Old Mutual Botswana today hosted its inaugural golf day event at Phakalane Golf Estate. The event was attended by Old Mutual clients and stakeholders.

During his welcome speech, the Group CEO, Mr. Gerald Randall mentioned how giving back to our communities is at the core of what we do. “There are many things that Old Mutual is known for but what we are most known for, is our unwavering commitment to enabling positive futures in the communities in which we operate. In Botswana in particular our focus is on supporting healthcare, education and food security. The initiative today, speaks to that commitment and we are happy to share it with you”, he commented.

In third place, we had a team made up of Old Mutual Group CEO with 82 points. Second place went to Team Grant Thornton with 86 points and first prize was scooped by Minet team with 88 points.

When presenting the cheque together with Old Mutual Life’s Chairperson, Ms. Tumi Mbaakanyi to Gaborone Book Festival rep, Ms Kushatha Moswela Managing Director of Old Mutual Short-Term Insurance company stated how the objective of the event would have not been possible without the assistance of the sponsors and was grateful to them for opening their hearts and making donations towards such a cause.

All proceedings will be presented to Gaborone Book Festival trust, an organization that advocates literacy in Botswana and seeks to inspire, motivate, and improve children’s educational progress in a fun and engaging manner with books being the centre of that process. Ms. Keikantse Phele, a representative of the Gaborone book festival trust, elaborated on the background of the organization and the work they continued to do. “We make all this possible through donations from different sponsors. We are grateful today for this donation by Old Mutual and all the sponsors through Old Mutual’s Adopt-A- School initiative, which will help us meet our mandate. We have identified the need for libraries in government to promote literacy and the reading culture in Botswana, she stated.

The golf event raised an amount of P65 000 through our sponsors; Sesiro Insurance, Bokomo Botswana, Grant Thornton, Minet Botswana, Botswana Savings Bank (BSB), First National Bank Insurance Brokers (FNBIB) and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB).