A committee of the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) has launched an investigation into RDC Properties’ attempted hostile takeover of PrimeTime, with a report due to be released in 30 days.In the meantime, the offer circular that RDC was scheduled to...
John Ramolala, long-time friendI have known Seabelo since the 1980s and we became close friends where I knew his family and he knew mine.Seabelo was convicted for a period of six months to eight months after they attacked someone who was breaking in...
Both founders of the aforementioned respective business enterprises, James 'Jimmy' George Haskins of Haskins & Sons Building and Hardware Stores as well as Patrick van Rensburg of Swaneng Hill School in Serowe, and the nationwide Brigades...
Those who enjoy numbers will turn over every digit of the recently released Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the second quarter, analysing the trends, making projections and forming opinions.The figures were eagerly anticipated as the country...
Dressed in a red and white tracksuit coupled with red sneakers, Serame's petite frame can be mistaken for weakness but she tells our team she is a fighter that can face any storm.“This has been a long time coming,” she admits, further adding...
There are no layered demands for competencies, no mandatory A-list skills, nor zillion experience required. All you are required to have, is a Botswana citizenship; either by birth or descent, to be aged at least 30 years and be qualified to be a...
It holds true that pre-conceived notions about one’s ability inherently have a bearing on what one can achieve and accomplish. It is equally true that mindset change is both as abstract and difficult as brain surgery, especially when required at a...
The Okavango Delta, one of Botswana’s most celebrated landmarks, attracts tourists from across the globe, offering rich experiences in wildlife, natural beauty and culture.But for those living along its banks in villages like Shakawe, Mohembo,...
Botswana’s independence was given on a silver platter, without a single stone thrown or the tiniest drop of bloodshed.Candidly speaking, the British must have seen it as good riddance to finally let go of a colony that was a barren investment in...
Mmegi: Orange Botswana’s rise to market leadership, now holding a 43% market share, is a landmark achievement. Take us through the path of how you got there and what it took?Maïga: The strategy is built with our staff and the starting point was...
But you still cannot explain what was happening to your intellect then...until you stumble upon them again in late life and in some sense experience your own epiphany. This was exactly the case with me as I was drawn, in the beginning of the year, to...
The Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) this week launched the Letsema Horticultural Market, a 1,000-square-metre warehouse in Gaborone, aimed at revolutionising the horticultural sector in Botswana. The initiative will serve as a...
While government’s plan in implementing the ban was to stimulate local production by ring-fencing the local market for local producers, seasonal supply shortages are reportedly forcing some informal sector players to risk harsh fines and penalties...
For four decades, Simon Seisa has remained the most consistent, loyal and prolific political illustrator cum commentator of note. Undoubtedly one of the most gifted but disciplined artists Botswana has ever produced, Seisa has remained focused on his...
All indications are that after the disastrous “Hell Nino” of 2023-24, farmers and the nation at large will breathe a sigh of relief in the upcoming cropping season.Regional meteorologists put their heads together in Harare recently for their...
Evolving into a diversified export-led economy is top of the government’s transformational agenda, holding the promise of the sustainable, diversified and knowledge-driven growth required to reach the high income status dream.It’s the path that...
A recent Bank of Botswana (BoB) survey on household indebtedness found that by December 2023, lending to households had experienced mild growth despite the central bank’s efforts to spur borrowing by maintaining interest rates throughout most of...
While the nation mourned, residents of Bontleng, White City, New Canada, New Stands and Old Naledi were particularly heartbroken as they received in the news that one of their own, whom they could easily relate with, had passed on.The 45 year old...
No one who has been diligently following the fiscus for any reasonable amount of time, was taken aback by the screenshot that went viral on social media recently. The snapshot, taken from a recent economic update by Econsult, showed that the...
The natural wonderment and rarity associated with diamonds was on full display last week as the entire world stopped to applaud the discovery of a mammoth 2,492 carat stone found in the sands of the Boteti sub-district.Uncovered by the efforts of...
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