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BUAN, Phikwe partner for economic revitalisation

GREEN GOLD: BUAN is already partnering in the Selebi-Phikwe citrus project.
GREEN GOLD: BUAN is already partnering in the Selebi-Phikwe citrus project.

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) Vice Chancellor, Ketlhatlogile Mosepele, has said that the institution wants to be part of the revitalisation of Selebi-Phikwe.

When updating the recent Selebi-Phikwe full council, Mosepele said that BUAN wants to work with the town through various initiatives to rejuvenate Selebi-Phikwe.

"The town’s economic transformation strategy post-BCL requires institutions like BUAN as key strategic partners. “Your future does not repose in your past, but rather resides in innovations anchored on the land and the people," he said.

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