"There has been good progress in highlighting and advancing the role of women in sustainable development, yet much remains to be done."
Edwin Jenamiso Batshu is a Botswana politician who served in the government of Botswana as Minister of Labour and Home Affairs from 2011. A member of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Batshu is a member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Botswana and a member of SADC Parliamentary Forum Executive Committee from 2009 to 2011; previously, he was commissioner of Botswana Police from
"To show our commitment toempowering women for the year2012/13 my ministry has fundeda total of 47 women’s groupscomprising 245 benefi ciaries ata total cost of P8, 168 720.00.In addition 15 Non GovernmentalOrganizations (NGO,s) werefunded for a total amount of P2362 905.00 to carry out supportservices such as benefi ciariestraining for technical skills andsocial development."
"The Botswana Council of Women was established when the country was still reeling in abject poverty and now I am proud to say that the organization is thriving and it is clear that it is on the right track."
"Whoever is listed, is listed because they are a security threat."
"When we list a name of an individual or group of people to acquire VISA to enter Botswana it means that they are a security threat to the nation. The reason why we require them to apply for VISA is because we want to know when they are in the country so that we can monitor their movements during their stay in the country."
"We are not targeting any individual or a group of people. The nation should appreciate that we are doing this because we are concerned about their safety. There are things that these individuals or group of people do or bring as a threat to our security."
"As far as I know we are in good terms with the South Africans. South Africa is a sovereign state, we are a sovereign state. At least they can appreciate that we will not allow our security to be threatened as they will also not allow theirs to be threatened. They have their own way of dealing with issues of security threats and we have our own way of dealing with issues of security threats."