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Randall Newman
Randall Newman is a Botswana entrepreneur, and the founder and chief executive officer of Verbosec. Early life and education Newman was born and raised in the capital city of Gaborone where he also spent his childhood. He did his high school education at St. Joseph's College, Kgale. He holds a Bachelor of Arts with honours degree in Entrepreneurship and Business Leadership from Sheffield Hallam University in partnership with Botswana Accountancy College. Career Before leaving the Botswana Accountancy College, Newman joined the technology business landscape by working for a local tech company as an Account Executive. He ventured into the entrepreneurship journey by venturing into software development founding Verbosec in 2019 with his brother, Henry Newman. Newman continued to launch a food delivery company called Zesta (formerly Square Eats) in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. In 2024, his company Verbosec launched an AI-powered generative platform called Nexus AI. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Botswana, largest city of Botswana, with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its metropolitan area is home to 534,842 inhabitants at the 2022 census. Gaborone is situated between Kgale Hill and Oodi Hill, near the confluence of the Notwane River and Segoditshane River in the southeastern corner of Botswana, within from the South African border. The city is served by the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport. It is an administrative district in its own right, but is the capital of the surrounding South-East District (Botswana), South-East District. Locals often refer to the city as ''GC or Motse-Mshate''. The city of Gaborone is named after Chief Gaborone of the Tlokwa people, who once controlled land nearby. Because it was not affiliated with any specific indigenous group and was close to fresh water, the city was New town, planned to be the capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily News Botswana
''Daily News Botswana'' is an English language newspaper published in Gaborone, Botswana. History Gallery File:Botswana Daily news Tuesday, January 31 1967 (Botswana History).jpg File:Daily news Botswana (Botswana History).jpg File:Bechanaland daily news mail.jpg See also *'' Azhizhi'' * ''Mmegi'' * ''Botswana Guardian'' * ''The Botswana Gazette'' * Yarona FM Yarona FM is an urban broadcaster targeting young adults. The radio station is a private commercial entity that has existed since 1999. It is regulated by BOCRA and attracts a unique weekly audience of 250,000. History The radio station started ... References External links Official website English-language newspapers published in Botswana African news websites {{Africa-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Births
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov takes place at government headquarters. ** Across Europe, Kurdish protestors take over embassies and hold hostages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Botswana Businesspeople
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Tswana People
The Batswana (, singular ''Motswana'') are a Bantu peoples, Bantu Ethnic groups in South Africa, ethnic group native to Southern Africa that are descendants of King Looe (Lowe) who established the Hurutshi tribe in Southern Africa (linguistically known as the Ur-bantu in East Africa) and they formed groupings that is made up of four subgroups of Bahurutshi, Koena, Rolong and Kgatlha. Ethnic Tswana made up approximately 85% of the population of Botswana in 2011. Batswana are the native people of south and eastern Botswana and the Gauteng, North West (South African province), North West, Northern Cape, Free State (province), Free State, and other provinces of South Africa, where the majority of Batswana are located. History Early history The Batswana are a Setswana-speaking mega-ethnicity of many kingdoms, who are native to Southern Africa (Parts of modern day Namibia, Botswana and South Africa) alongside the Khwe speaking kingdoms of the same region.BaTswana are the ancest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Botswana Chief Executives
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. With a population of slightly over 2.4 million people and a comparable land area to France, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. It is essentially the nation-state of the Tswana people, who constitute nearly 80 percent of the population. The Tswana ethnic group are descended mainly from Bantu-speaking peoples who migrated into southern Africa, including modern Botswana, in several waves before AD 600. In 1885, the British colonised the area and declared a protectorate named Bechuanaland. As part of the decolonisation of Africa, Bechuanaland became an independent Commonwealth republic under its current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogolo Kenewendo
Bogolo Joy Kenewendo (born c. 1987) is a Botswanan economist and politician. She serves as a Specially Elected Member of Parliament in the Botswana Parliament as of November 2024, she is the incumbent Minister of Minerals and Energy in the current administration after serving as Cabinet Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry of Botswana under President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi. After being dropped from cabinet in November 2019 she has served as the managing director of Kenewendo Advisory, based in Gaborone, Botswana. She leads Molaya Kgosi Women Leadership and Mentorship Program and the Board Chair of Molaya Kgosi Trust. In June 2022, Kenewendo was appointed as Special Advisor and Africa Director to the United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champions. Background and education Kenewendo was born in Motopi Village in the Boteti Area, in Botswana circa 1987. After attending primary school, she enrolled in Pitzer College in Botswana. She was then admitted to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Moshoke
Elliot Moshoke is a Botswanan entrepreneur, and the founder and group chief executive officer (CEO) of Acute Global Limited. He launched the group of companies in 2017, a separate spinoff of their family company Moshoke Ranch, founded in 1979. Early life and education Moshoke was born and raised in Mahalapye where he also spent his childhood. He holds a Bachelor of Finance degree from University of Botswana. He has also obtained a Law degree (LLB) from University of South Africa. Career Acute Global Limited In 2017, he founded Acute Global, his family-owned group investment holding company. The group of companies is a 100% Botswana-owned investment holding company with primary interests in financial services and food retail. As of 2022 the group operated nine Payless supermarkets in the country. Western Insurance Group Following PSG Group's exit from Botswana, Moshoke's Acute Group acquired both the Western Life Insurance Botswana (Proprietary) Limited, which was ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theo Baloyi
Theo Baloyi is a South African entrepreneur, and the founder and chief executive officer of Bathu Shoes. He launched his eponymous shoe brand in 2015, having previously served as a Senior Associate at PwC in Dubai. He was featured in the ''Forbes'' 30 Under 30 list in 2019. In 2021, he won GQ's Business Leader of the Year. Early life Baloyi was born and raised in Hammanskraal, Gauteng, where he also spent his childhood. His father, Solly Baloyi, quit his nursing job to become a real estate agent and died in 2014. His mother is Tshidi Baloyi and he has a sister called Goitsimang Baloyi. Baloyi's childhood education was at Shalom Primary School, followed by high school. In 2009, Baloyi relocated to Johannesburg and studied BCom Accounting at the University of South Africa. Career Before leaving the University of South Africa, Baloyi began his entrepreneurship journey by selling perfumes door-to-door. Baloyi was then selected to work for PwC South Africa under their graduate p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
