2012/07/27 - Government of Botswana

BOTSWANA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 

N O T I C E 

P A P E R 

(FRIDAY 27 TH JULY, 2012) 

MINISTERS’ QUESTION TIME 

(FOR ORAL ANSWER ON FRIDAY 3 RD AUGUST, 2012) 

1. Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources 

THEME: 

SAFETY IN BOTSWANA MINES 

(Mr. D. Saleshando, MP. – Gaborone Central) 

2. Minister of Defence, Justice and Security 

THEME: 

ESCALATING LIVESTOCK THEFT 

(Mr. D. P. Makgalemele, MP. – Shoshong) 

NOTICE OF MOTIONS 

(FOR ORAL ANSWER ON THURSDAY 2 ND AUGUST, 2012) 

1. MR. F. M. M. MOLAO, MP. (TONOTA NORTH): To ask the Minister of 

Youth, Sport and Culture to state his Ministry’s short to medium term 

plans to ensure that young people acquire land/plots which are currently 

in short supply to start up their businesses. 

2. MR. D. P. MAKGALEMELE, MP. (SHOSHONG): To ask the Minister of Local 

Government if primary schools backlog eradication programme still forms 

part of his development agenda in the Shoshong Constituency; if so, 

when will the projects promised under the backlog eradication schedule 

be delivered; he should further provide as an annexure to the answer, 

specifics. 

3. MR. W. B. MMOLOTSI, MP. (FRANCISTOWN SOUTH): To ask the Minister 

of Labour and Home Affairs what happened to the Societies Fund that 

was in the custody of his Ministry and to the money that was in that 

Fund. 

4. MR. S. TSOGWANE, MP. (BOTETI NORTH): To ask the Minister of Finance 

and Development Planning:- 

(1048) 

(1049) 

(1050) 

(1051) 

(i) 

to update this Honourable House on current commercial bank 

charges levied on those depositing cash as opposed to cheque 

deposit; 

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(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

to state the charges as imposed by various commercial banks 

operating in the country; 

whether such charges are regulated and how; and 

to reconcile this situation with the existing low domestic savings. 

5. MR. R. MASITARA, MP. (GABORONE WEST NORTH): To ask the Minister 

of Defence, Justice and Security how many offenders have served past or 

all of their sentences working on community projects in the Gaborone 

West North Constituency and the country at large. 


Local Government:- 

(1052) 

(1053) 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

how many villages in the Tonota North Constituency have Bye-Law 

Enforcement Officers; 

to state the criteria used to place Enforcement Officers in those 

villages as opposed to others; and 

when all the deserving villages in the Constituency will get these 

officers. 

7. MR. D. P. MAKGALEMELE, MP. (SHOSHONG): To ask the Minister of 

Education and Skills Development:- 

(1054) 

(i) 

(ii) 

whether, as a strategy for primary school students to spend more 

time with their teachers and for studies in the afternoons within 

the school, she would consider negotiating with the Ministry of 

Local Government to provide for two meals to the students; and 

if there are any case studies in the country where two meals are 

provided to primary schools to cater for positive opportunities for 

students detailed above. 


of Local Government:- 

(1055) 

(i) 

(ii) 

how many lodges and hotels were licensed by the Francistown 

City Council in the last 6 months and the specific dates of 

registration; and 

how long it takes for an application to be approved in the case of 

the above. 

9. MR. S. TSOGWANE, MP. (BOTETI NORTH): To ask the Minister of Lands 

and Housing to explain the impute of a 99 Year Lease for residential plots 

contrary to the fact that citizens need a piece of land and shelter for 

their entire life and beyond for purposes of inheritance to their 

(1056) 

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offsprings. 

10. MR. R. MASITARA, MP. (GABORONE WEST NORTH): To ask the Minister 

of Finance and Development Planning what assessment he has made for 

the reimbursement of overpayments of Value Added Tax paid by 

individuals to companies which have subsequently gone into liquidation. 


of Youth, Sport and Culture if he is aware that the Constituency Art and 

Music Competitions have not been held since the beginning of the year; if 

so, what has happened to the programme. 

