Politicians From Botswana

"From school sport to elite sport, we will need coordination. School sport is on the way, we will have school sport and we will have school development programmes. We will announce these very soon."

"The study is ongoing, and an Inception report, a Needs Assessment and Solution Options Report were submitted in January 2025 for consideration."

"The key priorities include private sector participation and leveraging on digital platforms to enable streaming, e-commerce and mobile distribution of Botswana’s music, film, fashion and visual arts."

"We have identified grassroots development as a key priority area, recognising it as the foundation for long-term growth and success in both sectors. To this end, the ministry has, upon its inception in November 2024, set its sights on ensuring the return of school sport and arts as an inextricable component of grassroots development. From the onset, MoSA have always known and appreciated unions as critical stakeholders and custodians of teachers' rights. It is for this reason that we engaged them in earnest on the matter of school sport at the beginning of 2025."

"This delay by the unions caused a major disruption to our intended timeline of delivering school sport to the nation. Due to the belated response, the MoSA, along Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education, determined to bring about an interim solution whilst the negotiations remain ongoing."

"We could no longer wait and sit on the rights of children. Our engagement with unions remains active, with our last meeting held on August 4. Currently, the proposals by the unions are undergoing assessment by our technical teams as agreed with the unions. A technical committee on School Sport has been formed, and it has representation of the ministries of Child Welfare and Basic Education, Sport and Arts, Local Government and Traditional Affairs, and the Ministry of Health."

"In the meantime, we will let children play within the prescribed school hours. After the technical teams' review, we are confident of a more competitive programme at the beginning of the first term of 2026."

"The problem of Batswana is the system of living across three places; a permanent house in the village, and seasonally traversing between cattle post and ploughing fields. Live in the farm so that there is continuity, such that what a farmer practice every day is passed to children because they will grow into a farming environment."

"Let us make agriculture attractive knowing that in the end it generates income."

"We are poor because we neglected agriculture for too long. You cannot say you have food security if you are still importing everything."

"Kopong go ya ka maduo a palo ya batho e e fetileng, go kaiwa a na le batho ba le 15 000. Motse o o o latelang mo kgaolong e ya botlhophi o na le batho ba le 7 000. Motho o ka ipotsa gore fa motse o rwele morafe o o kana, go pala eng gore kgaolo e bidiwe ka one. Go kile ga nna bo Mmopane/Lentsweletau gompieno ke Lentsweletau/Lephephe."

"Nako e tsile ya gore seemo se sa mosuke kwa dikoleng se rarabololwe, mme go molemo ka jaanong sekole se se botlana sa boraro se tsweletse ka go agiwa, ke dumela fa se tlaa thusa go tokafatsa seemo. Keletso yame ke gore Kopong JSS e fetolwe gonna sekole se akaretseng mophato wa ntlha go ya kwa go wa botlhano, go itsa gore bana ba motse o ba tlhole ba tletsetletse le lefatshe ba isiwa kwa le kwa ka gotwe ga ba itshware sentle ntswa ba tswa mo gae re ba godisitse e le bana ba nang le tsebe."

"This is about human dignity and ensuring that no worker is exploited under our watch. We need transparency and accountability, especially in sectors where delayed wages and unsafe conditions are common."

"Many workers suffer in silence due to fear of losing their jobs. Labour inspections can help bring these issues to light and hold employers accountable."

"The presence of children in hazardous workplaces is not only illegal, it robs them of their future, children belong in school, not in the workplace with their parent. Education is a right, not a privilege."

"How is it that, in 2025, Molepolole still does not have reliable water supply? Why do we not have a fully operational police station? Why is the long-promised Molepolole by-pass road still just a plan on paper?"

"These are not mere requests. These are demands from the people of Molepolole North, and I will not rest until they are met."

"Why should pensioners stand in long queues for their P1,400? Why does it take two weeks to get an Omang when, during elections, it only takes a day? Why are drivers’ licenses only issued at BBS Mall? These inefficiencies must be fixed!"

"He laid the foundation and contributed significantly to the eventual change of government. As one of the most educated of his time, he could have chosen to pursue wealth and material gains but he chose the life of opposition politics pursuing the aspirations of the poor and marginalized through the BNF and his political education classes."

"For this he deserves recognition and I will table the motion with hope that all Members of Parliament will support this noble gesture."

"For many years, I have dedicated my life to the Botswana National Front. This movement is not just a political party; it is a force for change and social justice."

"Our rich history, built on the ideals of fairness and democracy, deserves to be preserved and strengthened. My mission as Treasurer will be to ensure that our financial resources match our ambitions."

"I hold Comrade Salakae in the highest regard. He has played a crucial role in ensuring that the party remains financially stable. If he had wished to continue in this role, I would not have contested, out of respect for him and his contribution to the BNF. However, after engaging with the party’s structures and members, I have decided to step forward."

