The Program Director of the GBCA, attended a landmark conference of the PABC at which the first Board of Directors was elected to replace the interim Board. The meeting took place in October 2008 at the VIP Hotel, Maputo. The eleven member Board was elected from 27 member business coalitions with representation from East Central, West and South Africa.
The PABC took advantage of this meeting to provide some training for the particpants at the meeting. This meeting was sponsored by Stanbic Bank and GTZ.