The document summarizes the key points from a staff meeting held by the Permanent Secretary to the President, Mr Carter Morupisi, with employees of the Department of Information and Broadcasting Services. He emphasized the importance of promoting and informing the public about the Economic Stimulus Programme. He outlined the goals of the programme and the targeted sectors. The staff were encouraged to research the programme and inform the nation about it using their role in reaching the public. The Kanye Bureau Chief appreciated the views shared and noted the need to cover diverse views on programmes.

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A morsel of bread is better
than nothing 5
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Kutlwano Returns
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Dream believe and
have Faith
Promote ESP
Dailynews christmas celebration
and Cindy’s Internship farewell
Staff Promotion/ Resignation/
Retirement/Death/Appointment
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The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) is
an important initiative geared at resuscitating
the national economy, and public officers
... Promote ESPare duty-bound to disseminate information
pertaining to it, the Permanent Secretary to
the President (PSP), Mr Carter Morupisi has
said.
Addressing employees of twin departments
Information and Broadcasting Services at the
Mass Media Complex on, December 4, Mr
Morupisi said that the general public depend
on them.
“I have recently met senior officers from
these departments on matters relating to the
ESP, and I found it necessary to meet other
officers who are involved at the editorial and
news production level about what the ESP
entails, and the need to inform the nation
about it.” He said that these meetings were
in recognition that the Information and
Broadcasting Services departments are major
stakeholders in terms of reaching out to the
public with news. Mr Morupisi explained that
the ESP would not be a purely government-
driven initiative, with the private sector also
expected to play an important role.
He outlined the goals of the ESP as to
stimulatetheeconomy,diversificationthrough
the Economic Diversification Drive (EDD),
and to accelerate job creation. Mr Morupisi
mentioned the targeted sectors as agricultural
production, tourism development, economic
diversification drive, manufacturing, buildings
and road construction and maintenance, re-
skilling of youth, and the establishment of
Special Economic Zones.
“Government will provide resources to
facilitate this to happen, building on existing
good programmes, covering a backlog of
developmental objectives, the maintenance
of roads, schools and health facilities,” he said.
TheKanye-basedBOPASouthernBureauChief,
Ms Sereki Mpitse appreciated the views of the
PSP and pointed out that journalists often
have to cover a diversity of views pertaining to
programmes being availed to the public.
Earlier, the Deputy Permanent Secretary-
InformationandBroadcastingintheMinistryof
Presidential Affairs and Public Administration,
Mr Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo introduced
the officers as news editors and reporters
of the Botswana Press Agency (BOPA), the
Daily News, Kutlwano, Radio Botswana and
Botswana Television, as well as their online
units.
Mr Kaboeamodimo welcomed Mr Morupisi
to Mass Media Complex, and thanked him for
taking time to enlighten staff about the ESP.
Mr Morupisi was accompanied by the
Secretary for Presidential Affairs and Public
Administration, Ms Kebonye Moepeng and
the Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Office
of the President Kesego Okie.
The directors of the Information and
Broadcasting Services departments,
respectively Mr Bome Matshaba and Mr Lesole
Obonye also graced the occasion.
Permanent Secretary to the President Mr Carter Morupisi (left) with Secretary for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration
Ms Kebonye Moepeng addressing staff of the twin departments Information and Broadcasting at the Mass Media Complex.

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Deputy Permament Secretary responsible for Government Media Mr
Mogomotsi Kaboeamodimo (left) and Director of Information Services Mr
Bome Matshaba interacting with staff in Francistown.
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T
he visitors included, among
others, Deputy Permanent
Secretary responsible for
government media, Mr
Mogomotsi Kaboyeamodimo, Deputy
Permanent Secretary for Corporate
Services, Ms Boikhutso Botlhole,
Director of Information Services,
Mr Bome Matshaba, Director of
Broadcasting Services, Mr Lesole
Obonye, and director of Government
Printing and Publishing Services, Ms
Tshepo Sepedung.
Mr Kaboyeamodimo appreciated the
meeting saying their visit was to check
on the wellbeing of regional staff.
He drew the employees’ attention to
the importance of performance reviews,
public service charter, customer service
feedback, customer service standards,
and the recently introduced Economic
stimulus Programme (ESP), among
others.
The DPS said ESP was introduced to
boost the country’s economic growth
and accelerate job creation; as such, the
state media are encouraged to research
and know more about the programme
to inform and educate the public about
it.
He also underscored the importance
of putting on name tags every work
day.
On behalf of the regional employees,
Northern Bureau Chief (Information
Services), Mr Leatile Chamo
appreciated the visit, but decried
the shortage of official transport,
office accommodation and staff
accommodation, among others.
