Pride Of Africa Awards

Seretse Thabo Aobakwe

Company:
Jinhua Bakwa Trading Co., Ltd
Profession:
Chief Operating Officer
Country Base:
China
City:
Jinhua
Nationality:
Botswana

Mr T. A. Seretse founder of Jinhua Bakwa Trading Co. & Cukur Restaurant both located in Jinhua,

Zhejiang Botswana, first came to China in September 2018 to pursue a 2 year Master in Business

Administration program(international trade) at Zhejiang Normal University as part of a TouchRoad

scholarship from Botswana. During this time he was able to participate in various activities within

and outside the confines of the university which further developed his interests in the country.

These included team building activities with classmates, trade fairs organized by the university and

cultural activities arranged personally by professors. Upon completion of the program in the set

time Mr. Seretse further went on to enroll in a 2 year type B Master in Public Administration

scholarship program with Zhejiang Normal University in the year 2022. Given the global situation

at the time he resorted to put his acquired knowledge to action and registered an import export

company JINHUA BAKWA TRADING Co.,Pty. However, the current trade embargo required an

immediate pivot which then is where he developed an interest in food and beverage industry. This

led to the incorporation of Cukur Restaurant (Jinhua). Upon completion of his second masters

program in ZJNU as it is affectionately known Mr Seretse continues to run his enterprises to date.

Boasting a collaboration with the Shanghai based entertainment crew Chronicles of Groove

through his catering services , Happy Eats and Beijing based number one boer woers maker Nathan.

The journey continues….