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Daggers out for Batshu

With only a few months left until the much-anticipated Botswana Democratic Party primary elections next year, campaigning for Nkange constituency is getting nastier with every passing day. After losing to incumbent Edwin Batshu in an epic primary...

07 September 2012

Botswana hints at giving more to Zimbabwe

Finance and Development Planning minister Kenneth Matambo has indicated that there is room for an extension of the credit facility towards economic revival of Zimbabwe. On Monday, Botswana and Zimbabwe signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding...

07 September 2012

Zebras vs. Eagles-It’s anybody’s game

Injured Ohilwe comes back home FOOTBALLThe Zebras Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers game against the Eagles of Mali this Saturday in Bamako, Mali could go either way. That is if the performance of the two teams in their respective last...

07 September 2012

Oteng was deliberately cheated

BOXINGThe national boxing team coach Khumiso Ikgopoleng has this week opened up on what he thought about Oteng Oteng’s controversial loss at the preliminary stages of the 2012 London Olympic Games. Oteng lost in the preliminary stages against...

07 September 2012

OFF MY CHEST:Good luck Zebras!

The Zebras enter a difficult and dangerous terrain of Bamako, Mali this weekend looking for nothing else but victory. The atmosphere in Bamako is war tainted; the country has become unstable emanating from an army coup d’etat. As to how easy it...

07 September 2012

BFA tightens grip on Gaborone Region

FOOTBALL Botswana Football Association is reported to have taken a giant step in a bid to bring order and instill discipline within the troubled Gaborone Region. The Association has tasked the Regional Representative in the BFA NEC, Charles...

07 September 2012

BVF coaches unhappy with prize money

07 September 2012

Demutualisation might delay BBS bond

BG reporter Botswana Building Society (BBS), the leading mortgage lender, will announce whether it will proceed with its highly anticipated P2 billion bond issuance in the fourth quarter of 2012, an official assured on Wednesday. The society,...

07 September 2012

Private Collection launch Swana brand

Botswana’s leading jewellery manufacturer and retailer, Private Collection, has launched Swana diamond jewellery collections, which is expected to give locals a sense of ownership of ‘diamond by-products.’ The Swana Diamond is a unique...

07 September 2012

BIHL to launch private equity fund

Botswana’s leading insurance and assets management company, Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) is planning to introduce a Private Equity Fund (PEF) before the end of the year, BG Business has established.The Botswana Stock Exchange listed...

07 September 2012

Graduates in labour pains

Gently-eating her meal while she fiddles with her smart phone, Neo Kelesitse frowns angrily as she recites the number of places she visited looking for a job. “I have been to every office in Commerce Park. Imagine going from employer to employer....

07 September 2012

Professional dressing

In a perfect world, a person would be judged at their workplace based solely on the calibre of their work. Unfortunately, how you choose to dress each morning reflects whether you take your job seriously or not writes Style reporter YVONNE...

07 September 2012

Tuku and Shanti: A winning combo

A display of two generations of musicians, somewhat perceived as worlds apart but with one thing in common - a melody that speaks to the masses and is not age discriminating. Tumediso Loeto, otherwise known as  Shanti Lo, who is three decades...

07 September 2012

Local heartthrob enters Generations cast

Lerato Motshwarakgole needs no introduction. The petite local actress, who has currently booked her seat as one of the top upcoming actors in South Africa, is going places. The latest development coming from South Africa is that she has joined the...

07 September 2012

EATING OUT:Saving my bacon

It’s very easy to be accused of donning the rose-tinted specs and wallowing in nostalgia if we are thought to be harking back to a halcyon, possibly hallucinogenic, past.  ‘The good old days’, they’re sometimes referred to, a gentler era of...

07 September 2012

De Graff, Molale raid BMC

Drama unfolded this week at Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) when a high level delegation led by the minister of Agriculture descended on the abattoir to terminate the contract of Acting Chief Executive Officer Ian Thompson and his Chief Financial...

07 September 2012

High income inequality hampers economic growth

Botswana has been criticised for her growing income disparities among working people, which contributes severely to the country’s stagnant economic growth. Former World Bank Vice President Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili said the middle income...

07 September 2012

ZCC enters the fray on Kgafela’s side

In the midst of controversy surrounding Bakgatla tribal leader, Kgafela Kgafela II, Zion Christian Church (ZCC) has thrown its weight behind Kgafela, likening the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) to British colonial masters. Moatshe...

07 September 2012