Statistics from Stockbrokers Botswana indicate that in the first five months of the year, the charge was led by Standard Chartered whose share price rose 41.1% during the period, followed by Chobe Holdings, Absa, and Cresta.Standard Chartered has...
A phishing attack occurs when cyber criminals send fraudulent, but genuine looking communications that appear to come from a reputable source. In many instances, the cyber criminals also set up a website that at first glance looks like the reputable...
She asserts that hard work and taking baby steps has lead to the good market traction she enjoys today. Josephs is the founder and corporate leader of Ms Jay Beauty Care, a wellness enhancement centre that specialises in cosmetics and wellness. The...
PET is a clear, strong, lightweight material that beverage companies use for making 100%-recyclable plastic bottles. Jacques Vermeulen, CEO Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, the parent company of CCBB, said the new plant is the result of a hefty investment...
Efforts to fast track the agreement followed investor complaints on the toil and strain associated with making cross border payments in Africa, often marked by delayed payments and currency conversion hurdles.Under the umbrella of ASEA, an...
However, the latest Fair, held here at the Business Botswana Show Grounds in Gerald Estates, has experienced an uptick in the private sector participation. The fair was held under the theme, “Promoting Economic Growth Through...
“A comprehensive and global process will be conducted to seek a capable and responsible buyer for Khoemacau,” a company representative said in a statement. “If it transpires, this potential change of ownership, is expected to bring significant...
The latest fundraising is part of a process to finance the company’s Lesedi project, which is set to become the country’s first commercial CBM plant, opening up a new ecosystem of electricity generation in Botswana.Tlou expects Lesedi’s project...
Analysts at Stockbrokers Botswana say despite operating in a stiff economic environment, the local property market has remained resilient and showed signs of recovery from the shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.“The fourth quarter of 2022 saw...
The Fair is scheduled to take from May 24 to 28 at the Gerald Estates Show Grounds.The BBNTF Regional Manager (North), Eileen van der Est said the largest business exhibition in the northern part of the country will be held under the theme,...
ESG considerations are an increasingly becoming crucial in the business world as investors and financiers increasingly look to sustainability criteria when making investing and underwriting decisions.Waseem Thokman, Head of ESG research at Peresec...
The Competition and Consumer Authority is assessing Tsetseng’s bid to purchase the shopping complex and as yet, no value for the proposed transaction has been publicly disclosed.According to the Authority, Tsetseng’s shareholders are Kevin Peter...
As a creative food specialist, she uses indigenous lerotse to make a wide range of products like the Lerotse Energy Bar, Lerotse Ice Cream and Lerotse Loaf. The products have a savoury local taste that many Batswana have been craving.“As an...
Between its prime years as the country’s central economic activity, the contribution of agriculture to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has dropped from 40% in 1966 to just three percent last year.GDP is a widely used measure of economic output and...
Speaking at a stakeholder engagement last week, the group’s chairperson, Kabelo Binns noted that the business operates in remote, rural areas, on land set aside for conservation by government and/or communities.“These areas have few sustainable...
Estimates provided last week by asset management consultancy, Kgori Capital, suggest a cooling of inflation from its previous highs in the coming months. Kgori Capital investment analyst, Kitso Mokhurutshe told Monitor Business that the expected...
Motheo joins Khoemacau as the only operating mines on the Kalahari Copperbelt, the 1,000-kilometre swathe running southwest to northeast, which is known to contain millions of tonnes of copper and silver resources, but whose heavy sands and poor...
Stargems has a strong global presence in the rough diamond, polishing, and jewellery market, with offices in Antwerp, Mumbai, Dubai, and Hong Kong. Its diamond manufacturing factories are located in Johannesburg and Angola, and the Gaborone facility...
Speaking at the launch of HB’s local subsidiary in late March, President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced that government had decided to take up equity in HB Antwerp and provide the firm with a portion of the Okavango Diamond Company's (ODC) rough...
This was disclosed here by Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) acting CEO, Keitumetse Setlang, in an interview with BusinessWeek at the recently-ended Africa Travel Indaba.Working collaboratively with the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) and Citizen...
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