A letter to Othata Batsetswe, SPEDU CEO

‘Mr OT’ 

Your appointment as SPEDU CEO has brought many congratulations to you, including mine. Let’s cut to the chase: this isn’t just a job. Selebi Phikwe is Botswana’s open wound, a stark reminder of what happens when we bet everything on one horse.

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