Selibe-Phikwe Town Council
Selibe-Phikwe Town Council
The town of Selibe Phikwe is located in the North Eastern part of Botswana, established as a mining town after the discovery of copper and nickel.
Introduction
Originally there were two tiny places called Selebi and Phikwe, which straddled a large undiscovered deposit of copper and nickel in the area. When the mineral wealth of the area was discovered in the 1960s a mine and a township were built in the woodland between the places with the combined name of Selebi-Phikwe.The main source of employment was the BCL Limited mine which excavated and smelted mixed copper-nickel ore from several shafts in deep and opencast mines. The opencast pit is now unused. Ore is transported from the shaft by rail for smelting.
Fact file
Province:
Central District
Population:
22,911
Joined COE programme:
2009
Hub & Spoke programme:
No
# Councillors:
9 (2 women councilors% 7 men councilors)
Sunrise Campaign:
No
Latest Summit:
2010
Latest Gender Score:
23%
Silver Colour Award for Gender Mainstreaming 2024
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Summit 2018: Selebi Phikwe Town Council
Rachel Jeremiah - Botswana
In my job, I have come up with development structures that will help improve life in my community. A gender task team has been formed that shows us all the way to go when it comes to gender issues. Being able to interact with everyone really helps me align everything in the right direction. This is an advantage that came from GL's involvement in the community; it really showed us the importance of bringing everyone together to make collective progress on an issue.Go to: Find out moreSteven Taukobong - Botswana
I can really say that my work and Gender Links, we are one thing. One thing that I like the most is that Gender Links is there to help people see. To open their eyes. To understand things better. This is also my mission.Go to: Find out more
