Our Team
Jerry Gopolang (Managing Director)
Jerry is an Australian based Botswana national. He holds an Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and has 19 years of experience in the mining industry in blue chip companies in technical application, operational leadership and project management in his native Botswana and Australia.
Though Jerry's experience lies mostly in mining operations and greenfield projects, he also has a history of entrepreneurship, having established and run successful businesses in fashion retail, telecommunications, health & wellness, pig farming, property and magazine publication.
On his arrival in Australia in 2017, Jerry realized that Australian industry has world class quality products and services. He identified that there is opportunity to export some of these to Botswana and the rest of Africa as industrialization takes place on the developing continent. Thus, Afrilink Pty Limited was founded. He identifies and initiates viable projects with Australian companies that are already, or are amenable to, considering an expansion into Africa. He is always ready and happy to have a quick coffee in the Perth area (and lunch or dinner interstate) to chat about the immense possibilities in Botswana and Africa.
In his leisure time, Jerry plays golf, squash and tennis and is a road cyclist turned triathlete having completed a full Ironman event and 3 half Ironman events, all in a space of 12 months.
Botswana In-country Partners
Afrilink has an extensive network in Botswana and Southern Africa. It enjoys strategic partnerships with industry leaders who provide expertise in the following areas:
Corporate Finance
We consider various capital structures for any partnerships or JVs depending on the clients’ needs.
Marketing and Promotions
Afrilink offers pre-launch campaigns, launch events and post-launch ongoing marketing and promotional services for your business.
Actuarial Analysis
We ensure all our existing and collected data is current and traceable in order to provide the most efficient decision making models.
Project Management & EPCM
We have the capacity to execute turnkey engineered solutions/projects from “cradle to grave”.