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Business integration squeezes out SMMEs
As business integration and competition dialogue deepens on the local economy, divergent views are popping up on the issue. This comes at the backdrop of Competition Authority (CA)’s governing Act...
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BIUST Vice Chancellor urges government to stop BMC monopoly
Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), Vice Chancellor Professor Otlogetswe Totolo has challenged government to dismantle Botswana Meat Commission and other state owned...
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Botswana Oil positive on getting import license
Botswana Oil Limited is buoyant that the regulator, Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) will have a positive second thought on its exclusive petroleum import license which it rejected nearly a...
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Turnstar profits to go up
Retail property developer, Turnstar holdings will see its financial performance go up by approximately 497 percent in the year ended January 2019. Last year the group’s comprehensive income was P25.7...
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Engen records a profit in 2018
Engen, Botswana’s only listed petroleum company has made a profit of P127, 3 million for the year ended December 2018. This is contrary to last week’s edition in which we stated it was a loss. While...
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Transfer tax concerns Prime Time property
Prime Time, one of the country’s largest property firm has bemoaned the negative impacts derived from Income Tax Amendment Act passed last year. Managing Director, Sandy Kelly said the new legislation...
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Flo-Tek launches new plumbing solution
Flo-Tek Pipes and Irrigation has launched its latest plumbing solution, acquired from a US based company Lubrizol Corporation. According to the company, the product is easy to install, durable and an...
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Bannalotlhe steers BancABC to the mainstream
BancABC Botswana’s Managing Director, Kgotso Bannalotlhe is one of the few locals who are at the helm of major commercial banks. Running a commercial bank in Botswana is considered a plum yet...
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Plough equity funds in Africa – World Bank
World Bank has challenged international investment portfolio managers to consider Africa as a fertile ground to plough equity. Jingdong Hua, Vice President and Treasurer at the bank said very few...
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SPEDU’s business opportunities endless-Mokubung
Selebi Phikwe region is awash with business opportunities, especially within the manufacturing sector where it has been announced that 30 percent of total produced will be bought by government Briefing...
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Sekaname nets 97 mw CBM power station deal
Kalahari Energy Botswana, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sekaname Limited, has been notified by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security that it has been awarded...
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EU commits to Botswana’s export led economy
European Union (EU) ambassador to Botswana and SADC, Jan Sadek has vowed to double Botswana’s non-mining sectors exports. Speaking at the officially launch of the SADC Trade Related Facility for...
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G4S kicks off its five-year strategy
G4S Botswana, arguably the country’s biggest integrated security solutions business, this week disclosed it will be accelerating consolidation with top-line organic growth in 2019 and beyond. This plan...
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Engen spot bright prospects ahead
Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed oil-company, Engen Botswana has announced intentions to continue investing and expanding footprint on the local market. “We continuously seek to improve our...
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Barclays ready for Non-banking sector competition
Barclays Bank Botswana, one of the leading banks in the country, this week disclosed that most of the competition it will face in future will emanate from non-bank financial institutions, partly due to...
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Huawei sponsors varsity students in ICT courses
Huawei Botswana has sponsored 20 students in support of government’s initiatives promoting innovation and ICT learning. The development comes after the company signed with five universities to become...
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London starts to take Africa seriously
The UK has perhaps the widest range of economic, political, cultural and historical ties with Sub-Saharan Africa of any non-African state. Yet successive British governments have to some extent taken...
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Africa new business prospects – 2020
It is a fact that Africa is the fastest growing continent in the world in terms of population. With recent investments and developments in infrastructure, the continent might prove to be the fastest...
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RPC Data rescues ZAMTEL operations
RPC Data’s strength outside borders has continued to grow exceptionally, as indicated by the company’s recent feat to rescue Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited (ZAMTEL) from a major ICT crisis...
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Kgori Capital goes digital
Investment management company, Kgori Capital introduced an online transaction platform offering a convenient way for investors to transact online. Dubbed, Kgori Secure Services the platform is geared...
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