Minergy one step to mining licence
Minergy Energy is poised to become the country’s latest coal miner after receiving a waiver to carry out pre-construction preparatory activities at its Masama coal project. Last week, the BSE listed...
View ArticleNation still haunted by the BCL shut-down decision!
The decision to put BCL group under liquidation some two years ago by the Ian Khama administration continues to evoke mixed reactions even to this day. The closure of mines under BCL group, BCL and...
View ArticleKgori Capital appoints Sibanda
Local asset management company, Kgori Capital has with immediate effect, appointed Motsile Sibanda as an Independent, Non-Executive director, following regulatory approval from Non-Bank Financial...
View ArticleHertz Rent-a-Car driving ahead
A car rental company based in Gaborone, Hertz Rent-a-Car Botswana, has vowed to raise the bar in the industry with better services.The company operates as an international franchisee of the global...
View ArticleMupane mine picks Galane Gold output
Galane Gold, the company which operates Botswana’s only gold mine, Mupane Gold has recorded the biggest production in more than five years. According to a recent statement obtained from its website...
View ArticleLocal manufacturers call for protectionism policies
Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) President Nkosi Mwaba has called upon the business community and government to offer unwavering support to local enterprises, before allowing...
View ArticleWilderness to sell Great Explorations for P16,8 m
Wilderness Safari which recently had a shareholding structure shake-up ushering in the likes of British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, is selling one of its subsidiaries-Great Explorations, arguing...
View ArticleLetshego drives financial inclusion agenda
Letshego Botswana, a subsidiary of the pan-African group Letshego Holdings, is surging ahead with a multi-pronged strategy of financial inclusion, which among other things includes provision of...
View ArticleBEMA takes local products to the global market
The Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) has vowed to continue efforts to increase visibility for local products and manufacturing companies on the globe. Speaking at the launch of...
View ArticleFSG expands its regional footprint
The Funeral Service Group (FSG) has intentions to strengthen its footprint in SADC countries where the group currently operates, before setting eyes on new markets. Mike Nikolic, FSG Group Managing...
View ArticleBPOPF morale high following court victory
Buoyed by a favouring Court of Appeal ruling last week Friday, Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF) this week revealed they were surging ahead with their strategy to grow the Fund. This will...
View ArticleG4S aims to pick up customers’ service experience
G4S Botswana, the country’s biggest security services company said it will continue to implement operational and service improvements, with increased capacity to provide better customer satisfaction...
View ArticleManufacturers call for incentives in export business
The business community has reiterated its call to authorities to provide incentives in order to improve the country’s competitiveness and productivity, to help spur the country’s exports. The Botswana...
View ArticleBarclays Botswana launches currency conversion machines
Barclays Botswana has partnered with Fexco to launch Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC), a product upgrading their swiping point of sale (POS) machines in order to enable foreign travelers to make...
View ArticleBSE demutualises, increase credibility
Four years after the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) kicked off its demutualization process, the bourse has finally registered as a public company. Thapelo Tsheole, BSE Chief Executive Officer announced...
View ArticleBSE to drill financial practitioners on blockchain technology
As disruptive forces in the financial services industry continue to be uncovered, Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) will host a workshop to discuss blockchain technology in September. The workshop seeks to...
View ArticleCresta expansion considers Ghanzi District
Potential mining activities boom anticipated in the Ghanzi district, on the backdrop of the commodities prices’ rise could see Cresta Marakanelo Limited open a hotel in the district soon. Mokwena...
View ArticleFund Trustees drilled on prudent investing
Fund Trustees have been implored to always conduct their fiduciary duties with utmost care and integrity in order to uphold prudent investing and safe guard against money laundering. At the first 2018...
View ArticleKenewendo assures foreign companies of their investments
Government has allayed fears that it plans to make foreign companies cede 51 percent of their shareholding to locals. Bogolo Kenewendo, the minister of Investment, Trade and Industry on Wednesday said...
View ArticleOutsourcing to solve youth unemployment
The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) has plans to revitalise business process outsourcing (BPO) initiatives mooted 14 years ago by the then Botswana International Financial Services Company...
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