BITC, BIUST join forces to fast-track Botswana’s STEM economy
Friday, August 21, 2026 | 0 Views |
Reaching out: BITC is the country’s investment promotion and trade agency
Growing Botswana together takes many forms, and the latest is a five-year Memorandum of Understanding between the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) and the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) to turn research, investment and youth talent into real economic growth.
The MoU was signed by BITC Chief Executive Officer Keletsositse Olebile and BIUST Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Elisha Shemang, bringing together two institutions built for this moment. BITC drives investment, exports and enterprise as custodian of Brand Botswana. BIUST builds the knowledge, research and human capital behind Botswana's next generation of innovators. Together, they are positioning the country as a serious regional hub for science, technology and innovation.
“Justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.”-Lord HewartHis decision was the correct one.The move neither proves guilt nor settles the serious allegations that have brought him to the doorstep of the Regional Magistrate’s Court.It does, however, recognise a basic principle of accountable government, that a minister facing criminal charges should not remain in a position that could create even...