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Recently, the bank entered into a partnership with the Botswana Association of Local Authorities (BALA) with the intention to unlock investment opportunities and improve service delivery. Speaking on the sidelines of the 2015 Commonwealth Local...

BusinessWeek: You recently purchased the milk producing company, Delta Dairies, just a few months after acquiring a fruit juice plant from Golden Fruit. Does this mean you are taking a deliberate focus on manufacturing? Osman: Sefalana already has a...

The objective of the Bill is to establish a public enterprise known as the Special Economic Zones Authority (SEZA). SEZA will be responsible for creating special economic zones that will make Botswana the most preferred location for both domestic...

The Okavango was placed the third best place, just below Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and MalaMala Game Reserve in South Africa, which took the first and second positions respectively. Commenting on the rankings, Botswana Tourism Organisation...

The group, which is the parent company to retailers Shoppers and Sefalana Cash and Carry, said it will start producing and selling its own branded soft drink called  ‘Kwencha’, which will come in cola, light cola and ginger...

At a symposium hosted by the German Engineering Association recently, the director of Elmex Steel Works, Sadler Kamudyariwa said the cheap and inferior steel products, which are mainly from Asia, are destroying the industry and might lead to its...

This means prices increased by a slower rate last month, when compared to the same period last year. Speaking at the presentation of the release yesterday, Acting Principal Statistician, Phaladi Labobedi stated that the national inflation rate for...

During the presentation, Raphaka flashed Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) colours. In a brief interview after his meeting with the PAC last week, the PS stated that there was nothing wrong with him having used the BDP campaign manifesto at the BHC...

Speaking at a breakfast seminar hosted by the Association of Botswana Financial Advisers (ABFA), Richard Harriman of Consumer Watchdog said without proper laws in the country, consumers continue to be exposed to fraudsters on the prowl. Harriman...

Promoters of the company believe that the move to list on the bourse will be the company’s way to increase local ownership. Flo-Tek chief executive officer Vijay Naik told BusinessWeek in an interview that the BSE listing would be the...

The association known as German Engineering Association or VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau), presented its skill initiative that it said is aimed at facilitating a smooth transition from apprenticeship to employment. President of...

Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance and development Planning, Solomon Sekwakwa told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday that despite continuous raids on imported car dealers, there are still instances where BURS laws are...

Yesterday, the Court of Appeal in Gaborone approved the sale of the citizen milk producing company to Sefalana Holdings for the amount of P23 million. Delta Dairies was liquidated in April, which  paved the way for the auction sale for any...

This is all because the country’s public procurement system seems paralysed to shake-off elements of corruption and wrongdoing that are munching away at the national cake. Corruption is defined as a dishonest practice by those in positions of...

Corner Bakery is a brand exclusive to Engen in the petroleum retail forecourt market. In the latest annual report of 2014, Engen’s management indicated that Corner Bakery aims to become the largest bakery food service brand in sub-Saharan...