Batlang Comma Serema
Batlang Comma Serema | |
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| Born | 25 March 1965 Tonota, Botswana |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite Margie Serema (Nee Legoelo) (m. 2000) |
| Children | 3 and 1 grandson |
| Alma mater | University of Botswana Robert Gordon University (MSc) Robert Gordon University (University College London (PhD)) |
Dr. Batlang Comma Serema is a diplomat from Botswana who serves as the country's High Commissioner to Namibia.[1] He was born on March 25, 1965. While at the University of Botswana's[2] Library and Information Studies department from 1997 to 2005, he taught both business and government-related information to students. Previously, he worked for the Parliament of Botswana as a Senior Research Officer. Before that, he worked for the Ministry of Local Government and Lands as an Assistant District Officer. For six years beginning in 2005, he served as Executive Secretary of the Botswana Democratic Party. The chairman of the Botswana Democratic Party's strategy and communications committee was nominated by His Excellency Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi while he was back at the University. Masisi appointed him High Commissioner to Namibia in March 2020 after the 2019 elections where he was a leading political strategist.
Early life and education
Olatlhamang Mpupi Serema (mother), a primary school teacher, and her parents, Mr. Rampona Serema and Namogang Serema, are the proud parents of Batlang, who was born in Tonota in the Central District. Before spending a year in Seronga as a Tirelo Sechaba participant, Batlang went to Tonota Primary School and Shashe Secondary School. Serema studied history and environmental science at the University of Botswana while earning a scholarship to study French for three months in Strasbourg, France. He was also an outstanding college football player. All four years of college, he participated in and mentored youth soccer players and coaches. In 1991, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Humanities degree. At Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland, Batlang earned an MSc in Information Analysis before going on to earn his PhD in Library and Information Studies, which he earned in 1991 after researching the role of information infrastructure in Botswana's public policymaking.
Career
At the Seronga Primary School, he taught English for one year as a Tirelo Sechaba (National Service) participant in Ngamiland from 1986 to 1987. He followed that up with an internship to become a student teacher at Mater Spei Secondary School. At first in Molepolole, then Tutume and finally Bobonong, he served as an Assistant District Officer for the Ministry of Local Government and Lands after completing his education at the University of Botswana. He was promoted to the position of Principal Information and Public Relations Officer in the Parliament of Botswana. While completing a masters degree, he was hired by the University as a full-time lecturer, which he held for more than 20 years. Before returning to the University of Botswana, he served as Executive Secretary of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party from 2005 until 2011. To cover Angola and Congo Brazzaville, he was named High Commissioner to Namibia in 2020. He was a chairman and BOCRA board member before becoming High Commissioner, he was also a board member of the Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC). On March 1, 2020, President Mogweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi appointed Serema as the High Commissioner to Namibia. His Excellency President of Namibia Hage Geingob received his credentials from him on September 17th, 2020, while His Excellency President of Angola received his credentials on August 12, 2021.
Personal life
Their family consists of three daughters and one grandson. He is also fluent in Setswana and some French.
External links
References
- ↑ Writer, Staff (2020-02-18). "Serema appointed High Commissioner to Namibia". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 2021-12-01.
- ↑ Gate, Research. "Batlang Comma Serema". ResearchGate. Retrieved December 1, 2021. Unknown parameter
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3. "Botswana wants more business with Namibia".
4. Serema, Batlang Comma (9 July 2015). "Information Sources for Public Policy Making in Botswana". Botswana Notes and Records; Vol 45, Pp. 214-219.
5. Serema, Batlang Comma; Tsheboeng, Alfred; Makoba, Ame (2019). Renewed Hope. ISBN 9789996808081. Search this book on 
6. Serema, Batlang Comma; Tsheboeng, Alfred; Makoba, Ame (2019). Renewed hope : Botswana under Masisi. ISBN 9789996808081. Search this book on
7. "Masisi has hit a "sweet spot"". 9 April 2017.
8. "Botswana prioritises one-stop border post".
9. "Botswana prioritises one-stop border post".
10. "The institutional set up of planning in Botswana" (PDF). Archive. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
11. Totolo, Angelina; Comma, Serema Batlang; Dimane, Mpoeleng (19 January 2018). "Perceptions of University of Botswana Academic Staff". Informatics Studies. 4 (1).
12. "Botswana wants to boost trade ties with Namibia (The Southern Times)".
13. "Research Students Group".
14. "Ministerial statement on the joint visit to zambezi region" (PDF). Namibian parliament. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
15. Comma Serema, Batlang (1999). "Matching MPs' information needs and information services in the House of Commons". Library Management. 20 (3): 179–190. doi:10.1108/01435129910259676.
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