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This is according to the latest follow-up assessment conducted by the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG).VASP are companies or individuals that help people buy, sell, exchange, store or manage virtual assets like...

Hope Kontle, who has over 20 years of experience in the smart metering industry, has been operating in South Africa and Zimbabwe, supplying advanced metering solutions for various markets. The businessman explained that his decision to establish a...

Milk Valley Farm, located near Lobatse, carries the country’s hopes for higher self-sufficiency in dairy, an achievement which would also boost value-added activities in the local economy.The farm’s current herd comprises both milking cows and...

The newly appointed Information and Data Protection Commissioner, Kepaletswe Somolekae, has vowed to take a firmer stand against Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) that fail to comply with the Data Protection Act (DPA).The Act, which came into...

Maatla thus becomes the third licensed colliery in the country, its production coming at a time when prices for the mineral are depressed. Morupule Coal Mine and Minergy, the other two producers, have battled a prolonged downturn in the past three...

According to the Authority’s latest data, micro-procurement reached P8 billion, or 25% of the total procurement value in the year to March 2025.Designed for small-scale purchases and meant to empower SMEs, micro-procurement is increasingly being...

The two agencies have engaged the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) and Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet) to use their technical expertise and software to block the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the illegal online betting...

The Botswana Stock Exchange-listed and the country’s largest commercial bank stated it recorded a transactional value of P7.8 billion during the reporting period, up from P5.5 billion in the prior year. The expansion was supported by a growing...

At the close of the 2023–2024 financial year, BHC’s rental portfolio comprised 10,055 properties strategically located across the country, primarily consisting of low- and medium-income housing units.For the year under review, BHC’s rental...

It has been a bumper year for the producer as latest statistics have shown that production rose from approximately 5,000 tonnes in the first season to an impressive 22,000 metric tonnes in the second one. Addressing Parliamentarians recently, the...

The Cattle Expansion Product Packages, under the auspices of A-Di-Tsale Product Suite, is a response to long-standing challenges in the beef industry by strengthening animal health, improving reproductive performance, enhancing fodder and water...

The landmark project, to be located at the BDC’s Fairscape Precinct in Fairgrounds, marks a major milestone in Botswana’s efforts to strengthen its tourism and service sectors.The plans were unveiled in an in-depth report circulated by the BDC on...

ALC is divesting and paying back investors their funds after the investment reached the agreed-upon maturity point, as part of the private equity arrangement made in 2020.ALC runs a multimillion-pula mandate, powered by the Botswana Public Officers...

Since the announcement of the Zotus group’s plans, criticism has erupted over the planned financial scale of the project as well as the technicalities, such as a lack of water and infrastructure in the planned area.More serious doubts have been...

Presenting the manufacturing sector strategic vision for National Development Plan 12 (NDP12) this week, the Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Tiroeaone Ntsima, said the implementation of the National E-Mobility (Electric Vehicle) Promotion...