Seabelo: Fighting back to the top
Monday, June 11, 2012
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.
That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...