Joy Phumaphi, the human development activist

Friday, January 22, 2010

FRANCISTOWN: It is two months now since Johanna "Joy" Phumaphi left her job as vice president for Human Development at the World Bank.

She had crossed over to the bank after spending four years at the World Health Organisation where she was Assistant Director General responsible for family and community health.

When rumours started filtering to Botswana that she was leaving the bank, it fuelled speculation in the local media that she was going to take over as vice president of Botswana.

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Joy Phumaphi, the human development activist

FRANCISTOWN: It is two months now since Johanna "Joy" Phumaphi left her job as vice president for Human Development at the World Bank.

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