Rafifing: The face of BIUST :: Mmegi Online

Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) has surged in popularity since the coronavirus outbreak following the institution’s consistent presence in various media platforms. In this interview, Mmegi Correspondent KOKETSO KGOBOGE speaks to Keoagile Rafifing, BIUST’s acting Director of Communications and Public Affairs

PALAPYE: Rafifing has been the link between the university, its stakeholders and the public since 2014. In his journey in the communications space, Rafifing has worked for organisations such as Debswana, Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), Botswana Post, Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB), Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning and others before he joined BIUST.

Over the years since inception in 2009, and opening its doors in Palapye in 2012, BIUST has been perceived as a ‘difficult to comprehend Science and Mathematics institution’ and merely viewed as a place for scholars only.

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