Brand Botswana education campaign kick starts

President Ian Khama was on Friday morning at the ever-busy Gaborone bus-rank on his first public education campaign of the newly revamped Brand Botswana.

The new brand that goes by the tagline 'Botswana our pride your destination," replaces the initial one that was - 'Opportunity and Tranquility beckons'. The revised brand logo and tagline were officially launched in April this year and registered as a trademark in August.

The brand, officially launched in 2007 had to be re-made following heavy criticism from the public for being too complicated and unrealistic to sell the country. The brand falls under the auspices of the Botswana Export Development and Innovative Authority (BEDIA) headed by former cabinet Minister Jacob Nkate as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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