OVERVIEW OF THE CEDA/DBSA UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE BY THE CEDA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MR.THABO P. THAMANE

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 - 18:00

Director of Ceremonies,

Your Honour, the Vice President of the Republic of Botswana, Mr. Mokgweetsi E.K Masisi,

Cabinet Ministers;

Honourable Members of Parliament;

All Dikgosi;

Your Worship the Mayor of Gaborone City Kagiso Thutlwe;

All Permanent Secretaries;

Members of the CEDA Board of Directors;

Chief Executive Officer of the Development Bank of Southern Africa, Mr Patrick Dlamini,

CEO, CEDA Mr Thabo Thamane;

Distinguished Guests;

Ladies and Gentlemen;

Good Evening.

1. CEDA/DBSA UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE KEY MILESTONES

Activity	Dates/Timing
1. Launch date and opening of applications	1 June 2017	· The CEDA/ DBSA University challenge was officially launched on 1 June 2017 at Gaborone International Convention Centre by His Honour, The Vice President of the Republic of Botswana, Mr E.K Masisi. · The applications were immediately available to the students after this launch online on the CEDA website as well as all the participating institutions websites. Regular updates are posted on the website as well as CEDA social media platforms.
2. Activation of the University Challenge	1 June – 25 September 2017	· Various activities followed the launch, being engagements with the print, radio, television and social media. · Stakeholder engagement started immediately after the launch. · In order to enhance participation and awareness of the CEDA/DBSA University Challenge activations were held at 9 of the participating institutions with the exception of BIUST as they were on vacation. · An online activation was done for BUIST students and staff.
3. Applications Closing date	25 September 2017	· The last application was received at 1700hrs on the 25 September 2017, which was the official closing time.
4. Screening of applications	26 September -7 October 2017	· Screening for compliance by the Secretariat was done on all applications followed by preliminary judging to select the top 50 applications.
5. Preliminary Assessment by judges	9-14 October 2017	· Judging was done on the top 50 applications and they selected the top ten finalists.
6. Announcement of the Top Ten Finalists	16 October 2017	· The top ten finalists were contacted through phone on the 15 October 2017. One on one meetings were held in order to brief them on the way forward. · The top ten finalists were announced on various media platforms including social media, print and radio. · Profiles of the top ten and a brief on their proposals were published on various media platforms (including the Government Facebook Page) in order to introduce them to the public.
7. Training for the Top Ten Finalists	20 October 2017	· In order to prepare the finalists for interviews with the judges, they were trained on Presentation Skills on the 20 October 2017.
8. Presentation by the 10 finalists	24 October 2017	· The judges conducted face-to-face interviews with the top 10 finalists. Industry giants, members of the press, academia and Government officials, attended the interview sessions. · The interviews contributed 20% towards the final mark of the contestants.
9. Radio Interviews	26 October 2017	· Three of the top ten finalists were interviewed on Yarona FM; they explained their concepts to the public and shared their experiences throughout the Challenge.
10. Awards Ceremony	31 October 2017	· Announcement of the winner
11. Radio Interview	1 November 2017	· The winner will be interviewed on Yarona FM where they will share their excitement and experience with the public as well as encourage students to enroll in next year’s competition.
12. Stakeholder Engagement		· Following the award ceremony CEDA will embark on a stakeholder engagement to encourage uptake of the winner’s and finalists’ concepts to relevant stakeholders.

2. COMPETITION DEMOGRAPHICS

· 222 applications were received from students of the participating institutions.

2.1 SUBMISSIONS BY INSTITUTIONS

· Majority of the applications were from University of Botswana students at 34% followed by Botswana Accountancy College at 18%.

No.	Institution	Number	Percentage
1	University of Botswana	75	34%
2	Botswana Accountancy College	39	18%
3	Botho University	31	14%
4	Botswana International University of Science and Technology	28	13%
5	Limkonkwing University of Creative Technology	17	8%
6	Gaborone Institute of Professional Studies	9	4%
7	Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources	8	4%
8	Ba Isago University	7	3%
9	ABM University College	6	3%
10	Gaborone University College of Law	2	1%
TOTAL		222	100%

2.2 SUBMISSIONS BY GENDER

· 64% of the submissions were from males and 36% from females.

Status	Number	Percentage
Compliant	141	64%
Non-Compliant	81	36%
TOTAL	222	100%

2.3 AGE CATEGORY

· The competition was open for youth between the ages of 18 to 35 and majority of the applicants (61%) was in the category of 20-25.

Age Range	Number	Percentage
18 – 20	57	26%
20 – 25	135	61%
26 – 30	25	11%
31 – 35	5	2%
TOTAL	222	100%

2.4 COMPLAINCE CHECK

· 64% of the applications made it to through the compliance stage, and competed for the top ten spots.

Status	Number	Percentage
Compliant	141	64%
Non-Compliant	81	36%
TOTAL	222	100%

3. TOP TEN FINALISTS

The following applicants made it to the top ten;

i. Bakang M Kereeditse

ii. Gogontle Basiami

iii. Kefentse Tumedi

iv. Keitumetse Ketlhoilwe

v. Kemoreditse Pono

vi. Kgosi Motlogelwa

vii. Lebogang Pule

viii. Mogotsi Samotonga

ix. Moses Mogaekwa

x. Nonofo Gotcha

3.1 TOP TEN FINALISTS BY GENDER

· 70% of the finalists are male while 30% are female.

Gender	Number	Percentage
Male	7	70%
Female	3	30%
TOTAL	10	100%

3.2 TOP TEN FINALISTS BY AGE

· 40% of the finalists are in the age category of 20 – 25 followed by 30% within the category of 31 – 35.

· The youngest contestant that made it to the top ten is 19 years old.

Age Range	Number	Percentage
18 – 20	1	10%
20 – 25	4	40%
26 – 30	2	20%
31 – 35	3	30%
TOTAL	10	100%

3.3 TOP TEN FINALISTS BY INSTITUTIONS

3.1 University of Botswana had the highest number of students who made it to the top ten at 30% of the students followed by BUIST and BUAN at 20% each.

No.	Institution	Number	Percentage
1	University of Botswana	3	30%
2	Botswana International University of Science and Technology	2	20%
3	Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources	2	20%
4	Ba Isago University	1	10%
5	Gaborone University College of Law	1	10%
6	Botho University	1	10%
TOTAL		10	100%

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OVERVIEW OF THE CEDA/DBSA UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE BY THE CEDA CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MR.THABO P. THAMANE