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Pauline Dikuelo
  • Travel Lodge expands to F/Town, Maun

    The 80-roomed hotel that the company is building at the second city is part of their ongoing expansion efforts within the country. According to management, the new hotel aims to cater for both business and leisure travellers, providing modern...

  • Oasis Motel is back after 15-month renovation work

    Taking journalists on a tour of the newly upgraded project on Thursday last week, officials explained that the motel now includes a revamped outdoor pool area, a conference room that can accommodate 350 people and smaller rooms for intimate...

  • Puma handholds Batswana into aviation fuel

    On Wednesday, Puma Managing Director Dominic Dhanah said the company has started to recruit citizen-owned companies to form partnerships with Batswana who want to venture into fuel transportation.“The development is part of our Project Maatlafatsa...

  • Milk Afric project finally gets pumping

    This week, the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) revealed it has purchased 220 cattle comprising 170 dairy cows and 50 heifers from a local dairy farmer operating in Pitsane. However, the Corporation is still housing the cows at the Pitsane farm...

  • Diversified portfolio helps RDC Properties survive shocks

    According to the group’s 2023 annual report, during the reporting period, the group’s investment and property portfolio grew by 1.3 percent to P6 billion despite the sale of 138 million less strategic assets during the year. Revenue rose by seven...

  • Business confidence sags in Q1

    The reduced level of optimism has largely been attributed to the anticipated deceleration in the growth of exports and imports of goods and services, production, inventories, profitability as well as investment in buildings and plant/machinery. Much...

  • High Court clears path for national lottery

    Justice Ookeditse Maphakwane's decision indicates that in the absence of an appeal by the consortium, the path may be cleared towards the Gambling Authority (GA) finally delivering the long-awaited national lottery.In its appeal, Grow Mine wanted...

  • RMB, Barloworld seal P105m green deal

    The building, which will be launched in May, is said to have achieved notable sustainability certifications, including EDGE Advanced Certification (Preliminary Certification), with impressive statistics such as 51% energy efficiency, 29% water...

  • Stanchart profits jump 59%

    Unveiling the group’s financial performance on Wednesday, officials said the growth was primarily driven by transaction banking, strong cash management solutions, migration to digital, trade financing, differentiated and high-yielding derivative...

  • Mine workers renew demands for CEO axing

    The Mine workers recently met with MMG executive management in the aftermath of the $1.8 billion (P25, 2 billion) deal sealed by MMG to take over the country’s largest copper producer.During the meeting in which Khoemacau CEO John Ferreira was in...

  • Tech giants anchor DPF as assets reach P10.9bn

    In an update to members, the country’s second-largest pension fund noted that assets in the fourth quarter grew by 5.2 percent, driven by global property, global equities, global bonds, emerging market bonds and emerging market equities.The...

  • Intoxicated man causes accident at a bar, injures nine people

    Gantsi Police Station Commander, Modiro Lekone, said the incident resulted in three people being seriously injured, while the other six were treated and discharged on the same day. The three are currently hospitalised at Gantsi Primary Hospital.“We...

  • KYC deadline extended

    As at 28 March, KYC compliant numbers stood at 2,1 million against a subscriber base of 4,4 million which translates 48.4%.These statistics confirm that over half of the active SIMcards still need to be registered.KYC deadline was initially set for...

  • Three arrested for illegally selling Zamaroko

    Ghanzi District Station Commander Modiro Lekone said the sale of that kind of loose tobacco is not allowed in the country as it poses a serious threat to the health of human beings.“ The sale of this kind of loose tobacco is not allowed in the...

  • Patient hangs himself

    Ghanzi District Station Commander, Modiro Lekone told MmegiOnline that the patient who comes from Charleshill is believed to have hanged himself between11am and 12 noon, while nurses were busy attending to other patients.“We received a call from a...

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