Partners and Strategic Engagements
Zotus City is being shaped through a growing network of sovereign, institutional, technical, legal, and commercial relationships designed to support the long term development of a planned smart city and Special Economic Zone concept in Botswana.
Confirmed Institutional Engagements and Appointed Advisors
Zotus City is advancing through formal government and institutional engagement, distinct from the commercial and legal advisors appointed to support the programme. Government of Botswana and regional corridor relationships reflect formal engagement and, where applicable, signed Memoranda of Understanding, while King & Spalding and Firmoby are appointed advisors providing legal and communications support respectively.
Sovereign Engagement
Government of the Republic of Botswana
Zotus City is being advanced through formal engagement with the Government of Botswana, with coordination across investment, infrastructure, trade, land, and economic development portfolios.
Regional Trade Corridor
Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat
Through its signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Trans Kalahari Corridor Secretariat, Zotus City is positioned to support regional trade, logistics, and investment connectivity across Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
Investment Facilitation
Botswana Investment and Trade Centre
Zotus City continues to engage with the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre as a key national investment facilitation institution supporting investor engagement, project coordination, and international investment promotion.
International Legal Advisory
King & Spalding
Zotus City Development Group has engaged King & Spalding to provide legal advisory support in relation to the project's structuring, investment framework, strategic partnerships, and international development pathway.
Strategic Advisory and Communications
Zotus City is supported by specialist advisory partners contributing to project positioning, stakeholder engagement, and investor facing communications.
Technology and Strategic Communications Partner
Firmoby
Firmoby Technologies developed Zotus Nexus and provides strategic consultancy, digital platform development, investor material preparation, and project communications support to Zotus City Development Group.
Regulatory and Development Stakeholders
Zotus City continues to engage with relevant national and local institutions to support responsible planning, regulatory alignment, local coordination, and the phased development of the project.
Regulatory Alignment
Botswana Special Economic Zones Authority
Zotus City is engaging with Botswana's Special Economic Zones framework as part of the pathway for future investor onboarding, licensing, and zoned commercial activity within the development.
Local Development Coordination
Ghanzi District Council
Zotus City continues to engage with local authorities in Ghanzi District to support responsible development, local coordination, and long term alignment with district level economic planning.
Wider Partner Ecosystem
As the project advances, Zotus City is building a wider ecosystem of prospective technical, financial, infrastructure, operating, and institutional collaborators across the full development programme.
- Multilateral development institutions
- International master planning and engineering firms
- Tier one financial and legal advisors
- Renewable energy and utilities operators
- Aviation, logistics, and trade platforms
- Education, healthcare, and innovation institutions
- Tourism and hospitality operators
- Industrial and light manufacturing partners
- Technology and smart city infrastructure providers
- Real estate development and investment partners
Partner with Zotus City
Zotus City welcomes engagement with institutional investors, development finance institutions, infrastructure operators, master developers, technical advisors, logistics platforms, aviation partners, renewable energy providers, education and healthcare institutions, and strategic commercial partners aligned with the long term development of Botswana's next major Special Economic Zone.