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Women in Mining Conference on the cards

In the field; Bakang Neneketsang, who is an SHE senior at Sandfire's Motheo Copper Mine, will be amongst speakers at the upcoming Women in Mining conference
In the field; Bakang Neneketsang, who is an SHE senior at Sandfire's Motheo Copper Mine, will be amongst speakers at the upcoming Women in Mining conference

Excellence IQ Solutions will host the sixth edition of the annual Women in Mining Conference (WIM) between September 19 and 20, 2024.

The event, organised in collaboration with Sandfire Resources, aims to promote gender diversity, inclusion, and equality within the mining industry, while also fostering economic development and strategic partnerships to empower women in Botswana.

Officials said under the theme 'Rising Together, to Become Stronger Together: Elevating Women Through Strategic Up-skilling and Collaborations', the conference will spotlight the significance of women supporting one another in the male-dominated mining industry.

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