Metropolitan Allays Mogae's Fears

Metropolitan Botswana human resources and PR manager, Choice Pitso, has allayed President Festus Mogae's fears that the business could still be managed from South Africa, making life difficult for local CEOs.

Pitso's comment follows Mogae's concern that was expressed at a function to celebrate Metropolitan's 10th anniversary at Phakalane Golf Estate Resort last week.

Pitso admitted to Monitor on Friday that for a while the 10-year-old insurance company had a number of its functions managed from South Africa. However the spokesperson said things have changed and more functions transferred to Botswana. She confirmed that when the company started in 1997 it had only two departments in Botswana with the rest managed from South Africa.

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