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BCP fears for the worst

The contest between Vain Mamela and Lotty Manyepedza for the position of Organisaing Secretary at Botswana Congress Party has allegedly torn the party right down the middle. Inside sources say the party is divided into the  north and south axis,...

12 July 2013

NBFIRA climbs down on levies

After ‘immense pressure’ from the industry, Non-Bank Financial Institution Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) has finally bowed down and reduced most of its levies and charges it first introduced in 2012. NBFIRA publicised the revision through a...

12 July 2013

BMC falls into Namibia’s Meatco hands

New evidence has emerged showing that a company that was engaged by Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) to sell the commission’s products in Europe - GPS Food Group, has links with the Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco). This has heightened fears of...

12 July 2013

When business comes to the party

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is shaping up as an utterly unpredictable monolith these days. Its elective congress in Maun left many diehards agape particularly when two unlikely business partners – Samson Moyo Guma and Thapelo Olopeng, complete...

12 July 2013

China pledges to build two more schools

The new Chinese Ambassador to Botswana Zheng Zhuqiang is deeply worried by the attacks and controversial comments made towards Chinese companies and nationals locally. According to Zhuqiang, the Chinese companies have made a great contribution to...

12 July 2013

Did Guma abuse his authority?

The newly elected Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) chairperson has been accused of corruption and abuse of power following allegations that he engineered an unprecedented move in which his constituency office administrator and a specially elected...

12 July 2013

Customers’ banking confidential information now accessible by BURS

Parliament has approved the proposed amendments to the Banking Act in which banks will now be forced to disclose customers’ confidential banking information to the Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) for tax purposes. Tax evasion has been...

12 July 2013

Consumer fair goes digital

The 2013 consumer fair has tapped into technology through the use of web tickets to avoid the long queues that often characterise the event. The web tickets that are already on sale at Kgale and Riverwalk Spar are also expected to raise the number of...

12 July 2013

BMC’s Marshal under fire again

The former Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) Livestock Procurement Officer, Clive Marshal has come under fire again from another witness before the BMC Parliamentary Select Committee. The committee resumed its public hearings on Tuesday after...

12 July 2013

BCP (YL) asks Khama to stop offensive bill

The Botswana Congress Party Youth League (BCPYL) has written to President Ian Khama requesting him not to sign the Public Health Bill into lawParliament approved the bill towards the end of April this year. The Public Health Bill of 2012 has been...

12 July 2013

Luxury on the wheels of steel

A couple of years back I travelled from Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia to Dar es Salaam on a passenger train while on the foot steps of Dr David Livingstone. The train was a wonderful experience without any luxurious amenities. Last week I embarked on a...

12 July 2013

Notwane’s bankruptcy days are over!

The football privatisation revolution that is currently sweeping across the local premier league clubs has now arrived at Gaborone based Notwane FC. This after GMG Holdings Botswana announced this week to have acquired an 80% stake in the club. The...

12 July 2013

Government saves P51.1 million by reducing public service

Government has saved millions of Pula since 2011 when a decision was made to rightsize the public service by freezing new recruitments and offering early retirement packages to employees, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration,...

12 July 2013