led by Moses Ma-
cheke after internal bickering
the amount of P200 000 for
a mini-tournament for both
men and women’s teams un-
der BVF and it will run until
December.
The tournament started on
a high note at SSKB outdoor
courts in Mogoditshane where
the women’s contest was di-
vided in two groups. Pool A
pitted Kalavango, Kutlwano,
Sebokeng, Dynamites and
Spiking Stars against one an-
“We are putting
extra efforts in
preparing for
this event that
must match
standards of the
Badminton World
Federation.”
rendered badminton inactive.
Botswana’s 72 strong squad
Botswana will have 72 players
sports
other while Pool B saw BDF
VI, Police VI, Magstimela,
Mafolofolo and Yaros fight it
out.
Girls U-20
The Botswana Under 20
girls’ team played against the
seniors in a series of prepara-
tory matches ahead of the Re-
gion 5 Games in Malawi next
month.
Police VI, which was
formed two years ago, domi-
in the tournament, and has regis-
tered 60 players in men’s singles,
34 for women’s singles, 20 for
nated Pool B. They won all of
their four matches to amass
12 points and have emerged
the favourites to win the title
which comes with P20 000 in
prize money.
The Liquid
Intelligent
Technologies
sponsorship is in
the amount of P200
000 for a mini-
tournament for both
men and women’s
teams under BVF.
The Jungle Queens were
aided by the experience of
Tshiamo Chakalisa, Merapelo
Tshimologo who were recently
signed from Kutlwano and Pa-
tricia Themba who was roped
in from BDF VI. They are the
only team that have not lost a
set in all the games they played
against Mafolofolo, BDF,
Magstimela and Yaros.
In a post-match interview
with Gazette Sports, Police
VI women’s coach Shimaka
Ngwanaotsile said they were
happy with their overall per-
formance despite the players
having rusted owing to lack of
action.
“I am impressed because my
girls played according to plan,
he said. “I knew that they were
not fit because they haven’t
been playing and I had to rely
on tactics rather than physique
men’s doubles, 11 for women’s
doubles and 22 mixed doubles.
National team coach, Oreedi-
tse Thela recently announced a
provisional squad of local play-
ers that include Tefo Kabomo,
Gaone Tawana and Godknows
Kethabanetswe in the men’s team
while Kesego Hamu, Tessa Ka-
belo and Tebogo Ndzinge head-
line the women’s team that will
compete in the singles, doubles
and mixed events.
Thela, who is currently in
Malaysia for coaches’ training
course, told the Gazette Sports
that he has confidence in the
squad and expects only the best
performance from it. “We have
assembled a very strong team that
has what it takes to win titles,” he
said in an interview.
“They have been tried and
tested in a series of local and re-
gional tournaments that we took
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and stamina, hence we won all
of our games with a 3-0 score-
line.
Wary of threat
“There is a need for us to go
back to the drawing board to
re-plan our game plan because
all teams are going to prepare
hard for us. We are wary of the
threat that they will pose ahead
of the second round matches at
the weekend.”
Popularly known as KVC,
Kalavango had the upper hand
against opponents in their
pool and won all of their three
games against Kutlwano, Se-
bokeng and Spiking Stars. This
was thanks to Ngirl Wright’s
fitness and experience, gained
from the recent Africa Zone
6 beach volleyball series that
was held in six countries across
southern Africa.
KVC took the lead from the
start when they caused an upset
in their 3-1 victory over Kutl-
wano, who had the most expe-
rienced players such as Tracy
Chaba, Thapelo Kamberuka
and Caroline Rodger.
In spite of losing all their
games, Francistown’s Sebo-
keng was another team that
caught the attention of the
volleyball community as they
made their debut in the local
professional volleyball setup.
The second round of the
tournament returns this week-
end with women’s teams set to
continue their contest and the
men’s teams set to only start
prior to the highly-anticipat-
ed finals in Molepolole next
month.
part in this year. We have also
unearthed new talent that is a
marvel to watch. We are going
to give them a chance to play at
the biggest level. Our main tar-
get is to surpass the medals tally
of three that we got at last year’s
edition.”
Five tournaments already
The new committee has host-
ed more than five tournaments
since it assumed office last
May. The Botswana Interna-
tional Open will also be used as
a preparatory tournament ahead
of next year’s hectic schedule
of continental and international
events that include world cham-
pionships and Paris 2024 Olym-
pic qualifiers.
According to BBA spokes-
person, Thobo Tshosa, prepa-
rations for the open are on the
right track. “We are putting ex-
tra efforts in preparing for this
event that must match standards
of the Badminton World Fed-
eration because it is internation-
ally sanctioned,” he said. We
are really hard at work and it
is going to be a very successful
event.”
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ensure Police VI emerges tops
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