KGOSI WAS KING
Staff writer TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA reviews the performance of the PAC members as they encounter Directorate of Intelligence and Security Isaac Kgosi The PAC as a committee Watching the Public Accounts...
View ArticleLOST GRIP – THE END OF THE GRIPEN FIGHTER JET
The last two weeks of the Khama presidency was characterized by frantic backroom negotiations, as friends of the Gripen fighter jet deal fought to save it. Botswana Defence Force insiders reveal...
View ArticleIs Botswana’s shift towards a knowledge-based Economy mere rhetoric?
The development of Botswana from a traditional society to a knowledge based economy that will suitably place it on a favorable condition and prepare it for life after minerals has always been...
View ArticleBanks’ bread and butter
Interest rates have been at their lowest ebb in recent memory and market analysts expect the trend to persist causing banks to increasingly find solace within the non-funded income stream, Staff Writer...
View ArticleState of the art diamond polishing facility unveiled
Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security Eric Molale has officially opened M Suresh Botswana state of the art diamond cutting and polishing factory in Gaborone this week. The...
View ArticleCoal output to ride on Minergy, Shumba
Botswana will play a more prominent role in the regional coal sector, as emerging Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed coal mining companies Minergy Limited and Shumba Energy undertake important...
View ArticleBSE in the red
The Domestic Company Index (DCI) has continued its downward trajectory in 2018. Market data from the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) indicate that in the first quarter of the year, the DCI depreciated by...
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View ArticleAFRICAN ALLIANCE SPEAKS OF INVESTMENT PRODUCT DIVERSITY
Rasebotsa possesses an extensive credit and operational risk management experience within the banking sector and the wider financial services sector. In his corporate journey, he has proved to be a...
View ArticlePEEPA and its far-reaching decisions with a disbarred lawyer
Widow of the late Professor “TK” Takirambude haunts PEEPA and its illegal advisor Fired CEO Moumakwa and former Board chair Kgatlwane fuss about numbers The Board of Directors of the Public...
View ArticleBidvest Life (FMI): Lulu Rasebotsa’s next chapter
Nearly five months later, 29 September 2021 will be her last working day as Managing Director (MD) of Liberty Life Botswana. Her parting shot: “When I return after my contract, I may become a board...
View ArticleHow dovish monetary policy helped Absa rein in cost of funding
Absa Bank Botswana’s customer deposits registered a “pleasing” momentum, growing 15 percent to reach P16 billion during the first half of 2021. The growth came mainly from the retail and corporate...
View ArticleAgainst SoE odds, Absa bets on retail lending growth
Says credit risk in retail low because it is dominated by govt schemes Absa has experienced “aggressive” spike in personal loans While its top competitor cautioned about muted retail credit growth,...
View ArticleBotswana, a growing Diamond Hub
The International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) monthly digest, which provides trade statistics on Botswana’s total imports and exports, shows that total exports during June 2021 amounted to P7...
View ArticleCMB LIQUIDATOR PURSUES MARSLAND IN JO’BURG
* Thekiso seeks liquidation of Marsland’s Manor Squad Services * Wants court to act fast because Marsland is “dissipating” money in Manor Squad account * Marsland queries Thekiso’s locus standi In...
View ArticleBOARD INDUCTIONS – CRUCIAL GUIDES FOR GOVERNANCE
Dumisani F. Ntini | Governance & Strategy Practitioner Having witnessed recent developments in public and private sector boards locally and abroad, one need not have undertaken governance studies...
View ArticleMrs Botswana Fashion ends on a high note
While Mrs Botswana has become a safe haven for married women to dialogue about the challenges of their marriages and how to overcome them, it also offers space where these women can show their skills...
View ArticleTeacher drops pen for tractor
Gabanakgosi Rapula of Ganki Holdings, which trades as Hornbill Agro-Tourism, says he had to leave teaching to follow his dream of becoming a horticultural farmer. Situated along the A1 Highway near...
View ArticleBURS wins P8m diamond pricing tussle
The tussle centered around the pricing mechanism which were employed by the diamond company in its transactions with two related entities, Diacore International of Switzerland as well as another entity...
View ArticlePersonal loans constitute largest proportion of credit – report
Released by the Bank of Botswana (BoB), the 2020 Banking Supervision Report indicates that total household debt as a proportion of total GDP increased to 23.7 percent in 2020 from 20.3 percent in 2019....
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