Selebi-Phikwe (also spelt Selibe Phikwe) is a mining town located in the Central District of Botswana.

Originally there were two tiny places called Selebi and Phikwe, which straddled a large undiscovered deposit of copper and nickel in the area.

When the mineral wealth of the area was discovered in the 1960s a mine and a township were built in the woodland between the places with the combined name of Selebi-Phikwe.

[6] Phikwe Industrial Area provides premises for Factories and Business Houses as ancillary for the Mine.

In 2010, a private company ENERGY POINT (PTY) LTD, promoted by a foreign direct investor from India, started its operation of the Manufacturing of UPS, inverters, surge protectors etc.

But the investor could not continue due to non compliance of BEDI and a government promise to provide basic infrastructure such as industrial land etc.

Still, the company made a significant mark in this area giving most of the businesses and residences an uninterrupted power supply.

[clarification needed] The Marathon is classified as one of the best in the world by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

A report for SPEDU (Selebi Phikwe Economic Development), a local Regional Development Agency, suggests that there is significant potential for expansion of the marathon and also to apply the skills and experience gained by running that event for other events such as cross country cycling and quad biking and for bass fishing competitions at the Letsibogo Dam.