Nationalising mines out for now – Mokaila
Botswana has ruled out the idea of nationalising mines citing that the move would have a negative effect on the country’s mineral investment attractiveness as it would drive away the much required...
View ArticleThe trick to influence others
Every time we argue for a position we hold passionately that there are things that we say and there are things that we do not say. It is both the things we say and do as well those we do not say and do...
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Government may have drawn down a total of P3 billion from the Foreign Exchange reserves by the period between December 2015 and March 2016 which led to a decline in the total reserves. No explanation...
View ArticleDo not be flustered by tax penalties
If there is one thing that you would want to avoid, it is tax penalties. The reasons are obvious; they are heavy and significantly affect your cashflow. Further, tax penalties are a cost to any...
View ArticleLesetedi-Letegele’s masterplan for BIHL
Just a few months at the helm of Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL), Catherine Lesetedi-Letegele now wants to turn the firm into a one-stop shop for financial services. In fact, she is looking...
View ArticleStandard Chartered reiterates ongoing commitment with ‘Here for Africa’ campaign
Bank remains positive on Africa’s long term growth potential, with continued investment into areas of strength. Standard Chartered Bank last week announced plans to step up investment and leverage...
View ArticleSefalana takes giant leap into manufacturing
After the acquisition of beverages producer Golden Fruit Pty (Ltd), the milk producing firm Delta Dairies Pty (Ltd) and the Foods Botswana Maize Plant in Serowe, it now seems that diversified retailer...
View ArticleThe Idolization of South African Advocates
The Law Society of Botswana (LSB), the legal professional body of this country, has engaged Advocate Wim Trengove to assist it on its case against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the...
View ArticleInvesting in productive corporate social responsibility programmes will add...
There seems to be a growing shift in social responsibility programmes (CSR) in Botswana where people also get to commit their time in addition to the traditional monetary or gift donations. Although...
View ArticleWhere’s the ghostly ESP, I want my piece!
I have been holding my breath for a long time thinking that Economic Stimulus Package (ESP) projects will come my way but every day gets darker and chances of me eating something from it have...
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Imara Holdings Limited, a holding company of a regional financial services group focusing on the core businesses of asset management, corporate finance, stock broking and trust services says adverse...
View ArticleHow some athletes are trapped in the five-ring maze
The Business Weekly & Review sports correspondent Leatile Mmutle finds that the Olympics can be a treacherous event for athletes still wet behind the ears. RIO DE JANEIRO – Some people take four...
View ArticleIDM embarks on partnership strategy
The Institute of Development Management (IDM) has engaged in a robust long term partnership strategy for the years spanning 2016 to 2121 with 19 international recognised institutes. “As IDM, we...
View ArticleDiscover yourself before you lead others
Perhaps our greatest enemy as individuals who seek to succeed is that we do not have what it takes to do so but rather self-delusion. We are all delusional at different times in our lives and because...
View ArticleBDC holds onto KBL, Cresta
• Two companies strategic, in BDC earnings • Pays dividend to government • Profit up 104 percent The government investment arm, Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) will not sell its stake in...
View ArticleTHE ART OF FRAUD: 2016 leading corporate scandals
Arguably the largest scandal to rock the financial services sector in recent times, an amount of P900 000 was credited into the account of Sentsho Tsealyakgosi, Stanbic Bank’s Head of Global Markets....
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KHAMA SWEEPS SADC TROUBLES UNDER CARPET
SADC has given a nod to the regions’ peace security situation ignoring a volatile political climate brewing in Zimbabwe, and Zambia and unresolved political issues in Lesotho. This raises questions...
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CEDA SETS ASIDE P20 MILLION FOR MICRO BUSINESSES
Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) said it has set aside about P20 million forlower-end businesses, under the newly designed loan initiative, ‘Mabogo-Dinku’, which targets micro...
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SUSPENDED STOCKBROKERS BOTSWANA FACES SHUT DOWN
• Company has no finance manager • Has serious governance issues • Company has backlog of investor transactions • Stockbrokers may lose trading license • Investors may shun Stockbrokers services One...
View ArticleLISTING IS AN EFFECTIVE PLATFORM FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE CORPORATE GROWTH...
Rand Merchant Botswana (RMB), a division of FNB Botswana, affirms that listing on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) is a viable and established platform for companies across local industries to...
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