Reminiscing about Selebi-Phikwe�s years of yore

Friday, October 14, 2016

Selebi Phikwe at sunrise PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

As the country’s oldest copper/nickel mine, BCL, was early this week closed and placed under judicial management due to accumulated debts. Mmegi Staff Writer, RYDER GABATHUSE speaks to some prominent persons in society who have had the opportunity of being raised in Selebi-Phikwe during the town’s heydays

Botswana Congress Party (BCP) president, Dumelang Saleshando had the rare privilege of living in Selebi-Phikwe of yesteryear and duly benefited from the copper/nickel town’s offerings at the time.

“My parents relocated to Selebi-Phikwe when I was only eight-years-old. The reason for the move was BCL, where my father had just landed a new job,” reminisces Saleshando, who is a businessman-cum-politician.

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