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The last time copper earnings got close to reaching the exports seen in the first three months of this year, was in the second quarter of 2015 when sales stood at P1.2 billion.That period marked the beginning of a global copper price meltdown that...

Dow's message was delivered at a career expo organised by Setlogelwa Tsatsing at Bontleng Recreational Park. She acknowledged that while the nation aspires for all children to have dignified upbringings, the persistence of poverty in many...

The Metro Ring project has been described as a great leap from the use of copper as a data transmission method to fibre optic technology.Liquid Intelligent last week launched the first phase of its Metro Ring, which is short for “metropolitan city...

According to an SMME handbook developed by LEA, the lack of finance options for the different stages of the organisations’ development in Botswana is widening the finance gap in the local market.The finance gap refers to the gulf between the...

Sofa Repairs is a manufacturing company with a niche expertise in the creation of family couches and repairs of a plethora of home and office chairs. Fixing and making sofas is not novel in its nature, but it is the manner in which Boitshwarelo...

PAPSS functions as a financial framework that enables cross-border payments in African currencies, eliminating the necessity for intra-Africa trade to be contingent on US dollar foreign reserves.Presently, nine central banks have officially embraced...

The complaint was raised by several entrepreneurs at last week’s Local Manufacturing Summit held in Gaborone. The Summit provided a platform for entrepreneurs to air their grievances and to communicate their market handicaps to an array of...

It appears that light has returned to the horizons of copper markets after a bewildering price meltdown that swept many copper mines off their feet in the dusk of 2016.While it shines on the red metal, corporations have been lured into Botswana to...

In June, inflation cooled to 4.6 percent continuing within the central bank’s objective range and representing a 22-month low. Inflation has been declining in recent months due to decelerating food and fuel prices, as well as the base effects...

Established in Selebi-Phikwe with a cutting edge plant, the company has asserted itself as a trailblazing firm with the ability to produce a plethora of gases in both liquid and gaseous states.Oxygas is a 100% citizen owned firm operating in the...

The country’s largest pension fund is also the biggest investor in local listed equities, with a P13 billion portfolio as at March 2023. Officials this week said this exposure was expected to increase as changes in pension fund legislation will...

The plea was raised on Tuesday, at the opening of the Local Manufacturer’s Summit held in Gaborone.Speaking at the event, Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) CEO, Mmantlha Sankoloba, said that despite the manufacturing sector...

De Beers officials said this week during their interim financial results presentation that they expect the fund to target non-mining sectors of the economy to reduce mineral dependence.The two parties have been engaged in increasingly tense...

The whooping revenue is an uptick of 21% compared to the prior financial year. The group reported that for the same financial year it generated profits of P403 million, as profit before tax (PBT), which represents a growth in profit of 21% a growth...

Moyo, who is an artistic genius, began his journey in the arts space in 2004 when he was still in primary school. He recalls vividly being captivated by an art piece, which he got lost starring at for hours and in that moment he knew he was called to...