10 Things You Didn’t Know About Fish Pabalinga

Fish Pabalinga is one of the movers and shakers of this country. This man wears many hats, among them an entrepreneur , advertising guru , property development and many more. He is well known for his event management skills,and every even he puts his mind on becomes a success. He is a very private man though, and the following facts about him will help you know him better.

1. Born Thapelo Pabalinga, Fish pursued B Com Marketing at the University of Botswana.

2. He started off by organizing shows in college as a student bringing the likes of SA’s Bob Mabena, Skizo, Dj Fresh and Khaya Khulu to the country.

3. Fish is the Managing Director of Leap Frog Communication and Advertising Agency

4. He established Leap Frog, and with Bissau’s 63 Entertainment went to revamp the Ms Botswana pageant, and also hosted Comic shows.

5. Leapfrog hosted many comedy shows with Dignash Morapedi, David Kau, Loyiso Gola, Kagiso Lediga, Joey Rasdien, Mawee, just to mention a few.

6. The unassuming entrepreneur wanted more. His company became the brand manager of beMobile, and beMobile took off to become a household name.

7. In 2013 there was the book project on Khama, directed at the reflection on his Presidency. Fish was among the people who took part in the project.

8. Pabalinga, together with his team is the creative innovator of Botswana’s biggest carnival dubbed Gaborone Music and Cultural Week (GIMC).

9. The event conceptualized by Pabalinga is the closest gathering to similar and renowned world events such as the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) in Cape Town and Mangaung Culture Festival (MACUFE) in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

10. As a Chairman of the Publicity Sub-Committee of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party he derives his powers directly from  the President.