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Debswana Pension Fund buys stake in Puma

The Debswana Pension Fund has acquired a 10% stake in Puma Energy Botswana. A signing ceremony to mark the sealing of the deal will be signed in Gaborone today. DPF is the largest pension fund in Botswana outside the public officers pension fund. Puma Energy, which took over from BP Botswana in 2010, is one of the leading oil companies in Botswana with lucrative commercial customers such as with Debswana, BCL, BDF, and Central Transport Organisation (CTO).

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BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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