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Chinese Ambassador laments low China-Botswana trade volumes

Botswana and China must acknowledge that trade between them is very low despite the fact that in 2018 the trade volume increased 500 times. This was revealed by the Chinese Ambassador Dr Zhao Yanko at the 25th Botswana Northern Trade Fair in...

11 June 2019

BPF holds inaugural meeting at Tsholofelo

Members of the newly-formed Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) will hold a meeting tomorrow (Saturday) at Tsholofelo Community Hall in Gaborone to discuss the future of the party. This is the BPF’s - a breakaway party from ruling Botswana Democratic...

11 June 2019

Sustaining tertiary education financing in Botswana

Rapid growth in the number of students poses a challenge to the sustainability of higher education financing in Botswana. Human Resource Development experts concur that only innovative approaches can provide mid to long-term solutions to ensure...

11 June 2019

Choppies investors to stabilise the company

Institutional Investors (IS) are said to be actively involved and playing a major role in bringing about stability to the operations of Botswana’s market leading grocery retailer - Choppies. The IS together with Standard Chartered Bank holds about...

11 June 2019

Govt. sits on explosive Defense Council report

Cabinet is said to be sitting on an explosive Defence Council Report regarding pension for serving and ex-soldiers. Information reaching this publication is that cabinet is not comfortable with sharing the report with affected parties because it has...

11 June 2019

Botswana prepares for BREXIT post May

Botswana is perplexed at the uncertainty arising from the imminent dissolution of the United Kingdom government together with the ramifications that will arise therefrom, says Chief negotiator, Phadza Butale. On 24 May, embattled British Prime...

11 June 2019

Consultants pocket P13m for BMC privatisation

The cogwheels have started moving hardly a week after government made a commitment to liberalise Botswana Meat Commission (BMC).However, the big elephant in the room is to achieve expectations of both farmers and other stakeholders yearning for the...

11 June 2019

Cheludu leaves for trials in Australia

Botswana netball player Cheledo Davids who was identified during the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup (NWYC) games is going for trials in Australia. According to Botswana Netball Association (BONA) president, Malebo Raditladi, Davids was invited by Woods...

11 June 2019

National Karate coach stalked by controversy

Ahead of the Region 5 games staged in Namibia a fortnight ago, Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) Coach, Christopher Ponatshego was heavily criticized and accused of favoritism when picking his final team for the competition. This week, a report has...

11 June 2019

Night of the hero(ine)s of sports

The Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) will tomorrow host the National sports awards ceremony at the Baisago Convention Centre. The biggest question however is if Ofentse Bakwadi of Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) will finally receive the...

11 June 2019

SPEDU’s business opportunities endless-Mokubung

Selebi Phikwe region is awash with business opportunities, especially within the manufacturing sector where it has been announced that 30 percent of total produced will be bought by government Briefing the Media on Wednesday, Selebi Phikwe Economic...

11 June 2019

Sekaname nets 97 mw CBM power station deal

Kalahari Energy Botswana, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sekaname Limited, has been notified by the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security that it has been awarded Preferred Bidder status for the construction of a...

11 June 2019

EU commits to Botswana’s export led economy

European Union (EU) ambassador to Botswana and SADC, Jan Sadek has vowed to double Botswana’s non-mining sectors exports. Speaking at the officially launch of the SADC Trade Related Facility for Botswana, the ambassador said he wants to see more...

11 June 2019

G4S kicks off its five-year strategy

G4S Botswana, arguably the country’s biggest integrated security solutions business, this week disclosed it will be accelerating consolidation with top-line organic growth in 2019 and beyond. This plan was stated in the company’s latest annual...

11 June 2019

Engen spot bright prospects ahead

Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed oil-company, Engen Botswana has announced intentions to continue investing and expanding footprint on the local market. “We continuously seek to improve our operating performance and maximise sustainable...

11 June 2019

Barclays ready for Non-banking sector competition

Barclays Bank Botswana, one of the leading banks in the country, this week disclosed that most of the competition it will face in future will emanate from non-bank financial institutions, partly due to consumer trends. This was disclosed by...

11 June 2019

ZEBRAS ONE HOOF INTO THE FINALS

After miraculously booking a place in the semifinals of the COSAFA Cup and with the dream to become regional champions now takimg shape, the Zebras will fight tooth and nail to book a place into the finals of the regional showpiece when they take on...

Neo Masanako 11 June 2019

Mabaila is Mokoko wa Domkrag

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) youthful member Tshepang Mabaila has backtracked on his initial decision to rally behind his party and has decided to contest for Mogoditshane Constituency again. This is despite the apology he recently made to...

Onneile Setlalekgosi 11 June 2019