Dorcas Makgato-Malesu

Dorcas Makgato was born in Serowe, Botswana and grew up in the capital city Gaborone. She served as a Minister in the Cabinet of Botswana. She was also one of the young hopefuls that marked the 10th anniversary of Botswana's independence with a march past for the first President in 1976. Makgato is currently serving as Botswana's ambassador to Australia.

Dorcas Makgato-Malesu in 2012

Education

She attended Sheffield University in the UK from which she graduated with a BSc Hons in General Management in Catering Systems.

Career

Makgato was the Chief Executive Officer of the Botswana Export and Development and Investment Authority (BEDIA) where she identified barriers to investment and lobbied the Botswana Government to make changes for an improved investment climate, involving greater engagement and interaction with critical stakeholders and the private sector. She used her role as the authority's CEO to overhaul the organisation's working structures and improve its practices which led the company to become one of Africa's most admired investment promotion authorities.

Before joining BEDIA Dorcas Makgato worked for Barloworld Limited. She was also the Executive Director of the Nashua Franchise and was responsible for the strategic direction and performance of the company. Lastly, before joining Barloworld she was Head of the Commercial and Human Resource Divisions of Air Botswana.

Her past experiences have been helpful in Makgato's former role in the trade and industry ministry. One of her main goals was to strive to make Botswana an attractive place to do business on a global scale. She hoped to use her position to help the country pursue sustainable industries and trade. Since assuming the ministry position in 2010, she has strengthened the relations between Botswana and its neighbouring countries in southern and eastern Africa, while introducing initiatives to reinforce Botswana's identity in the diamond industry and that of the country as a whole.[1] She is currently the Minister of Health and former Minister of Trade and Industry.

References
  1. "Minister Makgato-Malesu Profile | Ministry of Trade and Industry". Mti.gov.bw. 2010-02-01. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
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