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Oratile Wetshoetsile was one of the graduates who were hoping that they get a decent-paying job from either government or any of the mines.He moved from one post to another as a temporary employee before realising that this was not sustainable.It was...

The developments come at a time when the country’s import bill has been increasing over the past years even though much of this can be produced locally, creating more jobs, and income for the nation’s youth and farmers.Currently, the...

Following the blackouts, the Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) announced that it is currently experiencing power supply constraints estimated to last for a week. The Corporation also said the outages are a result of forced power cuts at BPC power...

Speaking at the launch earlier today, Masisi said whilst trading in commodities has carried the country thus far, Botswana needs to recognise that the next growth phase requires restructuring of the economy and the development of value chains, driven...

Bona Life first established as Bramer Life in 2014 found itself in statutory management in 2015 after one of its shareholders, a Mauritian company ran into legal troubles.At the time, help came from BPOPF which had set up a P500 million private...

Cut 9 involves deepening to Jwaneng Mine pit beyond 650-metres to tap into an ore body that will yield approximately 48 million carats and support the mine to its end of life in 2035.The project is the last open cast layer available at Jwaneng Mine...

This year's rankings were two economies fewer than expected. According to the Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Digital Competitiveness Rankings, this is an improvement from last year's rank of 63 out of 64 economies assessed...

This conference provides a forum for gaming regulators from around the world to meet, learn best practice techniques and strategies, network and exchange views, share information and discuss legislation, policies, and procedures.Addressing the media...

The competition watchdog recently blocked NAP from finalising the P20 million deal saying the transaction raised 'competition issues' as NAP already has a robust retail presence in Maun. The CCA ruled that the proposed transaction is likely...

On Wednesday, the CEO did not offer a comment on the issue, while board chair, Lorato Ntakhwana could not be reached. Trade and Industry minister, Mmusi Kgafela did not respond to calls on Wednesday, while Dumi Lopang, Ntakhwana’s deputy chair at...

The casino licenses will be in Gaborone, Maun, Palapye and Kasane. Currently, the country has nine casino licenses issued: three in Gaborone, two in Selebi-Phikwe, one in Jwaneng and another in Lobatse.Briefing the media recently, the authority’s...

The three-day event, which will be held in Gaborone, will start from October 24-26.The forum is a Pan-African dialogue platform, which brings together key stakeholders of Africa’s travel, tourism, hospitality and aviation sectors to network, share...

According to the Request for Proposals (RFP) floated recently, the fuel will be sourced from different locations outside Botswana as well as from BOL depots in Gaborone and Francistown.“This is part of the strategic partnership between BOL and...

From about P9.6 billion at the end of the first quarter of the year, the country’s second-largest pension fund ended the second quarter with net total assets of P9.2 billion.“Investor pessimism seeped into markets driving both equities and bonds...

The group attributed the improvement to increased occupancies and cost reduction measures implemented, some of which will continue for the long term.Commenting on the group’s unaudited consolidated financial results for the six months ended June...