Sikalesele-Vaka gets spring back in her step

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With her insurance company back in business, Regina Sikalesele-Vaka is a relieved woman after a financial scandal at Mauritian former parent company nearly crashed her dreams. Formerly known as Bramer Life, Sikalesele-Vaka’s insurance business relaunched last week under a rebranded name, Bona Life. In this interview, the former BIHL group CEO opens up to Staff Writer Pauline Dikuelo about the journey of her life as an employee and an entrepreneur

BusinessWeek:  Please give us a brief background of yourself, both as an employee and as an entrepreneur?

Sikalesele-Vaka: I graduated from University of Botswana in 1988 with a Bachelor of Laws degree; I then worked at Mosojane Phumaphi law firm in Francistown for five years before joining the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund as a legal officer and also as a corporate company secretary. Later in 1995 I worked as claims manager, then appointed as Deputy CEO in 1997, before being appointed as CEO in 1998 till 2004.

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