"A party of BNF’s stature must have a permanent home. I pledge to mobilise the necessary resources to ensure that Kopano House is built within my first 100 days in office."

"We must ensure that the BNF is not just strong in selected areas, but across the country. That is why I will work to set up fully functional regional offices, particularly in Maun and Francistown, so that our structures are well supported ahead of the 2029 elections."

"We can no longer depend solely on contributions from our public representatives. The BNF must establish business ventures that will generate income for the party on a sustainable basis."

"We need a long-term strategy to ensure that the party can fund its campaigns and activities without financial strain."

"The BNF belongs to its members, and they must be active participants in ensuring its financial stability. As Treasurer, I will collaborate with regional and constituency Treasurers to come up with innovative ways to raise funds for the movement. Our financial strength will determine our ability to contest and win elections."

"e must prepare now for 2029. That means securing funding for all the constituencies and wards where we did not win in 2024. We must build strong campaign structures and provide the necessary resources for our candidates to succeed. This is not just about contesting elections; it is about winning them."

"The BNF has a legacy of resilience. We have faced challenges, but we have always emerged stronger. Our members have stood by this party because they believe in its mission."

"I am ready to take on the responsibility of ensuring that our financial systems are robust enough to support the party’s growth and its ultimate goal of consolidating state power."

"Many of the giants of old are not with us and we of a later day, standing on an eminence of their creation, may often decry their enduring legacy. How can we forget them or the great work they did in laying the foundations of progressive politics in Molepolole?"

"And none of us can ever forget that glorious band of men and women who, without tacking the consequences, have laid down their young lives or spent their bright youth in suffering and torment in utter protest against the successive BDP regimes and equally built and sustained progressive politics in Molepolole North Constituency,” the former Councillor for Borakalalo Ward in the same constituency."

"We are a nation and a community on the brink of despair and hopelessness. No one can say what the future will bring, but we may assert with confidence that UDC will bring about transformation and restore your confidence in the State and the tenets of democracy and rule of law."

"As a community leader, especially during my stint as a Councillor and bona-fide resident of Molepolole North, I have been involved in various community projects and initiatives that have been transformational in nature."

"Some of the initiatives include: Support to primary schools through rewards/incentives to excelling students, donation of school uniform, ICT equipment and learning aids to create a conducive learning environment and improve school results; internal road infrastructure to ease movement of people in Molepolole North; and setting up of Fire Services to ensure safety to property and creation of jobs."

"For those who follow South African politics, they will be aware that the FearFokol slogan is being used as a political campaign slogan by politicians such as Minister Fikile Mbalula and Julius Malema of the EFF. Such politicians have used the FearFokol slogan to brand themselves for their militant, radical and robust approach to politics."

"Members of the BNF, UDC and the nation at large are advised that the FearFokol brand is my personal brand. FearFokol is not a faction. It has never been a faction and will never be one. I remain Mr FearFokol in order to disarm the detractors of the BNF and the UDC, an undertaking is hereby made to cease and desist, forthwith, from using the FearFokol slogan."

"We must work on doing more with less, stop praising challenges, and move forward,” he remarked. He highlighted the need for Botswana to reduce its dependence on diamond revenue, advocating for the development of tourism, manufacturing, and creative industries."

"We cannot move forward without prudent financial management."

"The community is increasingly concerned about the rising crime rates, highlighting the urgent need for a well-resourced police station."

"Water scarcity has been discussed for long with ground breakings for water infrastructure projects, yet little has been done. This calls for a forensic audit to investigate the water tenders."

"This is a serious issue that speaks to the neglect and marginalisation of our community."

"My dream to become an MP started in 2003, that is 21 years ago. It has been my desire to see myself representing Bakwena in Parliament but it wasn't only a desire."

"I'm interested to see Molepolole transform development-wise. I want to see youth getting employed, see the health sector improve and most importantly end shortage of water in the village amongst other things."

"This was my fifth time trying, and at last I got it."

"If I realised at some point that the challenges they faced were answered, maybe I would have just sat back because it would have indicated that the area had an able leader, but until then I knew I had to keep pushing and that is one thing that inspired me the most."

"I have a good legacy among Bakwena, one of them being spearheading the establishment of Mafenyatlala Mall as well as two filling stations, so both I and Bakwena felt that the chapter would not be closed until I represented them at parliament to advocate for their betterment."

"Actually, my family was against me standing for this election as they felt that enough was enough, but I had to plead and convince them to allow me one last chance."

"If it was just by me, I would tell you that I will not seek re-election. I do not want to overstay, but these are my wishes and they may be outweighed by those of my constituents."