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On alert: Dekop chairs the FSC PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

More lending rates to rise on liquidity squeeze

More banks are set to increase the interest rates they charge on loans, while others intend to narrow their lending to clients with the highest returns, as a long-running liquidity crisis in the banking sector tightens its grip.

Kit clash: All Kasi kits on display during the deal launch PIC: BFA

BFA terminates All Kasi contract

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) and technical sponsor, All Kasi are headed for an ugly split, seven months after the two entered into a kit supply and sponsorship agreement.

Baipoledi. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

'Too dirty to appeal'

Botswana government through the Ministry of Water and Human Settlements and Attorney General suffered a blow after they failed to convince the High Court that they deserve audience with the Court of Appeal (CoA).

Capricon road project launch.PIC.THE PROJECT MAGAZINE

Capricorn Road to address Botswana’s logistical constraints

Construction of the multimillion pula road that links the A1 Highway to the Mmamabula Energy Project in central part of Botswana has commenced, with officials saying the route will serve both social and economic purposes in the area.

Tshepo Pilane PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Pilane's abrupt transfer raises eyebrows

Senior Investigative Officer at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), Tshepo Pilane, was last Thursday left in shock after receiving a letter requesting him to provide reasons within seven days why he should not be transferred to the Ministry of Higher Education as the Director of the Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

On the brink: GU could win the title on Saturday PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Premiership’s defining moment

The thrilling FNB Premiership race could be decided this Saturday as champions might be crowned and the remaining relegation spot confirmed.

Kgafela II

Kgafela’s homecoming deferred

Bakgatla Kgosikgolo Kgafela Kgafela’s envisaged homecoming billed for May 21, 2025, will not happen.

What was supposed to be a symbolic event showcasing the beginning of a new chapter for the BDP instead revealed the growing discontent PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Rifts, resurgence, rebuilding: BDP’s new story

MAUN: Despite repeated calls for unity and peace from the former leadership of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the weekend's elective congress in Maun painted a very different picture, one that exposed the widening rifts within the former ruling party.

Dark times: Lucara is entering precarious times at its Karowe Mine PIC: LUCARADIAMOND.COM

Cash troubles hit Karowe, operations threatened

Lucara’s Karowe Mine is in danger of grinding to a halt unless more operating cash is found, as the world-famous mine has hit low grades at its Boteti District operation, lowering its revenues even as it seeks more funds to go underground.

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