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NOT EVERYONE

CAN BE AN

ENGINEER,

BUT AN

ENGINEER CAN

COME FROM

ANYWHERE

The story of Mogorosi Abdullah Batlhophi

young Motswana shows a lot of promise to become
the next Ernest Michaux ( a young designer of the
A Early steam powered motorcycle-velocipede,1867)or
Gottlieb Daimler ( the first designer of an internal combustion
petroleum fueled motorcycle- Daimler Reitwagen, 1885).

Mogorosi Abdullah Batlhophi, a 20year old innovator, whose
name is about to create a buzz likely in both the Industrial
design and automotive industry locally, believes he has
more to offer as the first person to develop a local- custom
designed racing 3-wheel motorbike in Botswana. The young
lad describes himself as “a definition of passion woven with
talent” and hopes to explore it an extra mile to understand
the field which he strongly believes he was born for as a child
of the 21st century.vMogomotsi Batlhophi is currently doing
his first year, Certificate in Machine Fitting at Selibe Phikwe
Technical College.
“It all started back in the day, when I was a young boy. I would
take bits and pieces of scrap metal and put them together
to make something nice, creative and innovative. Years
later, I went to Nanogang CJSS to do my Junior Certificate The proto-type motorbike Mogorosi is workig on
of Education level. At Nanogang, I undertook Design and

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