Mr Chamo said the three departments
worked as a team sharing the limited
resources available to them.
On overtime he said they were doing
everything to reduce it, adding that
sometimes it was unavoidable because
Recently department of Information and broadcasying and government printing staff in the northern
region had a rare opportunity to interact with their superiors from the Ministry of State President at
Adansonia Hotel in Francistown.
DPS IN FRANCISTOWN
of too many visits by members of the
cabinet and parliament, as well as
Francistown having become a hotspot
for sporting activities recently.
Earlier on, when welcoming guests,
Ms Keamogetse Letsholo thanked
them for visiting Francistown to hear
how employees fared.
1. The Department of
information Servvices
received a shot in the arm
when the transport unit
received six Toyota Land
Cruiser double cab pick
up trucks from the Central
Transport Organisation.
The move is expected
to ease transport woes in
Ghanzi, Letlhakeng, Hukuntsi,
Gumare, Francistown and
the Gaborone based PA unit
where the fleet has been
dispatched.
2. The Integrated News
Management System
developmentiscompleteand
in operation and expected to
improve news collection and
processes.
The Department has also
signed a maitenance contract
for the project which has a
total budget of P14million.
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By Keonee Kealeboga
D
espite being
limited in terms
of numbers,
employees at
the Masunga
Information
Services office
would not lag
behind in efforts to add value to the
lives of under-privileged members of
the communities they serve.
Atthebeginningof2015,thefour-man
staff established a wellness committee,
and, among the several possible projects
that were tossed around, one stood out
in comparison to the rest.
A Standard Five pupil at Masunga
Primary School, Lopang Dintwa, who
is a regular customer to the Masunga
Information Office, seemed to have
touched the hearts of the local staff.
A morselof
breadisbetter than
nothing
(Refilwe Motshabi (Messenger/BNSP participant) and Mmapula Zikhale
(Office Cleaner) handing over the donation to Lopang during the first donation
after the office adopted him. Looking on are his parents, Mr and Mrs Dintwa.)
Information Services Newsletter
A resolution was made that the
wellness committee would every term
consult Lopang’s parents to find out
what school uniform item could be
both for him.
Though not all of Lopang’s needs were
met, the Masunga office is certain that
for at least the next year, his parents
will not have to worry about buying the
various items that were bought by the
wellness committee to make him look
presentable on any given school day.
BW Government
eCommunication effective
Botswana Government Facebook Page is
part of an effort to modernize the public
service and meet the information age
demands as well as transform Botswana
into a globally competitive knowledge-
based economy.
When Government embraced the
eGovernment strategy the idea was to
move all appropriate services online by
2016.
Through the integration of digital
data, citizens would be able to access
most government services at any locality
online and through mobile phones and
personal computers.
BWgovernment Facebook page
remains active 7 days a week, 12 to 16
hours a day.
As of November last year the page
was reaching a monthly total of 1 651
615 individuals with 37 percent from
Botswana while 63 percent was from
elsewhere in the world. Weekly post
engagements in the form of comments,
questions and/or likes has remained
above 150 000 while shares of posts from
the page onto other media platforms
during the month has averaged 812 a
day.
The male/female ratio for visitors on
the page remains evenly balanced at 51
percent to 49 percent.
BWgovernment has been promoting
a positive image of government and
the country, while serving as a front
office news and information portal
incorporating Government statements,
press release and BOPA reports with
positive third party reporting as well
as marketing Botswana as a tourist
destination with sound conservation
practices.

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Kutlwano
ReturnsThe oldest and most popular magazine in the country has made
a welcome return in its usual glossy look. From its humble
beginnings as a small dull looking monthly selling for 2 and
half cents to an internationally competitive product, the
popularity of Kutlwano Magazine has spurred it to undergo
major transformations in a bid to reach world standards.
Information Services Newsletter
B
etween October and November last year
there was uncertainty about the future of
the Magazine after printing was stopped
following printing suspension due to problem
with the printing tender. This followed the
expiry of the contract between the Department
and Global Printers in March.
A meeting between Publications Divisions
managers announced the suspension of print
for the magazine. However evaluation process
resumed in May this year after the Department
was instructed to resume printing the magazine.
Kutlwano Editor Thomas Nkhoma has
reiterated that the magazine will continue with
its efforts to capture the history and heritage
of Batswana, “It’s a family magazine and also
contemporary.
As a growing brand our intension is also to
target a dynamic audience to compete with
world standards,” he told Byline.
As an iconic brand Nkhoma is of a strong
feeling that the revamped product must set the
tone in the industry.
Despite advancing its content to match today’s
modern society, Kutlwano will not in any way
disregard its rural audience through thought
provoking feature articles from the countryside
and its satiric and inspiring regulars features.
