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Isaac Pinielo
  • GABCON Honours Loyal Customers

    Presenting the citations at a breakfast engagement session held at the Avani Resort and Casino, Gabcon managing director, Lesedi Moakofi said they recognise the top customers in view of the volumes and their commitment to GABCON for the last...

  • Over P400m to tackle traffic hotspots in Gaborone

    The project, which is funded through a $40 million (P413.2 million) loan from the OFID (OPEC Fund for International Development), will cut congestion and journey times for motorists and improve safety. This include the design, build and transfer of...

  • Global oil price movements weigh on Engen

    According to the managing director of Engen, Chimweta Monga the company’s net profit before tax decreased by 25% to P63.9 million during the period under review compared to P83.8 million the previous year.  He attributed this to inventory...

  • G4S revenue grows on new business gained

    For the half-year period ended June 30, 2017, the group’s revenue grew by 2.4% to P110.7 million from P108.1 million the same period last year. During the same period, gross profit was P43.3 million, a 7.4% increase from P40.3 million in the...

  • Young Woman Makes Living Through Interior Design

    The Selebi-Phikwe-born woman turned her passion for the creative arts into a lucrative interior design business in 2014 after registering her company called Woodman Interiors. “Creative arts is a big contributor towards Botswana’s...

  • Engineers� body to review state of infrastructure

    The IRC is a report that illustrates the state of engineering infrastructure in a country, providing a collective opinion provided by engineers in the manner of expert witness, on the current condition and performance of the country’s...

  • NDB struggles with loan repayments

    NDB chief executive officer, Lorato Morapedi told the media recently that for the year 2016/17 the actual collections were P115.8 million against a target of P210 million. She said during the period, the bank disbursements were P122 million against...

  • Business entities �shun� private sector code of conduct

    The code was promulgated in 2001 by the DCEC, Business Botswana (BB) and the Commonwealth Business Council. According to DCEC procurement officer, Godfrey Onkokame, the code has so far received just over 400 subscriptions out of a total of 2,989...

  • Barclays exercises more caution in lending

    While borrowers have not cut down on loan demands, the bank says it has become more prudent, resulting in an overall marginal drop in customer loans and advances during the half-year ended June 30, 2017. For the period under review, the bank’s...

  • First coal to liquid project attracts 11 bidders

    According to BOL’s government and stakeholder relations manager, Matida Mmipi submissions for the tender will be evaluated and if a suitable bidder is identified, they will enter into contract to develop the coal to liquids plant. It is...

  • BMC liberalisation study nears completion

    The Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) has been the only entity in the country authorised to run an abattoir that exports beef to other countries. Apart from the study, Cabinet is also yet to conclude on the proposals of privatising BMC. According to...

  • BMC sends farmers to benchmark in Norway

    The purpose of the visit is to give the farmers a full understanding of the Norwegian market requirements, which the BMC regards as its preeminent market. In a press briefing before the departure of the farmers on Sunday, BMC chief executive...

  • Parley probes cost overruns, delays in public projects

    In the last decades, large infrastructure projects have continued to bleed the country financially while denying the targeted citizens the desired benefits. Amongst the outstanding projects that were unsuccessful in recent times are the FengYue...

  • DTCB lauds new synthetic diamonds detecting device

    Synthetic diamonds, also known as man-made diamonds, are diamonds produced in an artificial process, as opposed to natural diamonds, which are created by geological processes. DTCB corporate communications and CSI manager, Kago Mmopi told...

  • Gov�t seeks ways to curb project delays, overruns

    Appearing before the committee, permanent secretary in the Ministry, Kabelo Ebineng said virtually all of the projects they are currently implementing are behind schedule. “This will ultimately result in project extensions of time leading to...

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