End of an era as Mfolo leaves BFA
Friday, February 13, 2026 | 50 Views |
The final walk: Mfolo PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
First seconded from the Ministry of Higher Education on a two-year deal, he survived the usual turbulence that has characterised the highly political environment at BFA.
Obituaries of most chief executives are usually written well before the ink has dried on the contract.
These are not ordinary times. Yet, history reminds us that this nation has navigated difficult waters before and did so by clinging firmly to the principles of prudence and macroeconomic stability. From independence in 1966, Botswana chose a path few resource-rich countries managed to sustain. Diamond revenues were not treated as windfalls for reckless expansion, but as capital to be managed with caution. The establishment of fiscal rules,...