Stepping into the electric 4x4 at Chobe Game Lodge, the usual roar of engines is non-existent and has been replaced by silent battery power. Driving through the park, every sound of wildlife from elephants crossing the mighty Chobe, can be heard,...
On Wednesday, Absa Bank Botswana managing director, Keabetswe Pheko-Moshagane, reminded a gathering in Gaborone about the stark reality facing many Small to Medium Enterprises, especially those in their nascent stages.According to the prominent...
Forgive me for writing so late. My elders in the newsroom have failed to update you, so I in my youth, must bear the burdensome yoke of briefing the old socialist about the new republic. I tremble to name those who should have long penned this...
XIAMEN, CHINA: In the southeast corner of China, perched gracefully along the edge of the Taiwan Strait, lies a city that seems to have mastered the art of balance. Xiamen is a place where the sea hugs the shore like an old friend, and glass towers...
There’s a wonderful thing about words, how two seemingly similar words can mean totally different things. Wordsmiths know this very well how connotations and context flow in between unassuming letters, words and sentences.The difference between a...
The above passage from James Chapman’s journal captures the predicament facing the Transvaal Boers in the Madikwe region on November 6, 1852, just sixty-eight days after the bloody standoff at Dimawe [Travels in the Interior of Africa, p. 84]. It...
ISTANBUL: Istanbul, the enchanting city that straddles Europe and Asia, is a treasure trove of exquisiteness, history and culture. Its stunning architectural splendour, vibrant markets and breath-taking natural scenery make it a destination like no...
To improve their ability to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), governments and investment promotion organisations around the world are increasingly using Artificial Intelligence (AI), intelligent data analysis to comprehend investor preferences...
Renowned diamond industry expert, Sheila Khama, says Angola’s proposal for a regional partnership to takeover De Beers, is not advisable.“The idea’s pan-African undertones may resonate with some but is easier said than done,” she wrote in an...
Every country loves a good story, one that revs up praise of their virtuous (and brave!) citizens past and present and feeds the image that its people together are steeped in a history of cooperation, especially when the ‘chips are down’. I grew...
The numbers gathered, analysed and produced monthly by Statistics Botswana don’t tell the full story.For instance, the data agency’s figures say annual food inflation as at August was five percent, from 4.3% in July. The index assigns weights on...
Okavango Brewery Company story is one of “out of the box” thinking and finding homegrown solutions for stubborn problems. In a region where elephants and farmers clash for livelihoods, Okavango Craft is “solving for success,” reaching out to...
These seemingly unrelated conversations capture the tension defining the diamond industry today, as an ancestral trade built on rarity and romance faces off against an avalanche of easily affordable, laboratory‑grown diamonds (LGDs). The stakes are...
Once earmarked to be a plausible national capital, Lobatse was a town born with a star. The town’s “waters” herein used figuratively to depict its early lucky streak, were deep brooks that fostered innovation and made Lobatse a town of many...
From the moment I landed, Algiers revealed itself as a city of quiet pride immaculately clean, orderly, and alive with character. Its streets tell stories that stretch back centuries, with buildings dating as far back as 1902 still standing...
No one needs to be reminded that the economy is in trouble. It doesn’t take the 5.3% contraction in the second quarter to tell you that economic activity and opportunities have significantly tightened.Much of the challenges are linked to the...
It further seeks to evaluate the outward FDI patterns of major Asian-Pacific investors such as China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Australia and identifies gaps in Botswana’s investment attraction tactics. The article shows that...
The sudden wealth pushed up the currency, strangled manufacturing, and left the country dangerously dependent on one resource. Economists later gave this syndrome a name: when resource wealth undermines the broader economy, you have Dutch Disease.For...
Mmegi: Digitisation means different things for different industries and for different players in the economy. Maybe we could just start by saying what is digitisation in the banking industry, what does it look like and what shape and form does it...
His untimely departure represents a very sad moment of grief for his family. But it also constitutes a personal loss for us, friends and colleagues. His unexpected passing is very painful. To say I was heartbroken would be an understatement. I...
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