Inflation expected to remain low and stable – BOB
Inflation in Botswana is projected to be around the lower end of the Bank of Botswana’s medium-term objective range of 3 to 6 percent, the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) has indicated. The MPS has...
View ArticleJob losses hit crisis level
• Government parastatals are leading the retrenchment pack • Unemployment could rise • Little hope on ESP If you have not lost your job yet, you are lucky. Thousands of Batswana have lost...
View ArticleWomen ride crest of the wave at BIHL
• Three women are CEOs within BIHL group • Board is chaired by a woman • They all seem to be hand-on based on their track records • And they are all ensured with managing millions The...
View ArticleThe trick of negotiating a discount
I think in my view if I were to choose a single business skill that is the mother of business skills I wouldn’t advice my daughter to dare go into business without the ability to negotiate. Negotiation...
View ArticleWhen mining sneezes the whole country catches flu
Economics dynamics have caught up with Botswana! Yes, it is happening at a time we are not prepared to deal with it. Like of in a movie of Jean-Van Damme, we have nowhere to run. The dream of...
View ArticleGovernment’s plans to improve housing availability
The government has decided to introduce the Instalment Purchase Scheme (IPS) intended to promote home ownership for citizens currently renting Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) houses. The scheme goes...
View ArticleThe irony of BCL’s troubles
Is it not ironic that immediately after going on massive investment expenditure as part of its Polaris II, BCL now finds itself in big trouble? The troubled Selebi-Phikwe mine is now looking to close...
View ArticleHalf the population still on land waiting list
Half of the two-million population of Batswana are still waiting to be allocated land. Minister of Lands and Housing Prince Maele says there are 1 062 158 applicants in the waiting list as maintained...
View ArticleThe hurdles Masisi will have to overcome as top man
As I proposed in my previous column, to be fair to the analysis, and to him, Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi must be assessed under other subjects, not only under prospects of attending international...
View ArticleChobe’s EPS could rise on its P20m acquisition
Earnings Per Share (EPS) of Botswana’s second largest tourism outfit Chobe Holdings Limited could rise driven by the conclusion of its P20 million acquisition of Kalahari Air Services’ Maun branch...
View ArticleFNBB launches eWallet Bulk Send Payment Solution
First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) has brought another first to the banking market that makes payments even easier for FNB businesses, commercial and corporate customers. FNBB officially launched its...
View ArticleBSE trades over P12m daily
• American investors dominate traders • Tsheole aims to increase activity at BSE • Lures more foreign investors • Aims local family businesses for listings Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE)...
View ArticleBCL treads tricky waters in Nkomati deal
• Nkomati cuts jobs, scales down production • BCL may find itself in heavy debts • BCL at odds to finance the P3-billion acquisition deal The cash-strapped BCL Mine’s acquisition of Nkomati Mine...
View ArticleThe sad story of education for the haves and have nots
• Every parent wants good schooling for their children but they cannot afford • It’s about P350 000 to take a kid through primary at a private school • The more the rich pays the more the schools...
View ArticleCollins Newman & CO’s learned friends turn fraudsters
High Court Judge Zen Kebonang finds that the law firm lied to the court, engaged in fraud and sought to mislead in the case pitting Bank of Botswana against EBC Guernsey. TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA...
View ArticleCharacters of the fraud tale
A few figures in the law fraternity emerged from Justice Dr Zein Kebonang’s judgment as the real villains in this sorry affair. Staff Writer TSHIRELETSO MOTLOGELWA explores the villains from the saga....
View ArticleChoppies fails to break even in SA
• Rand puts pressure on Pula-based sales • Rising power costs cut consumer spending • Job losses on mining towns Pan-Africa retail titanic, Choppies group has missed its break-even point target in...
View ArticleBSE a platform for growth – Tsheole
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) Thapelo Tsheole says that listing is a spring board to regional expansion. Tsheole, who was made a substantive boss at the exchange...
View ArticleBancABC takes SMEs under its wing on way to BSE
Pan African banking group, BancABC says it will partner with the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) to take Large, Medium and top end Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) under its wing in a quest to re-shape...
View ArticleTap into women in your team
Diane Von Furstenberg the leading woman and founder of the fashion brand DVF said, “ I have never met a woman who is not strong because all women are strong. This strength is apparent in times of...
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