BDC doubles profits to P224m

Gaetsaloe PIC: KATLEGO MOTSAMAI
Gaetsaloe PIC: KATLEGO MOTSAMAI

The Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) said it doubled its profit before tax (PBT) for the year ended June 2016 after embarking on a transformation journey two years ago.

The corporation, which is the government’s investment arm, posted overall PBT of P224 million in the year to June, which is a 104% increase from P110 million a year earlier.

BDC’s drive to increase its profile saw it instituting a major review of the business under the re-modelling programme in order to address major challenges facing the business.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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