Kutlwano has become an important platform
to reflect on the life of Batswana and its changes,
redesigns and rebranding has made it more
dynamic.
It continues to thrive on its all-time favorite
regulars like Society in Action, Mokanoki
and the undoubtedly popular social forum
Mmamalome.
Another important feature is the refurbished
online edition which is not only cost effective
but also an excellent way of sharing local content
with the rest of the world.
Currently the print run has been reduced from
20 000 to 10 000 copies.
F
orty African editors and senior journalists recently went
on a familiarization tour of India and attended the Third
India-AfricaForumsummitfromOctober22toOctober30
courtesy of the India government.
The seven day tour included meeting officials of relevant
ministries, chambers of commerce, business and media houses.
Among the organisations they toured included the Research
and Information System for Developing countries, Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation Ltd, Indian Council of Agricultural
Research, Kirloskar brother Limited, CNN-IBN studios, Delhi
Institute of Information Technology, India Agricultural Research
Institute, EXIM bank among others
The media personnel also had an opportunity to visit one of
the Seven Wonders of the World the Taj Mahal, a white marble
mausoleum, in Agra city some 200 kilometers from Delhi. Other
touristic scenes visited were the grate Humayun’s tomb which it
is said inspired the construction of theTaj Mahal.
Botswana was represented by BOPA’s Chief Information Officer
Epena Ngatangue who was one of the panelists during theThird
India-Africa Editors Forum on October 25 at the Jawaharlal
Nehru Bhawan conference center. The panel discussion was on
development partnership on agriculture, trade and investment
ties, capacity building – development of social and physical
infrastructure in Africa, health – generics, human resources
development (scholarships, training programmes).
Other panelists were Dr Sachim Chaturvedi of the Research
and Information System, Mr T.N Ninan, editor of Business
Standard and Consulting Editor, Sakal Group MrVijay Naik.
In his presentation Mr Ngatangue said for development
partnership to strive there was need for strong media
collaboration between India and Africa. He said India media
houses were not visible in Africa and vice versa.
He suggested an establishment of an India-Africa College
of Journalism along the lines of the now defunct Nordic/SADC
Ngatangue In India
Journalism Institute which was based in Johannesburg. He said
such an arrangement would enhance cultural exchange thus
encouraging business to business interaction.
The journalists had an opportunity to intact with the India
Prime Minister Mr Narendrea Modi who said India and Africa
were now the bright spots of hope for the global economy.
All in all the journalists felt that there was little said about
Africa in the Indian media as it is the case also in the African
media and this need to be rectified if the partnership between
India and Africa had to be sustained.
The visit was worthwhile because the interaction the
journalists had with senior government officials and India
funded companies revealed that India was force to reckon with
in the global economy.
BOPA Chief Press Officer Mr Epena Ngatangue (second right) with some
delegates at the Third India Africa Forum Summit in India.

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Dream Believe
......and have Faith
Information Services Newsletter
Kutlwano reporter Mothusi Soloko giving a certificate to one of the prize
winners at Thamaga Western Primary School. He told the students that
everything starts as a dream and reality sets in at a later stage in life. Soloko
encouraged parents to urge their students to go an extra mile in their pursuit
for a brighter future.
In an effort to safeguard and promote
good governance as well as protect
the country and its citizens, different
legislation and policies are at various
stages of development.
The review of the National Policy on
Disability is completed and is to be
presented before Parliament. Presidents
(Pension and Retirement Benefits)
(Amendment) Bill 2015 has been
approved by Cabinet and also ready for
presentation before Parliament.
The Data Protection Bill is in place
and is being finalized. The Constitution
Amendment Bill, which seeks to increase
Ministerial Offices, Increase number
of Specially Elected MPs and appoint
Ministers outside Parliament has been
finalized and is awaiting gazettement.
The Public Service Bill, the Draft Bill
was to be resubmitted to Cabinet.
New Initiatives to
Improve Poverty
Eradication Programme
The overall picture as provided by the
number of respondents on the survey
suggested a decline in public perception of
Customer Feedback survey
the way public officers rendered services.
The areas that recorded positive result,
though very minimal pertained to service
recovery and cleanliness of facilities.
The rest such as friendliness of officers,
waiting period and customer expectations
amongst others showed a deterioration in
comparison with the previous months.
The areas cited for improvement
were recurring and some are Ministry/
Department specific.
Overall recommendations for
improvement reiterate issues cited in the
Ten Point Agenda.
There is still need to cultivate a customer
centric culture. Botswana Police Service
continues to provide the highest response
rate.
Legislation and
Policy Development
A plan is being worked out to
implement fish farms and a
benchmarking visit is earmarked for
Chobe to see a fish farm in Kazungula.
