On Hosting Innovation Prize for Africa

On behalf of the Government of Botswana, my Ministry and indeed the leading organisation, Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH), I would like to acknowledge and accept the award for us to host the fifth Innovation Prize for Africa event here in Gaborone, with the theme “Made in Africa”.

This year Botswana celebrates 50 years of independence, which have been characterised by its long term vision to evolve from a resource economy to a knowledge economy.

During these 50 years of independence, Botswana has developed strategies with key policies that will take us beyond our mineral endowments and to shape our country into a knowledge economy.

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Has life become worthless?

As many wondered what wrong the young boy could have done to end up killed, it emerged that his own cousin was a suspect in the murder after he claimed P50,000 from Botswana Life. Thato Tsametse, who was last week sentenced to death for the murder of his cousin, had reportedly taken out two Mmoloki Funeral Covers valued at P25,000 each.Over the years, the media has been covering the murder case, and some revelation has come up that certain...

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