12. MR. I. S. MABILETSA, MP. (KGATLENG EAST): To ask the Minister of 

Transport and Communications:- 

(1057) 

(1058) 

(1059) 

(i) 

(ii) 

whether he is aware that the Kgatleng District Council transferred 

funds earmarked for the construction of a link road and bridge 

across Notwane River for Oodi and Matebeleng villages to other 

projects within the District before it was known that the 

Mmamashia/Mabalane road project would be deferred due to 

economic recession; if so, 

what plans are in place to provide the two villages with a road 

and bridge to address the concern of motorists connecting to the 

A1 road and the students commuting daily to Oodima Junior 

Secondary School. 

(FOR ORAL ANSWER ON MONDAY 6 th AUGUST, 2012) 


Lands and Housing:- 

(1060) 

(i) 

(ii) 

to state the number of villages in the Tonota North Constituency 

that have demarcated and serviced business plots; and 

why the scenario is like that and when will it be corrected. 


of Defence, Justice and Security:- 

(1061) 

(i) 

(ii) 

whether he is aware that keeping the finger prints record active 

after convicts are released goes against the objective of 

rehabilitation; and 

if he will consider repealing the finger prints record to assist exconvicts 

to get employment. 

3. MR. R. MASITARA, MP. (GABORONE WEST NORTH): To ask the Minister of 

Labour and Home Affairs to state:- 

(1062) 

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(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

what steps will be taken against any person found to have 

obtained Botswana citizenship by deception; 

how many such cases have been reported since 2009; and 

how long it took for each case to surface. 


for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration to state:- 

(1063) 

(i) 

(ii) 

the number of ex-convicts that have been pardoned by having 

their finger prints repealed from the record in the last five years; 

and 

the criteria followed when such pardons are done. 


Education and Skills Development:- 

(1064) 

(i) 

(ii) 

when his Ministry will roll out the programme of equipping schools 

in Tonota North with computers and photocopiers amongst other 

things, which are in short supply to improve education in the area; 

and 

when electricity will be connected to such schools to support the 

IT equipment as promised. 


Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to state the number of cars 

that were owned and leased overseas by Botswana Embassies in the last 5 

years and what the financial implications are. 

7. MR. K. S. RAMMIDI, MP. (KANYE NORTH): To ask the Minister of 

Education and Skills Development to state:- 

(1065) 

(1066) 

(i) 

(ii) 

the number of students that sat for Primary School Leaving 

Examinations in the years 2010 and 2011; and 

how many obtained grades D and E from both public and private 

schools respectively. 

8. MR. B. ARONE, MP. (OKAVANGO): To ask the Minister of Agriculture what 

informed his Ministry’s decision to construct permanent structures in 

veterinary camps given that most camps in Okavango have now been 

abandoned by the Department. 

(1067) 

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Health what recent research his Ministry has commissioned into the 

incidence, causes, treatment and prevention of allergies amongst 

children. 

(1068) 

10. 

MR. G. SALESHANDO, MP. (SELEBI PHIKWE WEST): To ask the Minister of 

Education and Skills Development to state:- 

(1069) 

(i) 

(ii) 

the number of expatriate teachers employed by Kopano Primary 

School in Selebi Phikwe; and 

the qualification of such teachers. 


Youth, Sport and Culture whether there are any plans:- 

(1070) 

(i) 

(ii) 

to build a Youth Centre in the Tonota North Constituency during 

the current financial year; if not, when can the youth of Tonota 

North expect such a facility; and 

to establish youth industries in this Constituency to enable the 

youth to incubate their projects amongst other things. 


of Local Government if he is aware that many volunteers of the Home 

Based Care programme in Francistown South have since abandoned it to 

enroll in the Ipelegeng programme which offers better pay; if so, will he 

consider paying Home Based Care volunteers an amount equivalent to 

that of Ipelegeng. 

13. MR. B. ARONE, MP. (OKAVANGO): To ask the Minister of Agriculture if he 

is aware that buffalo fences in the whole of Okavango are non-existent; 

the Minister should further state what would make communities believe 

that his Ministry is serious in its efforts to fight Foot and Mouth Disease in 

this situation. 

14. MR. K. S. RAMMIDI, MP. (KANYE NORTH): To ask the Minister of Youth, 

Sport and Culture to state the number of:- 




(i) 

(ii) 

young people who applied for the Out of School Youth 

Development Fund during the years 2010 and 2011; and 

applications that were approved for the Kanye North Constituency 

during the above mentioned years respectively. 

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