60 years of independence: MCM takes the celebration to the kgotla

As Botswana celebrated 60 years of independence under the theme “Building Resilience, Driving Prosperity,” MCM took the celebration into the communities we call home.

𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐲𝐞: 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐄𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐬, 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

MCM CEO Edwin Elias was Guest Speaker at the main district celebration at the Palapye Kgotla. MCM also extended donations to Kgotlas in Palapye, Serowe, Serule and surrounding villages.

His message was simple: “Minerals do not build nations. People do, when minerals are governed with integrity and reinvested in the people.”

Reflecting on MCM’s journey from its first coal production in 1973 to Motheo, Elias reaffirmed MCM’s commitment to Palapye and its neighbouring communities.

𝐓𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐣𝐰𝐞: 𝐌𝐂𝐌 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐞, 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫

MCM Head of Mining Lesiba Chuene, representing the CEO, joined Tsetsebjwe’s independence celebration as Guest of Honour. He reflected on Botswana’s journey of resilience and Tsetsebjwe’s rich community heritage.

From Palapye to Tsetsebjwe, the message was clear: building Botswana’s future is a shared responsibility.

Happy 60th Independence, Botswana!