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Pauline Dikuelo
  • Six shortlisted for Khoemacau takeover

    Highly placed sources told BusinessWeek that some of the shortlisted companies include the Australian-based Citic Pacific mining company, MMG, Exxaro, and Endeavour Mining. Bloomberg on Tuesday also identified Impala Platinum and Zijin Mining as...

  • Phikwe citrus project eyes European market

    The P500 million Selebi-Phikwe citrus project is expected to produce its first harvest of lemon, oranges, grapefruit and naartjies in January next year.On Wednesday, Ministry of Trade and Industry permanent secretary, Malebogo Morakaladi, told...

  • Revamped BoB HQ unveiled

    Developed by Stefanutti Stocks, the revamp started in April 2019 and was delayed by eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, which brought about supply chain bottlenecks and work management issues.The outbreak of the Russia and...

  • SMEs struggle to 'afford' ESG compliance

    ESG standards are increasingly preferred by investors globally and refer to a company’s behaviour and its commitment to the safeguarding of the environment, engaging or benefiting the community, and adhering to sound corporate governance.ESG...

  • MNCapital hosts inaugural ESG forum

    The forum is scheduled to run from April 12 to 13.The ESG Botswana Forum is a country-specific programme primarily developed for institutional investors and big businesses to come together and engage in conversations that will lead to the formulation...

  • BHC records 84% slide in profit after tax

    In its latest financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2022, the state owned entity said profits after tax dropped by 84% to P3.5 million, which is a decrease of P14.5 million when compared to the P18 million that was recorded in the...

  • Tlou Energy raises additional funds for Lesedi project

    When complete, the Lesedi is set to become Botswana’s first project to derive electricity from gas.The company which is listed on both the Australian and Botswana bourses dded in a filing it had placed 5,714,284 new ordinary shares of no par value...

  • Cupix Projects makes inroads in carpentry space

    A Construction Management graduate, Ganelang says it all started last year when he was conducting research about the industry and identified a gap in the market.He then registered his company, Cupix Projects, and put up advertisements in billboards...

  • Higher interest rates drive bank customer complaints

    Data from the Banking Ombudsman has revealed complaints that flooded Gabriel Maotwanyane’s office ranged from customers who defaulted on their loans to those who lost their properties after being retrenched.The Office of the Banking Ombudsman was...

  • Entrepreneurship ministry kicks off Lobatse leather park development

    Presenting his inaugural budget recently, Entrepreneurship minister, Karabo Gare told Parliament that the first phase of the project had started and activities such as fencing of the plot and construction of access roads would be undertaken soon.He...

  • Gov’t moves to diversify Air Botswana’s revenues

    In his last week address at Committee of Supply in the National Assembly, the Minister of Transport and Public Works, Eric Molale said progress has been made as the cargo project is underway.He added the airline has signed agreements with cargo...

  • EIA completed for coal siding facility in Gobabis

    When complete, the facility will be used to offload coal from Botswana into train at Walvis Bay, Namibia.“As a stop gap measure, my ministry is developing a coal siding facility in Gobabis, Namibia whereby coal from Botswana will be off loaded from...

  • Panda farmers to get 12 grain storage silos

    The government has provided funding for construction of silos in Pandamatenga as part of the common facilities to be utilised by commercial farmers operating within the agricultural Special Economic Zone.These modern facilities are expected to...

  • Sky is the limit for Staybridge Hotels

    He said then: “When the guest arrives, give him an experience that's ahead of what he anticipates. What I'm hoping is that folks come away from [our hotels] having expected something, and come away thinking 'wow, so much better than...

  • LCW set to bounce back to life

    Presenting his budget requests for 2023–2024 in Parliament this week, Trade and Industry minister, Mmusi Kgafela said the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) had disbursed about P355.6 million to Delta Automotive Technologies Botswana and LCW.He...

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