Capital market captain sails to new shores
Friday, May 03, 2024 | 480 Views |
New horizons: Tsheole led the BSE for eight years PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Mmegi: Briefly, take us through your career, specifically what led you to choose the capital market as a career choice?
Tsheole: In terms of my career, I was originally a sciences student at high school, at Molefi Senior Secondary School, doing pure sciences. My intention was always to pursue a science-based career, up until I got to National Service where after interacting with a lot of people, I realised I would do much better in the social sciences. Therefore, I went to the University of Botswana and chose a Bachelor of Social Science and in this, we were taught several subjects such as psychology.
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