Support local or support a black child should not be used as a marketing tool in any business. Your product must be the marketing tool. Kutlwelo botlhoko wont get us anywhere if we are going to buy goods that are not worth the price.. ๐๐๐คง
โ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐พโ
At the recent sitting of the SADC Parliamentary Forum Standing Committees, I was elected by my fellow MPs from sister countries to chair the Forums Committee on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (TIFI Committee).
Most people know what SADC is (a regional grouping of 16 countries found in the Southern part of the African continent that promotes political, socio-economic cooperation). The pillar for economic cooperation within SADC is increased trade amongst the member countries.
Within the 16-member countries of SADC, Parliamentarians from the member countries regularly convene under the banner of SADC Parliamentary Forum to primarily promote the role of national Parliaments in advancing the regional goals for greater collaboration between the countries. Presidents of the SADC member countries have authorised that the Forum be transformed into a regional Parliament, as is the case with other economic blocks on our continent that have regional Parliaments (East Africa Legislative Assembly and ECOWAS Parliament).
I represent the Parliament of Botswana in the SADC Parliamentary Forum. ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ป ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต, ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐, ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ! Like our own Parliament, all regional Parliaments operate through committees. As the name suggests, the committee I now chair (TIFI) is positioned to promote trade, industry, finance and investment within the member countries. As chair of the committee, I now carry the responsibility to advance the interests of the entire region, to open up our borders for greater trade and investment in SADC.
Those with interest in regional trade and integration and wish to walk with me and provide their insights, please feel free to contact my office and together we can build a better region.
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Re celebratela GOLD kae kamoso ? Ga re dire Monday holiday hela once ?
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I have covered many events across the world - but I haven't witnessed many frenzied stadiums like that of the Botswana National stadium, the moment Collen Kebinatshipi crossed the line in the men's 4x400m.
Personally for me, I think the kind of atmosphere that comes close to that, was when Morocco played Nigeria in the semifinals of AFCON 2025.
For Athletics, this is crazy! The stadium erupted in delirium when they won GOLD, and you have to be happy for them.
Africa can really host the World.
Who wants to sponsor 4 of my kids to watch the World Relays?๐ฅน๐คฒ๐ฝ Most of them have never been to Gaborone.. This would be so epic for them ๐ฅณ