Batswana Entrepreneurs

 The Lemcke Legacy Model in Ghanzi In the heart of Botswana’s cattle country, the Lemcke family has built a livestock empire that blends ruthless efficiency with deep-rooted community impact. Meet Farmer and Philanthropist Rudi Lemcke who has alongside his son Hugo have transformed ranching into a science and a social mission. They own six stud farms consisting of atleast 1 000 Brahman, 700 Simmental, 350 Simbra, 300 Droughtmaster, 100 Charolais and 80 Braunvieh cows with 7 000 commercial cows.  At Lemcke Ranches, every cow is tracked, tested, and evaluated. Annual costs are calculated down to the last pula per cow covering everything from veterinary care and supplements to infrastructure and fuel. If a cow fails to conceive, loses condition while raising a calf, or produces offspring that don’t meet breed standards, she’s culled. Productivity is non-negotiable. This rigorous system is backed by meticulous record-keeping, now digitized, capturing weaning weights, vaccination s...

What began as a heartfelt request   “Papa, re batla roboto!”   has evolved into a towering testament to imagination and resilience. At Dream View Farms  Modipane  in the Kgatleng District, a 9-meter steel marvel named Kajumo now stands tall, forged from scrap metal and sculpted by the relentless hands of artisan and entrepreneur Kabelo Julius Morokotso. Founder of Cyber Kajumo Rigs, Kabelo is redefining what it means to fabricate dreams into reality . K nown for its expert welding and daily fabrication work   from industrial builds to custom installations , Cyber Kajumo Rigs is not just a company ,  it's a creative forge where fantasy meets steel. Designed by Mr Morokotso, a  towering robotic statue  called Kajumo  crafted from old car rims, agricultural machinery parts, metal grates, and forgotten industrial scraps, represents something far deeper. It’s a symbol of possibility in the face of limitation. As Kabelo welded piece by piece with a...

As Batswana Entrepreneurs, we are excited to  share that our Founder and Director William Mmasekawana has been selected for the Y20 South Africa 2025 Working Group on Inclusive Economic Growth and Employment – Pathways to Prosperity! As part of this track, he will collaborate with selected youth from civil societies, academia, innovation hubs, and grassroots organizations by contributing to meaningful discussions which address wage disparities, systemic inequalities, and barriers to entrepreneurship which will be central to achieving truly inclusive economic growth and policy development. Looking forward to contributing to this transformative journey! www.linkedin.com/in/william-mmasekawana007 hashtag # Y20SouthAfrica hashtag # YouthLeadership hashtag # EconomicGrowth

 A project that started in the 90's by a group of German Lutheran Church missionaries who descended on the small settlement of Zutshwa is back on full production having suffered a major collapse in the early 2000s. Zutshwa, a remote village in the Kalahari situated on the edge of a spectacular salt pan in between Hukuntsi and Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (via Kaa Gate). Under the supervision of Qhaa Qhing Conservation Trust, Zutshwa salt mine is a community beneficiation project mining, processing and packaging salt in the Kgalagadi district. With more than 40 ponds used to produce salt, the mine uses a simple method of harvesting salty water into ponds and allowing it to crystallize before adding iodine to it. This production process has attributed positively to the attractiveness low prices of the 50kg packaged salt and 65kg lick blocks. The mine's main customers include Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board, @Botswana meat commission (BMC), Tholo holdings and farmers in the ...

Batswana Entrepreneurs Choice Awards (BECA)  is the flagship national-level initiative founded by Batswana Entrepreneurs online publication to be held annually to recognize and applaud the most outstanding and active Batswana entrepreneurs who have contributed to scaling up Botswana's economy and society. These are consumer choice awards celebrating brands of excellent quality standard and recognizing entrepreneurs/ enterprises for their best design, innovations and exceptional qualities of their product through consumer votes and reviews. OBJECTIVES To Promote competition among companies and businesses across Botswana. To advocate for improved quality of products and services delivered to Consumers. To promote recognition and hard work of the product and service providers through their direct end users. Innovation of new products and services. More information about Batswana Entrepreneurs will be shared soon. For enquiries and sponsorship/collaboration requests kindly contact Wil...

Meet Ndazha Richard Peloetona, an agripreneur, farmer, and Director of HOVPRO farming. Located in Gweta South, Tsaugam ( lions tale ) CT11 Concession Area - 8 km North East of Jack's Camp, Hovpro is a Meat Master stud breeder and beef production business.  Mr Peloetona grew up in a farming family where he used to accompany his father to the farm which eventually ignited a spark in him to be a farmer. Richard has an obsession of white/Grey Brahmans as they do well in his area especially because they are hardy, docile and very adaptive. He is also a Meat Master stud breeder who recently started breeding Damara and White Dorper for his own Meat Master signature bloodline and as if that is enough, he does crop production on a small scale to make adequate feed for livestock and save costs.  As every business has its own challenges Richard said that even though they live in a land with different kinds of predators that has never discouraged him to quit farming. This is just the begi...