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Pauline Dikuelo
  • RDC Properties eyes control over Zambian lodge

    Strategically located on the Zambian side of the Victoria Falls the hotel includes 77 rooms, a spa, and a conference centre.Commenting on the group’s 2021 annual report, the group’s executive chair, Guido Giachetti said RDC is concluding various...

  • Local firms urged to tap into AfCFTA

    Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) executive director, Kebour Ghenna told a Small Business Exporters conference this week that Africa should find another way of fostering prosperity by building economic solidarity that can become...

  • New twist in national lottery saga

    Grow Mine, a consortium that was initially picked as the preferred partner for the lottery before being booted out by the Gambling Authority, had appealed to Mmusi Kgafela.However in March, Kgafela ruled that he did not have jurisdiction to hear or...

  • BPC takes it on the chin as Mado26 launches

    Speaking at the launch of the new Maduo26 strategy last week, the BPC board chair, Professor Oboetswe Motsamai said the corporation was unable to achieve goals set in the previous strategy for various reasons.Masa 2020 strategy, which ended on March...

  • CCA, BNPC sign MoU

    Through the MoU, the two entities will share information on research findings that have a bearing on productivity and competitiveness, joint policy briefs and advocacy programmes about constraints on competition, and regional and international...

  • Motheo inches closer to funds

    Sandfire intends to fund the development of the Motheo Copper Mine through a combination of cash and project debt. Progress at the copper mine is ongoing with the first pre-strip material mined at the T3 Open Pit deposit in late March, approximately...

  • Bank Gaborone launches Card-2-Card solution

    Card-2-Card is a feature in the bank’s newly enhanced Mobile Banking App. To access Card-2-Card, Bank Gaborone customers can download the app from any Android-powered device.After downloading the app from Google Play, customers will then be...

  • Making shoes one pair at a time

    The quadripartite consists of two blind men, Disho Thinyengu and Mbambo Kudumo, Xishee Kgawe who is deaf, and Boikhutso. All four then created a joint business, Makuha Leather Products.“We were all coming from different villages within the Okavango...

  • Investors to be protected against BSE losses

    The failure to meet these contractual obligations may stem from several reasons but the compensation is limited to failures due to dishonesty, insolvency, default, or liquidation of a participant. The fund valued at P28 million approved by Non-Bank...

  • Gov’t restricts live cattle exports

    Although no reasons were advanced, the local beef industry has expressed concerns that unrestrained live cattle exports could deplete both the country’s national herd and its quality as the current cattle population signals that the country is fast...

  • Letshego fires group CEO, suspends company secretary

    On Wednesday Letshego Group Board Chairperson Enos Banda issued a statement noting that the move was due to an irreparable breakdown in trust and confidence between the two parties. Okai joined Letshego in January 2020 from Standard Chartered Bank...

  • Access Bank launches Community Account

    The Community Account is a complete transactional account that allows clients to perform banking activities such as mobile and internet banking as well as make deposits and Point Of Service (POS) payments. Clients have access to a full suite of...

  • Ntshole tastes sweet success with marmalade jam

    “I was forced to do something to put food on the table; I started experimenting with different things, and ended up having a good product making jam. My family was impressed with the outcome and encouraged me to do more and commercialise it,” she...

  • Botswana slides in mineral competitiveness rankings

    For 2021, the annual survey of mining companies was circulated to about 2,200 managers and executives around the world in companies involved in mining exploration and development. The survey received a total of 290 responses from individuals...

  • BITC leads 33 firms to Rwanda conference

    The two-day event, which starts tomorrow, is hosted by the Botswana Investment Trade Centre (BITC) and Rwanda Development Board (RDB).The main objective of the conference is to encourage business linkages between the two countries with a view...

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