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Thursday, June 30, 2022

BURS rakes in P8.6bn over two months as mining sparkles

The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) hauled in P8.6 billion in various taxes between April and May, the first two months of the 2022–2023 financial year, exceeding collections over the same period last year by more than 35%, thanks to a stronger performance by the minerals sector.

Mbongeni Mguni | 30 June 2022

Full throttle: BURS says its mission is to collect every coin due to government coffers PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Kicking off: Officials at the groundbreaking ceremony last week PIC: BDC FACEBOOK

BDC, CEDA pump millions into Phikwe oxygen plant

State investment agency, the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), has injected P42.6 million into a Selebi Phikwe-based oxygen firm, Oxygas.

Pauline Dikuelo | 30 June 2022

Shifting value: Debswana is engaging more citizen enterprises for consumables and services such as drilling and tyre services management PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Debswana targets P4bn citizen spend in 2022

Diamond giant, Debswana, says it expects to have shifted P4 billion or 40% of its annual spend to citizen-owned businesses by year-end, as part of a five-year initiative aimed at growing local enterprises in the country.

Mbongeni Mguni | 30 June 2022

Ipachi powers SMEs under punishing economy

Shine Chiviya is a man on a mission to give small enterprises a fighting chance. He wants to empower small businesses to thrive and excel under the weight of a punishing economy.

Thabo Lewanika | 27 June 2022

Aid has arrived: Launch of the SME Banking Centre. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Absa offers SMEs banking aid centre

In a bid to aid small to medium-sized enterprises (SME) to grow and thrive in a stiff business environment, Absa Bank launched the SME Banking Centre on Thursday in Gaborone.

Thabo Lewanika | 27 June 2022

GCC's LED strategies to tackle unemployment

Gaborone City Council (GCC) is in the process of developing Local Economic Development (LED) strategies that will aim to address unemployment, Business Monitor has learnt.

Pauline Dikuelo | 27 June 2022

Kgomotso Ratlhaga. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Legal Guard launches consumer portal

Legal Guard Botswana has reached a digital milestone, launching its first consumer service portal.

Pauline Dikuelo,Thabo Lewanika | 27 June 2022

AELC four-day programme hits the cities

Africa Economic Leadership Council (AELC) will host a four-day programme on entrepreneurship with expositions in Gaborone and Francistown at Boipuso Hall and Cresta Marang Gardens respectively, next month.

Staff Writer | 27 June 2022

Presiding: President Mokgweetsi Masisi has championed Botswana’s diamonds for development campaign PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

KP focuses on reforms as Russia debate flops

Members of the Kimberley Process who met in Kasane this week have shifted their focus to formulating a reform agenda for the organisation, after a proposal to debate Russia’s invasion of Ukraine failed following a four-hour stand-off.

Mbongeni Mguni | 24 June 2022

Up in arms: The CoF wants vendors out of the central market PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

F/town council wants court to evict vendors

FRANCISTOWN: Senior officials at the City of Francistown (CoF) are hopeful that market vendors will be forcibly removed through a court order soon, to pave way for the redevelopment of the market which is located in the city’s central business district.

Chakalisa Dube | 24 June 2022

RMB projects 4.2% growth for Botswana

Thabo Lewanika | 24 June 2022

BPOPF nominees breeze through in Letshego board shake-up

Mbongeni Mguni | 24 June 2022

Food imports surge to P2.9bn in Q1

Mbongeni Mguni | 22 June 2022

Consumers' pain in the pocket worsens

Mbongeni Mguni,Thabo Lewanika | 20 June 2022

Botswana’s competitiveness improves marginally

Thabo Lewanika | 20 June 2022

BURS bemoans low response as tax amnesty nears end

Mbongeni Mguni | 20 June 2022

Boko sitting on powder keg

President of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), Duma Boko might find himself caught between a rock and a hard place in his quest to make peace with strained coalition partner, Botswana Congress Party (BCP). There is another mountain to climb within his beleaguered party Botswana National Front (BNF). As a result, Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE writes that there is trouble in the opposition bloc

Constitutional Review: Mosojane Speaks

Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to President Mokgweetsi Masisi for having ordered this timely Constitutional Review. However, for some of us who are under threat of assimilation and possible extinction this review is, regrettably, long overdue. This country, Botswana, is bedevilled with inequalities leading to extreme and unprecedented tribalism because of the manner in which our Constitution is framed, and needless to say this is mainly the reason why Phillip (PG) Matante then leader of the Bechuanaland Peoples Party (BPP) walked away from the Constitutional talks at Marlborough House, London, in February, 1966.

Football mourns slain Chiefs defender

Local football has been plunged into mourning following the passing of Mochudi Centre Chiefs defender, Donald Rapulane.

Saleshando and BCP members PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

BCP’s UDC exit could undo historic feat

The looming exit of Botswana Congress Party (BCP) from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) should not be viewed as good news by the BCP, which needs to retain its legislative seats in the 2024 general elections.

BNF team Boko VS team Bucks case PIC: KENNEDY RAMKONE

"They are not our members" - BNF

Botswana National Front (BNF) says two members who dragged the party to court are not its members and have no business with the party.

A litany of imperfections rock the UDC

Ousted founding partners, alleged one man show, twice the loser, failed inaugural congress and now suspended vice president are phrases that can be thrown about to describe the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC)’s shortcomings since it was formed. Even though the UDC’s last weekend decision to suspend its vice President Dumelang Saleshando might be a straw that broke the camel’s back, its failed inaugural congress takes the crown. Writes Mmegi Staffer MOMPATI TLHANKANE

In the spotlight: The BURS’ hunt for tax dodgers is starting with the alcohol and tobacco industry PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

BURS’ search for missing tax billions starts with booze industry

The taxman plans to institute a controversial “track and trace” system for the alcohol and tobacco industry this year, a sector it says is among those responsible for the loss of up to P3 billion every year in unpaid taxes. The system’s introduction ends after a six-year battle that went all the way to the Finance Ministry, reports Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI

Shame on the Police!

According to a press statement from the police, unidentified armed men attacked on duty police officers at the station in the early hours of Tuesday.During the attack, the suspects stole 14 riffles, five pistols and an undisclosed number of ammunition.Although unconfirmed, it is alleged that the suspects were just carrying knives and axes, which they used to scare the men and women in uniform before they took them hostage to help themselves to...

Mmegi Editor | 30 June 2022

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