Batswana

Mr Khama also urged representatives to approach issues with a purpose of positively contributing towards enriching the livelihoods of Batswana and not to gain political mileage.

The assistant minister said his tours of production areas were necessitated by the challenge facing his ministry to facilitate businesses that would ensure food security, employment of Batswana amongst other things.

The company has also introduced Nako Foundation, a charity-like organisation dedicated to helping underprivileged Batswana.

The development, Ms Serame said, presented a lot of positives for Batswana especially economic prospects including jobs for the country with about 18 per cent unemployment rate.

The MP for Molepolole South, Mr Kabo Morwaeng said the president was leading by example and urged Batswana to follow suit.

The stakes are high since Batswana will be expecting the team to surpass its last edition performance where it made it to the last four.

By Bonang MasolotateRamotswa — Batswana have been advised not to read too much into political confrontations between politicians during campaigns.

Earlier in his welcome remarks Plateau court president, Kgosi Nkaelang Lekgoa thanked Batswana for the free and fair elections and called on the MPs to diligently deliver on their mandate.

He advised the public not to come in political party regalia as the event was meant for all Batswana.

He said AP manifesto articulated how it would turn the country fortunes by ensuring that indigenous Batswana become active players in the economy.

He said the UDC advocates for public venture capital funds that should be provided by government to hand-hold Batswana in effort to bring back the economy to their hands.

Masisi also said the matter will be resolved between August and September hence urge Batswana to be ready to benefit from these concessions.

Ms Uushona stated that children under the age of 21 were not allowed to renounce citizenship saying they would be treated as permanent residents until they reached 21 when they would choose whether to remain Batswana or not.

President Masisi on behalf of Government and Batswana at large extended his heartfelt sincere condolences to Milton's family.

She said in the upcoming DeBeers-Botswana agreement, government would take into consideration the value of the commodity to Batswana.

This resonates well with President Masisi's State of the Nation Address pronouncement that government had taken a deliberate stance to nurture relations with other countries and international organisations with a view to improve Batswana's livelihoods.

He added that with a good number of people producing foods, it helped in that the food import bill was reduced while Batswana had enough to meet local demand.

Speaking at a kgotla meeting addressed by Chobe MP, Mr Machana Shamukuni on Tuesday, Mr Limbo said President Khama served Batswana equally across the country.

This party was formed by disgruntlement of voices of people from below who came together to express things that UDC and BDP (ruling Botswana Democratic party) have failed to do for Batswana in the past 50 years.

Agriculture More than half of Batswana (preferred address of the people of Botswana) live in rural areas and are dependent on subsistence crop and livestock farming, together with money sent home by relatives in urban areas.