Projects & Areas of Interest for Botswana Delegation

12th – 15th March, 2018

Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI)

- Government-owned public

company manufacturing

livestock vaccine

- Currently exporting

vaccines to:

- SADC (FMD)

- Africa (PPR)

- Appointed the

Vaccine Bank for

PPR by the

European Union

BVI Overview

- Find a product distributor

for PPR vaccine in the

UAE.

- Re-establish product

sales in Iran (through

Pilvarav Co.)

Desired Outcome(s)

Mmabasotho Tibe

Finance Manager

Contact Person

- Need meetings with UAE

Drug Regulatory

authorities for export

distribution procedures

- Need further discussions

with Dubai company –

The Polariser for drug

supplies. Tel: +971 4 398

2127

- Need further meetings

with Pilvarav Company

of Iran - Mr. Eimanipour,

Tel: +98 21 2205 6465, E-

mail already sent

Current Areas of Interest

Impact Genetics

- Beef and dairy value chain

agribusiness with innovative

and scalable production

systems.

- Products from Genetics (

semen, embryos and live

cattle) to beef and dairy

products.

- Developing major bio-security

and export processing

centres from Botswana and

Zambia).

Company Overview

- Establish potential

partners and/or

financiers in the UAE

Desired Outcome(s)

Contact Person

Monty Chiepe

Chief Executive Officer

- Establishing strategic

partners in developing said

export centres for beef and

dairy products into the

Middle East and globally.

- Partnering with a Sovereign

Wealth Fund or company in

establishing a fund for the

development of the Group

and its capitalization agenda.

Current Areas of Interest

Okavango Diamond Company (ODC)

- Government-owned rough

diamond marketing

company

- Has access to 15% of

Debswana diamond

mine production

- Offers global customer

base open access to

supply to range of

diamonds

ODC Overview

- Get UAE diamond

companies to register with

ODC as buyers

- Introduce basic online

registration process to

companies

Desired Outcome(s)

- Interested in meeting with

rough diamond trading

companies, rough

diamond buyers

- Personal tour of the

DMCC Diamond Park

Current Areas of Interest

Contact Person

Marcus ter Haar

Managing Director

IT-IQ Botswana

- An ICT Services company

with a focus on Solutions,

Managed Services and

Training

- In business since 1999

and reputation as a market

leader in ICT.

- National presence and

regional experience and

footprint.

- Extensive knowledge of

the regional IT and

Telecoms sector

Company Overview

- Grow our partner base to

deliver specific solution

- Distribute or resell

specific products in

Botswana and region

Desired Outcome(s)

- Looking for partners in the

areas of IT solutions and

corporate training

- Seeking solutions in areas

such as IoT for Mining

- Looking for distributors of

IT and Telecoms products

- Looking to establish

contact with ME based

organization that require

our services in the

Southern African region

Current Areas of Interest

Contact Person

Vish Sethi

Managing Director

Choppies

-Interested in meeting

sourcing houses/buyers

for consolidation of

products in Dubai and

whole UAE

Desired Outcome

- Botswana’s leading

supermarket chain

- With outlets in Tanzania,

Namibia, Zambia & South

Africa

- Offers international food

brands, FMCG as well as

private labels

Choppies Overview Contact Person

Ram Ottapathu

Managing Director

Oxygen Gas (Pty) Ltd

- Further engagement with

Union Industrial Gases

Factory regarding the

following:

- Site visit to the plant as part

of Oxygen Gas (Pty) Ltd and

BDC due diligence.

- Exploration of potential areas

of partnership with Union

industrial gases Factory

Current Areas of Interest Company Overview

- Technical and operational

issues relating to an air

separation plant.

- A draft memorandum of

understanding between

Oxygen Gas (Pty) Ltd and

Union Industrial Gases

Factory

Desired Outcome(s)

Manufacturers and

distributors of medical and

industrial gases in

Botswana.

Our product line includes:

1. Liquid and gaseous

oxygen,

2. Liquid and gaseous

nitrogen,

3. Gaseous acetylene, and

gaseous nitrous oxide

Contact Person

Mr. Keamogetse Molebatsi

Managing Directo

Impilo Pharmaceuticals

- A premier provider of

medical solutions in

Botswana

- Partnerships:

- CEPHEID

- MSQ HEALTH

- Striving to be the first

choice pharmaceutical

distributor company

Company Overview

- Suppliers’ database,

agents, partners for

drug manufacturing in

Botswana

Expected Outcome(s)

- Pharmaceutical/drug

manufacturers who are

not represented in

Botswana on agency

and sole distributor

basis

- Meeting with strategic

partners for medical

equipment,

consumables,

equipment, reagents,

etc

Areas of Interest

Dudu Khupe

Managing Director

Contact Person

SPEDU

- Land bank zones set

aside for Tourism (build

Convention Centre &

Hotels)

- Dikgatlhong dam open for

tourism, camping sites etc

- Tourism in vicinity of

Thune & Letsibogo Dam

Tourism Projects

- 873ha of land reserved for

horticulture production

- 1310ha of land set aside for

urban agric – greenhouse

production, animal feeds and

agro processing

- Sites identified for construction

of seven (7) small dams for

water supply

- Four (4) land bank sites

identified for horticulture

Agri-Business Projects

- Region home to Tuli Block

for large scale horticulture

production, livestock & game

farming

- Region contributes 45% of

horticulture produce to

entire country

- Region home to the closed

BCL mine, where

opportunities in downstream

projects still exist

SPEDU Region Overview

- Investor with interest in

Iron Slag project from

closed BCL mine

- Potential investors in the

Agri-Business & Tourism

sectors

Desired Outcome(s)

Dr. Mokubung Mokubung

Chief Executive Officer

Contact Person

BDC

• Investors in our Focus Industries of Energy, Infrastructure, Property, Manufacturing/Industry, Services, Agriculture, Tourism, Technology.

