
Bank Gaborone has launched the second edition of the diabetes apple project which is one of their Corporate Social Responsibility. The project will officially kick off on the 15th May and run until 15 July 2019. As the cliche goes; "eating one apple a day keeps the doctors away”, the Diabetes Apple Project was named because of the central role of healthy eating in controlling and preventing non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes. Speaking at the official launch the Managing Director for Bank Gaborone Sybrand Cotzee, said in the first edition of the project in 2014, they partnered with Spar to sell loose apples at their branches and in Spar stores across the country. This year a bag of apples will be sold at the affordable price of P15.95 but will not be sold directly from Bank Gaborone branches. ‘‘Instead, branches and departments will be selling vouchers that clients and the general public can redeem for a bag of apples at Spar stores countrywide. We also welcome members of the public to make cash donations at any of our 11 branches around the country’’, he said. Cotzee also said that funds raised will be donated to the Diabetes Association of Botswana and…