BOTSWANA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY O R D E R P A P E R (FRIDAY 8TH NOVEMBER, 2013) MINISTER’S QUESTION TIME Minister of Education and Skills Development THEME: THE USE OF THE POINT SYSTEM IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE PROGRESSION OF STUDENTS TO TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS VIS-A-VIS THEIR UNIQUE ENVIRONMENT OF STUDY. (Mr. B. Arone, MP. – Okavango) NOTICE OF MOTIONS AND ORDERS OF THE DAY MOTIONS PRIORITIZATION OF THE TENANT PURCHASE SCHEME 1. “That this Honourable House resolves that the introduction of the Tenant Purchase Scheme under the Botswana Housing Corporation be prioritised for the 2014/2015 Financial Year.” (Mr. D. Saleshando, MP. – Gaborone Central) AUDIT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF STATUTORY CORPORATIONS 2. “That this Honourable House resolves that the Acts establishing all statutory corporations be amended to provide for their accounts to be audited and reported on by the Auditor General or a certified auditor sub-contracted by the Auditor General.” (Mr. R. Masitara, MP. – Gaborone West North) INTRODUCTION OF POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING 3. “That this Honourable House requests Government to introduce political party funding.” (Mr. B. Arone, MP. – Okavango) 2 TRANSFORMATION OF THE PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT TO A LEGISLATIVE INSTITUTION 4. “That this Honourable House supports the transformation of the Pan African Parliament from a consultative and advisory body to that with legislative functions.” (Mr. M. M. Goya, MP. – Palapye) INCREMENT OF MINIMUM WAGE 5. “That this Honourable House requests Government to increase the minimum wage and adopt as policy, the alignment of the minimum wage with the cost of living.” (Mr. K. S. Rammidi, MP. – Kanye North) INCREMENT OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FUND CEILING 6. “That this Honourable House requests Government to allow for an increased ceiling under the Youth Development Fund for youth cooperatives.” (Mr. D. P. Makgalemele, MP. – Shoshong) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE EXISTING FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES 7. “That this Honourable House requests Government to carry out a comprehensive review of the existing Foot and Mouth Disease control measures as the current strategies have failed.” (Mr. B. Arone, MP. – Okavango) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION UNIT FOR LOBATSE 8. “That this Honourable House requests Government to establish an Economic Diversification Unit for Lobatse similar to the Selebi Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit.” (Mr. N. M. Modubule, MP. – Lobatse)3 PEER REVIEW MECHANISM 9. “That this Honourable House requests Government to ensure that Botswana voluntarily accedes to and becomes a member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) which is a self-monitoring mechanism acceded to by the African Union member states.” (Mr. M. M. Goya, MP. – Palapye) RESCISION OF THE DECISION TO STOP HUNTING 10. “That this Honourable House requests Government to rescind the decision to stop hunting as of January 2014 pending further consultation with relevant stakeholders.” (Mr. B. Arone, MP. – Okavango) ADOPTION OF THE JAPANESE VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT MODEL 11. “That this Honourable House requests Government to adopt the Japanese village development model of one village one product as a strategy for boosting rural economic growth.” (Mr. D. P. Makgalemele, MP. – Shoshong) AMENDMENT OF THE ELECTORAL ACT 12. “That this Honourable House requests Government to amend the Electoral Act to disallow wearing of party uniforms on the day of national elections.” (Mr. B. Arone, MP. – Okavango) DEVELOPMENT OF A BENEFICIATION POLICY FOR BOTSWANA 13. “That this Honourable House requests Government to develop a Beneficiation Policy for Botswana.” (Mr. D. P. Makgalemele, MP. – Shoshong)
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