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"The role of government should be to facilitate and ensure that the environment is conducive for business to thrive,"

"The tax income from the companies in Botswana Innovation Hub as well as the tax collected from the employees in Hub is also a national resource that will benefit all Batswana, including those in rural areas."

"These sectors have been identified as having potential to diversify the economy and promote sustainable growth. There would be individuals or companies with business ideas and with research results that can be developed into goods and services with potential for commercialization and export."

"This year’s theme is signalingprogress in that we are now focused towardsconsolidating strategic partnershipsbetween Government and the Private Sector."

"It is my view that between the last Pitsoand now collective efforts have been madetowards overcoming many of the challengeswhich were made then."

"I have to point out that therehave been some challenges in implementingthis directive due to among others, thecomplexity of contractual arrangementsand management of multiple contractorson one site which requires additional humanand fi nancial resources."

"Examples of the latter include MogoditshaneSenior Secondary School staff housingand Block 10 police staff housing projects."

"The buildings maintenance budgets for allministries except for the Ministry of Healthwere consolidated into one budget undermy ministry this year and this developmenthas facilitated effective planning andprioritization of interventions. Moreover,my ministry will be undertaking a conditionsurvey of Government facilities in thisfi nancial year using the services of the privatesector to augment internal resourcesand the idea is to facilitate forward planningand to prepare for the execution of rehabilitationworks in the coming year.Theintention is to follow this up with a longterm facilities management programme forthe continuous upkeep of these facilities."

"It is envisaged thatthis will be a single window throughwhich major Government projects areexecuted in a more coordinated and efficient manner."

"I was elected council chairman of Gantsi District Council by fellow members, a position I held until 1987 when I won the Constituency seat through a by-election under the BDP banner."

"Madam Speaker, shortly after the commencement of our work, law enforcement agencies started to vigorously investigate the same issue, which then led to arrests of certain persons, some of whom were very key to our review and some who indeed had appeared before us."

"I know that some people out there are not happy with my decision to be contesting for the elections as an independent candidate. I am not in the race to hamper anyone’s mood but I am also eyeing to win the race. Contesting as an independent candidate is a legitimate process too."

"Indigenous identification of livestock should be considered in our courts because lots of people lose their livestock especially cattle when they are not branded despite one having an extensive knowledge of how they can identify them, other than the commonly used and visible numerical branding."

"I am still considering whether to contest as independent candidate or not. I have not finalised on the matter. It is not true that I have already registered with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) as independent candidate. Consultations with my constituents are on going. I am a BNF member in good standing and my constituents might encourage me to stay in the party. There is nothing wrong with someone consulting because I do not tarnish the name of the party in anyway."

"I work with the young people and players coming through the academy on and off the pitch every day. It gives me great joy to help them develop further and assist them in reaching the next steps of their future with endless potential"

"The new academy plans and investment in Ghana is a massive statement and will improve Right to Dream’s Ghanaian program even further in the years to come,"

"I had to find my own way, and it wasn’t easy. What Right to Dream is doing is a gift to the youth and future of Ghana, especially because academic education is such a big part of the program alongside the football"

"We are very motivated. It has been a long time since Tanzania has participated in a women's AFCON finals, so the whole team – players and staff – is happy to be back. There is a real excitement at the idea of representing our country at this level."

"We are preparing seriously, with a lot of desire, and we are aware of the importance of this tournament for us, for our country, and for the development of women's football in Tanzania."

"I rely a lot on the advice of my coaches, whether at club or national level. They help me to progress, to stay focused on my goals. I'm also very attentive to my teammates, I learn from them. I think the main thing is to stay humble, to work hard every day, and to always keep in mind the collective goals."

"My personal success only counts if it helps the team move forward."

"It's little moments like that that that remain engraved. He's a world star, and to be able to cross paths in the same club is something inspiring."

"We wish each other good luck, we discuss the preparation with our respective teams. It's nice to know that we will be several representatives of the same club in such an important competition. It strengthens the bonds, and we motivate each other to represent our countries and our colours well."

"We respect our opponents, but we're not going to be satisfied with being there. We will fight, proudly represent our country and try to get results. We are ready to take up the challenge."

"It's a very special moment for me. It's the first time I'm going to participate in a senior AFCON, so I'm both excited and focused. I'm preparing seriously, physically and mentally. It's a big step in my career."

"I want to fight for my country, give the best of myself on the pitch and make the Tanzanian team proud. I'm really looking forward to this experience."

"First of all because it's an opportunity to play against the best players on the continent. But also because it is a showcase to show the development of women's football in Tanzania. Through this competition, we have the opportunity to make our country, our level, our ambitions known. It is also a way to prove that Tanzania has its place on the African stage, that our efforts to advance women's football are starting to bear fruit."

"I would tell her to believe in herself. The path is not easy, it is true, but it is worth it."

"Today, football can be a career, a real opportunity for emancipation."

"You shouldn't be afraid to show your talent, to fight for your dreams."

"There is a lot of potential among young girls in Tanzania. They need to know that if they work hard, they can succeed, help their families and make their country proud. Women's football is a way forward."

"I had a very good time in Spain but when I got a chance to go play in the Saudi league, I thought it was better to look at other challenges based on my goals."

"It was difficult initially to get used to the environment in Saudi Arabia, including the language, food and many things, but now I’m used to it and everything is going well, and I’m happy."

"Cristiano Ronaldo is my hero in the men’s game."

"Personally, I want to continue to play at a good level at all times and, ultimately, I want to become the best player in Africa and the world."

"I feel pressure but also happiness every time I play for my nation."

"We are not spared from this global crisis and if current trends continue, well before the middle of this century NCDs will be responsible for more than three-quarters of the deaths in the country."

"The impact of the growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases is not only on the medical health, but on the economy; in direct care costs and lost productivity."

"There is growing evidence of collusion between some government officials, pharmacies and private doctors to steal government anti-retroviral drugs for private sale."

"We will install electronically operated security doors at our pharmaceutical stores to improve the safe keeping of ARVs and other drugs in our health facilities. Stern action will be taken against those found to be illegally profiting from the sale of these drugs."

"That is how alarming the situation is and hence my statement that cancer is threatening to decimate our nations, to make matters worse, the burden and the mortality from the three is on decline whereas that of cancer is on the rise."

"A number of those cancers that could be preventable develop because either our communities have not had enough sensitisation or education or we have not adequately addressed primary prevention."

"I was a defender as a boy, but I was terrible and wasn’t fit enough!"

"He said the third that are curable were not curable due to late diagnosis, inadequate screening programmes, or because of lack of enough expertise and treatment modalities to effectively cure the affected individuals."

"You have been adequately trained and the expectation is that you should always act in accordance with the demands of your job. You are nurses and doctors and you should conduct yourselves accordingly."

"Your task is simple because you already know where the drugs are likely to be and you have all the liberty to call the warehouse. This is not a joke, and so you need to hold fast to it."

"These are cases where women and girls bled heavily and ended up coming for help. Others had their wombs rotting and had to seek help. Others were arrested by police and brought to us for medical help."

"I lost both my parents at a tender age and today I am someone in the society because of the love and comfort I received from the church and members of the society that built me."

"Being an orphan is not easy so what you are doing as a church is really a blessing. We are known to be a people of love so what we are doing is love and we know that it is blessed to give than to receive and we know that giving builds the giver."

"Once I received a case of a girl who was kept in a kraal. The girl was pregnant and had to endure the smell of the manure and was constantly in danger of being attacked by misfits."