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Officials at the government’s integrated investment and trade promotion authority said since the launch of the #PushaBW initiative they have seen local retail stores listing the local products.Speaking during the #PushaBW forum on the sidelines of...

Initiated in May 2022, CEEP aims to boost Botswana's socio-economic development and foster robust service industries capable of serving both domestic mines and potentially exporting services in the future.Speaking at the PushaBw forum during the...

Case in point is Modisaotsile Tshuma, a young and highly motivated entrepreneur who eight years ago used his welding skills and passion to set up his enterprise.His Palapye-based company, which trades as General Trade and Manufacturing Supplies,...

This year, the expo also features the inaugural European Union-Botswana Business Forum.Officially launching the 17th edition of the showcase on Wednesday, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said the expo offers an opportunity for delegates to discuss issues...

The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC) will host the 17th Edition of the Expo under the theme ‘AfCFTA as a springboard for improved Intra-Africa trade’ and a key feature of this year’s edition will be the business forum which starts on...

The DPF is the country’s second-largest pension fund after the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund, and the largest covering the private sector.The DPF’s positive performance was driven by stronger economic growth, positive earnings outlook,...

The national airliner has experienced losses since 2008 due to an ageing fleet, high maintenance costs, equipment failure, route redundancy and pressures from competition.Air Botswana acting CEO, Masego Mookodi, recently told BusinessWeek that the...

Information reaching this publication reveals that magistrates across the country feel unfairly treated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) compared to Judges. In their cry for help, the frustrated magistrates wrote a grievances letter to the...

The mass grocery retailer is currently working closely with 1,800 local farmers who are actively supplying them with produce and have an additional 200 seasonal ones.“We have active farmers who supply us with quality produce; the active ones...

The deal was announced recently through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two parties.Through the MoU, Air Botswana will facilitate air cargo transportation of raw materials, import and export of finished manufactured...

Shortlisted for the mine include the Australian-based Citic Pacific Mining Company, MMG, Exxaro, Endeavour Mining, Impala Platinum and Zijin Mining. MMG and Zijin Mining have major Chinese equity ownership.This week, sources familiar with the...

Presenting the numbers on Wednesday, the bank’s CEO, Steven Bogatsu, attributed the higher profits to a healthy post-COVID-19 loan book.“The growth was reflective of an economy emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.During the reporting...

According to the telecommunications giant, through its latest digital nano loan offering Orange Money N’stakolle Loan Service, it has disbursed loans exceeding P1.5 million. Orange Money CEO, Seabelo Pilane said the achievement is a testament that...

The winner is local technology entrepreneur, Onalethata Tautona, who walked away with P500, 000. Through his company, UniPay, the recipient seeks to introduce cashless payments in public transport. Tautona’s winning project will be housed under the...

It took the duo eight years to grasp their share of the market. Their journey in entrepreneurship started in 2015 with plans to manufacture sugar. However, they never made it due to lack of startup capital. They then tried manufacturing cooking oil...