Botswana Freight Forwarders’ Association faces serious challenges

The Botswana Freight Forwarders’ Association (BFFA) has some serious challenges to overcome, says its chairman Oduetse ‘Od’ Makgane. “We still don’t have a secretariat and it is important for the BFFA to have an independent body for it to function properly,” he told FTW. “We also need premises from which to operate that are neutral and not associated with one company.” Makgane, who has been chairman since the inception of the organisation, is employed by Zebra Shipping and uses his office at the company for his BFFA activities. “It is not ideal and often leads to more issues. More knowledge exchange with freight associations in other countries would go a long way to improving the situation.” According to Makgane, elections will be held before the end of the year to choose a new executive office for the BFFA which currently has some 30 members.