Top business stories we tracked in 2023

Changing hands: The Khoemacau sale process is due to be finalised next year
Changing hands: The Khoemacau sale process is due to be finalised next year

Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI recaps a few of the business news items that stood out for the country’s economy this year, from the historic De Beers deal to Botswana Oil’s shake-up of the industry and others

BSE hits record

The Botswana Stock Exchange’s flagship platform, the Domestic Companies Index (DCI) was the talk of the town this year, cruising towards a share price performance last seen 10 years ago. As at mid-day Wednesday, the DCI was up 15.4% for the year, sitting just south of the 2013 full-year performance of 17.8%.

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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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