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Pauline Dikuelo
  • BDC, CEDA pump millions into Phikwe oxygen plant

    The move will see the country meet its national demand and reduce dependence on imported medical and industrial gases.Oxygas is a 100% citizen-owned company that manufactures medical and industrial gas.Through its nominated wholly-owned subsidiary,...

  • GCC's LED strategies to tackle unemployment

    The strategies, which will guide investment decisions, are expected to be complete in time for the next Full Council meeting in September.They will be a product of a collaborative effort among all sectors in directing, motivating, and stimulating...

  • BR’s Gobabis dry port takes shape

    The Gobabis dry port will be 120km from the Charles Hill border closer than the plus-1,000 kilometres to Walvis Bay, a difference that is expected to improve traffic volumes and make the project viable.BR decided to build the additional port after...

  • Mothelesi's Happy Soul Adventures tells Botswana narrative

    Based in Mogobane, she offers picnics by the dam, boating, pottery lessons, arts, and a village cycling tour. “We also have a small guesthouse which offers the typical Setswana life experience. We offer small intimate moments for a small crowd and...

  • Coca Cola’s volumes soar despite sugar tax

    In the Sechaba Brewery Holdings’ annual report released this week, directors said last year began with “record-breaking deliverables” in the first quarter, followed by normalised volumes in the second and third quarter, before a dip in momentum...

  • Bill to liberalize beef industry awaits approval

    “We expect that the Bill will be discussed at the next session of Parliament. We believe the creation of the MIRA will provide the necessary regulatory infrastructure that allows the beef market industry to be properly regulated and liberalised,”...

  • Sedimo's entrepreneurial plan gathers pace

    Sedimo told Business Monitor that he started his business repairing shoes in the backyard of his parents’ home in Francistown. “I used to get piece jobs and used the money I was paid to buy the materials to start my business. The clients kept...

  • IMF expects Botswana’s return to growth path

    In its World Economic Outlook released last month, the IMF forecast that Botswana’s economy would expand by 4.3 percent this year, the highest among its regional peers and comfortably above the 3.8 percent average expected for sub-Saharan...

  • New look ‘ISPAAD’ awaits Cabinet approval

    It is also set to increase yield of selected crops through the introduction of output-based encashment, introduction of insurance cover, seasonal guarantee loans as well as robust promotion of climate smart agriculture.The new scheme comes after a...

  • Duo bootstraps into success

    According to Gobonetse, it was during COVID-19 demand for washing basins for schools that they decided to take advantage of the opportunity and started their own company. “We decided to quit our job and start our own company because we already had...

  • Botswana joins Innovation Bridge Portal

    It promotes collaboration among public and private ecosystem stakeholders to become that 'one-stop-shop' repository for information, opportunity, and networks. The event was hosted by South Africa's Department of Science and Innovation...

  • Morupule Coal secures new supply markets

    “We have lots of coal traders who have been sending enquiries, MCM has been identified as a potential solution, we have a lot of countries lined up and we are exploring potential partnerships with them. We believe we will be able to harvest this...

  • PrimeTime's six-month profits at P40.4m

    “While rental levels from existing properties have been relatively flat, the increased income and projected growth are coming from the new properties, Pinnacle Park and Lobatse,” she said. During the reporting period, the group’s rental income...

  • Gov't injects P100m into Kasane-Kazungula project

    The funds which are going to be sourced from the Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs Computerisation programme will be channelled into the implementation of the spatial development proposals contained in the Kasane-Kazungula...

  • Letlole investors to vote on Kenya deal

    Ahead of the meeting, LLR directors have recommended that investors accept the deal, under which the property group will have an initial 30% equity stake in Orbit Africa Logistics (OAL). LLR has the option to increase its investment to 50% of Orbit...

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