[Salutations]...Ladies and Gentlemen,

1.    Two years ago when I re-launched the Cresta Brand in Francistown,
I emphatically appealed to the Cresta Group to enhance capacities of the rural areas  in an effort to deepen, expand and accelerate Botswana's economic growth. Therefore, I am happy to note that the Cresta Group has demonstrated beyond any doubt its commitment to this noble cause.