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On the rise: The new contract will boost BSB's expansion ambitions

BSB scoops student allowance tender from FNBB

Government has awarded a key banking services tender for student allowances to Botswana Savings Bank (BSB), ending a 21-year run held by First National Bank Botswana (FNBB).

Multiple tanker owners, Oil majors and trading houses have 
suspended energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz PIC: REUTERS

UN agency picks 17 fraudulently registered “Botswana ships”

A Botswana-flagged cargo ship was reported as having left the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday afternoon en route from Iran, in what global maritime officials suspect is just one of 17 ships floating around global oceans with fake Botswana registrations, Mmegi has learnt.

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Halfway Toyota Ngami opens as gov't pushes private sector-led growth

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to a private sector-driven economy as the new Halfway Toyota Ngami dealership was officially opened, with leadership emphasising investment, job creation, and inclusive growth.

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Segokgo: Surviving the inexorable confronts

In the Mmegi/The Monitor newsroom, there is a popular view that Calistus Kolantsho, the two titles’ sports scribe, is Tlokweng constituency legislator Phenyo Segokgo’s doppelganger, though the similarities aren’t particularly striking. Writes Mmegi Staffer RYDER GABATHUSE

Seeing change: Mosinyi believes signs of a turnaround are emerging at Air Botswana

Inside the plan to turn Air Botswana around

Aviation veteran, Bao Mosinyi, is leading an attempt to turnaround Air Botswana’s fortunes, the latest in several bids to bring the glory days back to the flag carrier. He tells MBONGENI MGUNI his approach is a focus on getting the basics right: efficiency and reliability in order to restore confidence

Tough times: The U.S and Israel conflict with Iran has raised oil prices by triple figures PIC.PIXELS.COM

Industry players push against Botswana Oil import quota

A review started last year into Botswana Oil’s mandate to import 90% of the country’s fuel supplies, is reportedly intensifying, with some analysts seeing the sole responsibility as a risk, especially at a time when countries are negotiating the impact of the Middle East crisis. MBONGENI MGUNI & PAULINE DIKUELO report

Pic Credit: Heads up for tails

Gov't not considering pit bull ban

Botswana government is not considering a ban on domestic rearing of pit bull dogs, in the absence of legal provisions targeting this specific and most feared breed.

Editor's Comment
Botswana must not be a flag of convenience for rogues

‘A man’s country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle’.- George William CurtisAccording to the report carried in this publication, the fraudsters operating the so-called “dark fleet” have selected Botswana’s flag as their cover of choice. This is a direct assault on our country’s most valuable asset, the good name.For decades, Botswana has...

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