• Long-term liquidity (i.e. funding for BDC’s pipeline)

Current Areas of Interest • BDC is the investment arm of

Government.• Invests on a purely commercial

basis in Botswana and globally.• Products: Debt, equity,

mezzanine, and structured finance.

• Industries: Energy, Infrastructure, Property, Manufacturing/Industry, Services, Agriculture, Tourism, Technology.

Company Overview

- Potential investment leads- Potential funding leads- Foster Linkages with UAE

Desired Outcome(s)

Mr. Bashi Gaetsaloe

Chief Executive Officer

Contact Person

SimProp

- Horticulture and Agro-

business

- Fuel Retailers and

Suppliers

- Morden Irrigation, Solar

Energy, Green House,

Water Reclamation &

Recycled Materials

Current Areas of Interest

- Property Holding company

covering residential,

commercial and industrial

properties.

- Residential development, fuel

retail, multi-residential,

student housing and

hospitality

- Associate companies in Agric

Tourism, Horticulture, Small

Stock, ITC and internet

services

SimProp Overview

- To establish

partnerships in supplier

contracts

Desired Outcome(s)

Boiki Tema

Director

Contact Person

Human Resource Development Council (HRDC)

- Vision: To make Botswana

human resource globally

competitive

- Provide for policy advice

on matters of national HR

development

- Plan and advice on tertiary

education financing and

workplace learning

HRDC Overview

- To find employment

opportunities for and

export Botswana labour

skills

Desired Outcome(s)

Dr. Raphael Dingalo

Chief Executive Officer

- To foster important

business contacts

- To find placement for

Botswana graduates

Current Areas of Interest

Contact Person

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- Afrofab is a citizen owned

company registered in

2002.

- We do stainless steel and

mild steel manufacturing,

e.g. balustrades, conveyor

idlers

- We supply pipes, valves,

pumps and cyclones to the

mines.

- We are sole agents for

Committes in Africa for

water purifications plants

Company Overview

- Solicit markets for our

products even partners

to grow Afrofab to meet

global demands

- acquired learning on

mass production water

purification plants,

Desired Outcome(s)

Dr. Victor M. Joseph

Chief Executive Officer

Contact Person

- We would like to meet

with mining and

manufacturing sectors to

get market for our

products (conveyor idlers

and brackets) .

- UAE has great water

purification plants, we

would very much love to

meet with them for and

visits this plants for

learning

Current Areas of Interest

Botswana Meat Commission (BMC)

- Botswana’s main exporter of

beef and beef products

- Currently Exports:

- Europe

- RSA, Angola, Zim,

DRC, Mozambique

- Kuwait, Vietnam &

Iran

- Thoroughput: 1,180 heads

per day

- Ratings: AA-graded by

British Retail Consortium

- Accreditations: ISO 9001,

Halaal

BMC Overview

- Export orders from the

UAE

Desired Outcome(s)

- Interested in meeting

Halaal Association for

process accreditation

- Meeting beef traders,

bulk buyers, meat

processors and

retailers

Current Areas of Interest

Contact Person

Tshepo Modise

Marketing Manager

Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC)

- Explore less costly methods

of building – lower

construction costs

- Explore alternative design

and architecture models

Current Areas of Interest

- Botswana’s national housing

corporation, with objective to

provide affordable housing to

Botswana

- Providing a mix of low,

medium and high income

houses for sale and rent

BHC Overview

- Looking for partnerships

for building projects

- Open our perspective on

building options and

alternatives

Desired Outcome(s)

Contact Person

Batanani Nkhumisang

Director, Property

Development

Roots & Stems

Roots & Stems Overview

- Partnerships in the paper

manufacturing and

distribution sector

- Partnerships in the

embryo transfer area

Desired Outcome(s)

Contact Person

Tawana Tafa

Managing Director

- Distribution company in

the areas of stationary,

chemicals and ITC

equipment

- Have a subsidiary in stud

breeding: Tafa Genetics

- Interest in paper

manufacturing for

purchase and eventual

partnership

- Investors in the farming

industry (for eventual

embryo export)

Current Areas of Interest

Destiny Creek

BHC Overview

- Partnersips with UAE

companies and investors

Desired Outcome(s)

Contact Person

Boitumelo Ntshoa

Managing Director

Destiny Creek Pty Ltd, is in

the business of packaging

and distribution of various

products: tea – with

Motswedi tea being the flag

ship of the company, coffee

beans, jam, sugar,

beverages (hot and cold),

for different markets. The

idea behind Destiny Creek,

is to buy raw materials

which are not readily

available in Botswana.

- Trading opportunities and

joint ventures

- Interested in meeting

following sectors;

- Manufacturing

- Mining

- Tourism

Current Areas of Interest