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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Let’s fight GBV as a collective

Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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