BITC’S GREEN MARK: BOTSWANA’S NEW BADGE FOR BUSINESS
The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre has launched a Green Mark; a Pride Mark offshoot that rewards measurable sustainable action over good intentions, and Executive Director Kutlo Moagi says it...
View ArticleGOVT STRIKES OFF THOUSANDS OF SOCIETIES
Staff Writer The government has struck close to 6000 societies from the official register in a sweeping deregistration exercise that has affected organisations ranging from churches and charities to...
View ArticleBotswana Households Showed Resilience Amid Financial Pressure, Says TransUnion
Botswana consumers are demonstrating resilience as households navigate rising financial pressures and increasing demands on their disposable income. While many consumers are adjusting spending habits,...
View ArticleBSB DEFENDS TRANSFORMATION DRIVE AFTER PROFITS COLLAPSE
Botswana Savings Bank (BSB) says its progress should not be measured by financial performance alone after its profit almost disappeared in the latest financial year, arguing that it used the period to...
View ArticleRAIL VENTURE PULLS PLUG ON GOVT MONTHS AFTER DEAL
Botswana’s railway modernisation ambitions have suffered a fresh setback after Indian transport infrastructure company RITES Limited moved to close its wholly owned Botswana subsidiary, just nine...
View ArticleBEYOND THE CLASSROOM: ISBS STUDENTS FIND A HOME AWAY FROM HOME
For Seako Mosinyi, leaving Serowe to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Health and Safety at the Imperial School of Business and Science (ISBS) meant more than beginning a tertiary...
View ArticlePFR2 PRESSURE AND ASSET SCARCITY DRIVE KWA NOKENG IPO DEMAND
Kwa Nokeng Oil Holdings’ oversubscribed public offer is highlighting a growing mismatch in Botswana’s capital market: pension funds are being required to invest more money locally, while the number of...
View ArticleBoFiNet Launches Digital Delta Internet Exchange Point, Positioning Botswana...
BoFiNet, the custodian of Botswana’s national broadband infrastructure, has announced the upcoming launch of the Digital Delta Internet Exchange Point (Digital Delta IX), a groundbreaking platform set...
View ArticleHOW ABSA BANK BOTSWANA’S STRATEGY AND GREEN FINANCING ARE RESHAPING THE MARKET
In a complex economic climate marked by volatility in the diamond market and squeezed net interest margins,Absa Bank Botswana has demonstrated remarkable commercial resilience. The bank recently...
View ArticleNo PAYE on foreign employment income
Botswana residents who work for employers based outside of Botswana may sometimes wonder whether their foreign salary should be taxed in Botswana. The Income Tax Act (ITA) provides relief in this...
View ArticleCHOPPIES CEO WARNS OVERHEAD PRESSURES WILL DRIVE UP PRODUCT PRICES
Chief Executive Officer of Choppies Enterprises, RamOttapathu, has warned that with inflation, higher operating costs, and the depreciation of the Pula putting pressure on retailer margins, the...
View ArticleSACU: BOTSWANA’S NEW SAFETY NET
As diamond revenues collapse, SACU is holding up Botswana’s budget, reserves and liquidity, but Moody’s warns the crutch could become a risk. As mineral revenues weaken, SACU receipts are carrying more...
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View ArticleBEYOND THE NUMBERS
The Botswana Investment and Trade Centre received P1.16 billion in government funding over the past 14 financial years. During the same period, it says it helped facilitate more than P110 billion in...
View ArticleHRDC URGES GOVT TO “RIGHT SIZE” PUBLIC SECTOR AMID AI THREATS
Botswana’s public service may need to become smaller and more specialised as automation, digitalisation and changing workplace practices reshape the labour market. The Human Resource Development...
View ArticleNo CGT on assets disposed of through divorce
When assets are transferred between spouses, tax consequences can sometimes arise because the transfer may ordinarily be treated as a disposal. However, the Income Tax Act (ITA) provides special...
View ArticleWINGS OVER THE DELTA
Virginia Mofa, the 27-year-old who dared to dream at six and became one of Chobe Holdings’ first female pilots From a little girl who told her parents she wanted to fly, to commanding a Cessna Caravan...
View ArticleFIRST CAPITAL BANK BOTSWANA HOSTS REGIONAL PADEL GRAND FINALE, BRINGING THE...
First Capital Bank Botswana (FCB) successful hosted the Padel Club Regional Tournament Grand Finale in Botswana from 26 to 27 September 2026, bringing together teams representing the Bank’s territories...
View ArticleGRADUATES LOSE SKILLS WHILE WAITING FOR JOBS
Thousands of graduates are spending so long waiting for jobs that their skills risk becoming outdated before they get an opportunity to use them. That is one of the findings of the Human Resource...
View ArticleP100M UNPAID, P120M OWED
They delivered the grain, but not the payment. Now commercial farmers are trapped,owing P120 million to NDB while cash-strapped BAMB owes them P100 million, with interest ticking as the new planting...
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