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Zunaid Moti

Also known as: Mr Moti · Mr Zunaid Moti

2026-08-312026-09-11

In coverage

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  1. September 2026
  2. The Botswana Gazette

    GAZETTE REPORTER Pressure is mounting on Government to disclose the terms of its African Hero partnership with South African businessman Zunaid Moti, with organised labour demanding answers over public finances, ownership, jobs and future…

    Unions Demand Moti Deal Answers
  3. The Botswana Gazette

    SESUPO RANTSIMAKO The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is considering summoning Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Tshokologo Alex Kganetsano to explain how businessman Zunaid Moti’s investment proposal with…

    PAC Eyes Moti Deal Probe
  4. Daily News Botswana

    African Hero founder and South African businessman, Mr Zunaid Moti explained that the Foundation constructed projects upfront, absorbing initial costs and allowing donors or governments to pay flexibly only after delivery.

    Boko silences bureaucratic pushback with modern school
  5. Mmegi

    Established by businessman, Zunaid Moti and supported by private sector players such as Jindal Energy, the initiative is a public-benefit project with no government funding in which facilities are quickly built from preassembled material to high ratings standards.Moti is also fin

    Boko launches grand vision for education, healthcare
  6. Daily News Botswana

    South African businessman Zunaid Moti, who is behind the African Hero initiative, said the vision was born from a personal commitment he made in 2018 to give back to communities and improve people’s lives.

    New school to enrol 380 learners
  7. August 2026
  8. Mmegi

    African Hero belongs to Boko’s friend, South African businessman Zunaid Moti, who financed the Umbrella for Democratic Change’s (UDC) 2019 General Election bid.

    Moti-Boko’s school, clinic race to launch in exclusive unveiling

Wednesday 9 September

  1. Unions demand Government disclosure on Moti partnership terms

    BOPEU and the Manual Workers Union are pressing Government to disclose the financial, legal and employment obligations behind its African Hero partnership with South African businessman Zunaid Moti.

    9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

  2. PAC considers summoning Finance Ministry PS over Moti proposal

    The Public Accounts Committee is considering whether to summon the Finance Ministry's Permanent Secretary to explain the revival of businessman Zunaid Moti's investment proposal, which had previously been rejected on cost grounds.

    9 September 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Monday 7 September

  1. President Boko unveils modern school despite bureaucratic resistance

    President Advocate Duma Boko unveiled the Duma Boko School at Block 7 in Gaborone on Saturday, a flagship project built by Jindal Power and serving as the inaugural site for African Hero, a pan-African initiative to expand access to education, healthcare and skills development. Boko said internal government resistance, including obstruction of features like a swimming pool, delayed the project despite the funding coming from non-government sources.

    7 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Saturday 5 September

  1. Zunaid Moti launches education-healthcare initiative without government funding

    Businessman Zunaid Moti, supported by private sector players including Jindal Energy, has established a public-benefit project to build education and healthcare facilities from preassembled material to high standards, with no government funding. Moti is financing an estimated P2 billion plant in Gabane to produce materials for the project and enable scaling across Botswana and the continent.

    5 September 2026 · Mmegi

  2. President Boko unveils school and clinic in Gaborone

    President Advocate Duma Boko opened a primary school expected to enrol about 380 learners and a clinic in Block 7, Gaborone, built through a private-sector partnership under the African Hero initiative, with government covering staffing and operations rather than construction costs.

    5 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana

Monday 31 August

  1. Duma Boko School and Clinic launches September 5 in Block 7

    The Duma Boko School & Clinic in Block 7 will be unveiled on September 5, according to African Hero, the infrastructure initiative behind the project funded by South African businessman Zunaid Moti. The development reverses an earlier rejection by the Ministry of Finance, which flagged the proposal as financially costly and advocated for open competitive bidding.

    31 August 2026 · Mmegi

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