Gaborone Sun rebrands to Avani
Tuesday, July 07, 2015
AVANI
This follows last year’s deal in which global gaming and resorts giants, Sun International divested out of four hotels in Southern Africa and sold the business to a Thailand based firm, Minor Hotel Group (MHG).
Under the terms of the P600 million deal, MHG acquired majority holding in the Gaborone Sun in Botswana, the Kalahari Sands in Namibia, the Lesotho Sun and Maseru Sun as well as the Royal Swazi and Ezulwini Sun in Swaziland.
“Every time you borrow money, you are robbing from your future self”-Nathan.W.MorrisBank of Botswana’s latest supervision report shows loans placed on a watch list for potential repayment problems rising to P5.5 billion. These loans have not necessarily defaulted, which means there is still an opportunity to address the weaknesses. Meanwhile, loans already in arrears have reached P5.2 billion. For households, this pressure can mean...