Thapisa bows out after steering New Era College

His six-year reign was one of resilience, reform and survival through some of the toughest storms in higher education. A farewell luncheon was held at the institution’s Block 8 campus in Gaborone, where colleagues, council members and students gathered to honour the departing academic. A former University of Botswana academic, Thapisa was handpicked in 2019 by New Era College founder and president, Esfandiar Ghodrati, to guide the institution into its next phase.

Back then, New Era College offered only a handful of City & Guilds programmes. Today, it boasts 25 Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) accredited programmes across four Faculties and eyes full university status.