Phikwe drilling company beats the odds

The company's director, Hendrick Herbst, says the Selebi-Phikwe-based Discovery Drilling started its operations last year in July. He explained that he decided to be based here because he wanted to support the economy of this town because he grew up in Mmadinare and it is his way of giving back to the community.

"We started off with only three drilling machines and we were only doing jobs for BCL Mine," Herbst says. "Today we have nine machines and 45 Batswana employees. We do jobs for five different mining companies, and we do not owe any financial institution."