Molefhi implores foreign companies to localise

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Foreign companies operating in Botswana have been implored to localise and transfer skills to locals as a way of citizen empowerment. The advice came from Infrastructure and Housing Development minister, Nonofo Molefhi who pointed out that long-term benefits for localisation is skills transfer to local companies.

Speaking at the launch of a multinational company, Hatch Africa in Gaborone recently, Molefhi said expectation and common understanding dictate that personnel requirements for foreign companies should be met with locals especially where there are citizens with prerequisite skills and qualifications.

“I implore you to fullfil your personnel requirements with citizens of this country. I trust that an acceptable majority of employees in foreign companies operating here will be Batswana,” he said.

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