Boreholes have been identified in
Bobirwa and other areas in Northern
Botswana which will be used for
Horticulture cluster gardening.
Some officers have been sent
to Cape Town and Madagascar to
benchmark on how wild and natural
resources could be exploited for
generation of income by the poor.
Rural Village Lighting is in progress
with electrification using solar lights
in certain identified settlements.
The establishment of the Kalahari
Sand Building block is on course with
the tender for the construction of the
Blending Plant in Palapye having been
evaluated and discussions ongoing to
finalize.
The Tsabong depot is complete and
ready for operation.
Kutlwano reporter Mothusi Soloko giving a certificate to one of the prize
winners at Thamaga Western Primary School. He told the students that
everything starts as a dream and reality sets in at a later stage in life. Soloko
encouraged parents to urge their students to go an extra mile in their pur-
suit for a brighter future.
Fighting corruption is everyone duty.As a public officer you have to know
the legal instruments and institutional guidelines that are applicable to
the fight against corruption. Here are some of them.
a) Corruption and Economic Crime Act, 1994
b) Penal Code, 1986
c) Proceeds of Serious Crime Act, 2002
d) General Orders, 1996
e) Public Service Act, 2008
f) Employment Act, 2003
g) Trade Dispute Act, 2004
h) Finance and Audit Act, 1997
i) Finance Instructions and Procedures Act, 1993
j) Public Procurement and Asset Disposal, 2002
k) Supplies Regulations and procedures, 2006
LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION
Dream, believe
....and have faith

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Dailynews crew
celebrate christmas
secret paly
D
ailynews room was filled with
joy and happiness as they were
celebrating christmas party,
they bought gifts (secret parly) and
present them to each other.
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8. DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER OUT
Mr.Phemo Matlhogela Principal Administration Officer from Molepolole Informa-
tion Services Office to Chobe District Council
Ms.Kagiso Rangaka Senior Administration Officer from Letlhakeng Informa-
tion Service Office to Government Printing and Publishing
Services
REPORT AS AT October –December 2015
NAME
Designation
PROMOTION
Ms. Naledi Beauty Sego
Senior Records Officer Gaborone
Ms.Tasiwa Moroka
Senior Administration Officer
Ms.Dinah Kabelo
Senior Administration Officer
Ms.Neo Madisakwane
Senior Library Officer
Ms.Orelebe Monnaapula
Senior Library Officer
Mr.Gowaditswe Kome
Information Officer II
Ms.Calvinah Morwadi Kgautlhe
Senior Assistant Information Officer
Mr.Manowe Motsaathebe
Information Officer I
Mr.ThomsonTlhomamiso Keobaletswe
Information Officer C1 (Photo)
Ms.Lorato Gaofise
Information Officer I
Mr.Aobakwe Molefhi
Information Officer I
Ms.Tshenolo Baleche
Principal Administration Officer
Ms.Kemmonye Malebye
Principal Administration Officer
Ms.Jabone Matlhodi
Principal Administration Officer
Ms.Masego Serameng
Principal Administration Officer
Ms.ChenesaniThomba
Principal Administration Officer
Ms.Ogomoditse BridgetTidimane
Principal Administration Officer
Mr.David Tebogo Moeng
Principal Administration Officer
Ms.Botoka Mookiemang
Principal Administration Officer
Ms. Chipo Boseja
Messenger
NEW APPOINTMENT
Mr.Sefane Phuthego
Principal Information Officer I-GaboroneMr. Metheo Reheng
Nightwatchman – Maun Information Services OfficeMs.Lorato Masilo
Office Cleaner-Selebi-Phikwe Information Services Office
TRANSFER WITHIN
Ms. Masego Pilane
Principal Information Officer II from Serowe to Gaborone
Information Services Office
Mr.Sefhako Sefhako
Chief Assistant Information Officer from Serowe to Maun
Information Office
Ms.Luccretia Chima
Senior Information Officer From Gaborone to Serowe
Information Office
DEPARTMENTALTRANSFERINMs.Ms.ThutoOnkemetse
FromChobeDistrcitCounciltoMolepololeInformation
ServicesOfficeasPrincipalInformationOfficer
Ms.FelestaPhiri
FromBroadcastingServicestoMochudiInformationServices
asDriver
Mr.NgelwaBaothudi
FromJwanengVeterinaryServicestoMasungaInformation
Services
SCHOLARSHIP
Mr.Puso Kedidimetse
To pursue one year Master Degree in Conflict Management
at Bradford University (UK)
STAFF PROMOTION/ RESIGNATION/ RETIREMENT/DEATH/
APPOINTMENT