Seabelo: Fighting back to the top

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Mmegi Staffer, EPHRAIM KEORENG followed transport magnate, Seabelo Tlhaselo to find out how he made his riches, nearly lost them through HIV/AIDS in the workplace, his politics, romance and the expensive divorce that set him back P33 million

Mmegi:  Who is Seabelo Tlhaselo?
Tlhaselo:
I am a 59-year-old man from Ramotswa, group director and owner of the Seabelo Group. I am also a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana (ELCB) where I also serve in the fundraising committee.

Mmegi: How did you end up running a transport business?
Tlhaselo:
As a young boy I had a strong passion for the industry. I started with one small combi and 15 years later it grew into what it is now; a bus transport business, a truck service and travel and tours operations. Seabelo Express was purely for buses. I now have 31 buses and more than 20 trucks.

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