Government remains resolute in its quest to get Batswana to realise their potential to generate wealth for themselves. Addressing a kgotla meeting in Moshupa November 2, President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi said despite the setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the development agenda, it was hoped through the Reset Agenda and the Mindset Change initiative to re-awaken in citizens the spirit of self-dependence. Dr Masisi said with the sound policies, processes and programmes that had been put in place to facilitate Batswana to realise their wealth creation capabilities, it remained the responsibility of every citizen to position themselves to benefit from the various empowerment programmes available. He said in addition to agriculture, Batswana could ride towards personal development and empowerment through technology, which could also drive growth and transformation at both individual and national levels. "The role of government is simple, it is to facilitate you to generate wealth for yourselves. Government has, for instance, brought you technology in the form of internet accessibility, which you should be using for productive purposes and intents contrary to what many of you are currently using it for," he said. Regarding agriculture, President Masisi said the sector's potential to drive Botswana's growth and economic transformation was next to none, hence government would continue to channel resources towards it becoming the economy's mainstay like it was in yesteryears. He said the focus on exploring the use of cutting-edge reproductive technologies in animals, and the drive to get the livestock farming community to warm up to the use of artificial insemination, pointed to government's unrelenting commitment to revive the sector and put it on a pedestal as a key avenue through which the nation would reach its set thresholds of economic growth and security. Dr Masisi also urged Batswana to look to their indigenous knowledge and individual skills as well as innate talents to make a living. He said if properly packaged and marketed, such could form the basis of living for many. "Gwebang ka dikitso tsa lona, a e ka nna ka go letsa mogolokwane kana go betla. Mogolokwane o, fa o ka gatisiwa wa rulaganngwa sentle, o ka tsoga o rekisediwa ba ba dirang ditshwantsho tsa motshikhinyego mme seo e nne tsela ya go iphetlhela khumo," he said in emphasis of how indigenous knowledge could be a source of livelihood for some. On education, President Masisi called on Moshupa residents to be at the forefront of ensuring an improvement to local schools' academic performance. He said the poor results that schools in the village obtained year in year out, were in sharp contrast to the direction that the nation was headed, saying they signaled to a future generation that would be entrapped in poverty. That, he said, would reverse the gains that would have been made to empower citizens and make them self-sustaining. Thus, he urged parents not to abdicate their responsibility of shaping the future of their children, and by extension that of the country to teachers. As is custom with his recent kgotla meetings, President Masisi donated a bull to a deserving farmer whose livestock management practices met the criteria set to stand a chance to benefit from the initiative. The recipient, Mr Peter Pitso, who was gifted a pedigree White Brahman bull was encouraged to explore the possibility of earning a living through the sale of his bull' semen. Briefing the President on the state of the village on the development front, umbrella Village Development Committee chairperson, Ms Baratwa Kesetse, decried the bad state of roads interlinking villages within Moshupa District. She also said gender-based violence remained a worrisome trend in the area but hastened to indicate that the district leadership continued to devise ways of addressing the problem. Kgosi Donald Kgabosetso II had in his welcome remarks highlighted concerns on the high crime rate in the village, saying there were groups of criminal elements terrorising residents. He however said the village leadership was working with the police in helping stop the criminal activities of such groups. Kgosi Kgabosetso II appealed to residents to also join forces in fighting criminal activities that threatened the peace and safety of their village.