BOTEPCO appoints Thebe as Corporate Affairs Manager
Friday, June 09, 2023 | 1680 Views |
BOTEPCO Corporate Affairs Manager :Mercy Thebe
BOTEPCO’s mandate is to amongst others: regulate the teaching profession; maintain professional and ethical standards for teachers; licensing teachers; maintain a register of teachers; establish, publish, review and maintain a code of ethics; advocate for the teaching profession etc. Ms. Thebe is seasoned corporate communications expect with a solid understanding of corporate affairs, government relations, stakeholder relations, business administration, integrated marketing communications, event management and public & media relations. She possesses vast knowledge about changing industry needs and challenges within education sector especially in Botswana and Southern Africa.
Ms. Thebe joins BOTEPCO from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology where she served as Director; Communications & PR, a position she held for close to fourteen (14) years. During her tenure at Limkokwing, Ms. Thebe successfully rebranded and repositioned Limkokwing University Botswana as a reputable and number one market leader private tertiary institution in Botswana, harnessing great mutual relations between University and all its relevant stakeholders. She has an experience which entails; overall strategic direction of a corporate image, brand optimization, students experience, reputation management, digital marketing communications and corporate social responsibility.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...