Represents the business sector on the following Committees/Boards:
NEMIC
Rural Development Council (RDC)
Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC)
Institute of Development Management (IDM)
Labour Advisory Board (LAB)
Minimum Wages Advisory Board (MWAB)
National Aids Council (NAC)
Botswana Training Authority (BOTA)
Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS)
Botswana Institute of Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA)
Central Bursaries Committee (CBC)
Factories Advisory Board (FAB)
Industrial Court (BOCCIM nominated assessors)
Economic Technical Committee (Economics Department, University of Botswana)
Various District Development Committees. (VDCs) etc.
SOME OF BOCCIM'S ACHIEVEMENTS
Organized the business sector to be a major player in the formulation of many national economic issues.
Initiated the debate on the need for “A Long-Term Vision or Botswana”.
Establishment and institutionalization of the HLCC in 1996 (BOCCIM called for the establishment of the HLCC from 1988)
Privatization Policy for Botswana (BOCCIM initiated the privatization debate)
Got Government to agree to the payment of a delayed payment penalty of 1.5% per month to the private sector.
Liberalization/abolition of Exchange Controls in Botswana.
Lowering of both the corporate and personal Tax from a high of 35% to a low of 15% for manufacturing and 25% as a general tax rate for Botswana.
Establishment of a Local Procurement/Set-Aside Programme.
Building of a unique regime of mutual trust and mutual respect between Government and the private sector.
Maintenance of a stable Industrial Relations regime through the training of employers and employees in Industrial Relations and maintaining a unique system of dialogue and mutual respect between BOCCIM and the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU).
Nationalized the debate on Citizen Economic Empowerment.
Successful Trade & Investment Mission abroad.
Supported the establishment of the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) programme.
Broke the communication barrier between the private sector and top Government Officials.
Raised the status for the role of the private sector in nation building.
Instrumental in the establishment of the Business and Economic Advisory Council (BEAC)