The call comes after the realisation that Botswana boasts many compelling historical sites and culture but cultural tourism is yet to gain momentum in the country.The advice to Batswana was rendered by Johannesburg-based tour operator, Meshack...
Released last week, the survey captures the views of 180 mining executives around the world who rank jurisdictions – including regions and countries – according to policy areas which collectively determine the attractiveness of setting up and...
The call was made this week by South African Minister of Tourism Patricia De Lille when officially opening the Africa Travel Indaba here on Tuesday. This year’s Indaba, which ended on Thursday (yesterday) had more than 350 tourism products...
Thamane was speaking at the recently ended Botswana-EU policy dialogue hosted by the Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency (CEDA). The event was designed to engage with stakeholders across the economic divide to debate how affirmative action...
IMF researchers said Africa has been benefiting from global integration, riding on the tailwinds of the growth of emerging economies like China but this could be brought to a halt.“Africa trade openness – measured as imports plus exports as a...
Units at the 600MW Morupule B and the 120MW Morupule A tripped after midnight on Sunday and the Corporation is still investigating what it suspects to have been an issue on the Phokoje-Matimba transmission line. At the time of the fault, the two...
The company has gained prominence for its locally sourced, succulent and rich yoghurt that continues to thrive despite operating in a retail market dominated by a lot of imported food products.It opened its doors in 2010 and has been registering a...
Organisers say other countries around the world, where the four-day week has been piloted, have reported improved productivity despite employees spending less time in the office.The upcoming pilot will be the second in South Africa, with the pioneer...
The country’s main economic actor sold P56.6 billion in 2022, an all-time high and a boost for budget revenues which have suffered deficits that pre-date the pandemic.Debswana sells 75% of its production through the De Beers’ ecosystem and the...
De Beers’ executives recently held a diamond masterclass attended by high level officials from the country’s commercial banks, in an effort to sensitise them about the industry and the role played by financiers in better positioning Botswana...
The views are contained in the latest edition of the Bank of Botswana’s (BoB) Business Expectations Survey (BES) released on Tuesday.The BES is conducted quarterly amongst a sample of firms representing most economic sectors and comprises...
Delivering a presidential lecture at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland this week, Masisi said the imbalance left less developed countries with no option but to continue surviving on the crumbs that fall from the tables of...
The sentiment emerged at the Women Entrepreneurs’ High Tea event that was held last week as part of the Intellectual Property Day celebrations hosted by the Copyright and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA).This year’s event was held under the...
Local start-ups have perennially cited funding as one of their major challenges, a barrier that suppresses the innovation of Batswana entrepreneurs, as well as citizens’ ability to design solutions for local challenges.Launch Africa fund manager,...
Mobile money services in Botswana include Smega by BTC, Orange Money by Orange Botswana, MyZaka by Mascom, and Poso Money by BotswanaPost. Figures shared by Statistics Botswana this week indicate that by December, the country had 1.8 million mobile...
Gabriel Mothibedi, who is the maverick behind the classical brand, has set out to join the group of native storytellers using his bespoke jewellery collection to tell the story of Botswana’s uniqueness.“It behoves us a company to enhance...
The central bank has a medium term objective range for inflation of three to six percent, which it considers conducive for economic growth and stability in the country. However, inflation was last within the objective range in April 2021, as the...
Speaking at AAB’s annual conference last week, he revealed that the organisation has not been able to recover from the financial impact of the pandemic, as the challenges faced by members have in turn affected the organisation.“The recent...
Retail investors, the term used for individuals as opposed to institutions or corporates, have traditionally under-participated in the local investment market, due to factors such as cost, financial literacy, and other accessibility issues.Bifm,...
Information uncovered by BusinessWeek indicates that Hennig has been receiving registrations for the tender of the rough diamonds scheduled for April 27 to 30 in Dubai. A similar tender process will be held in Antwerp between May 4 and 10.“Original...