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Wilderness to open new camp in Okavango

Qorokwe, a new Wilderness Safaris Classic Camp situated in the private, wildlife-rich 26 180 hectare (64 692 acre) Qorokwe Concession in Botswana’s south-eastern Okavango Delta adjacent to Moremi Game Reserve, is set to open for guests in December...

15 August 2017

Wheat millers face collapse

Local wheat milling companies may face collapse if the government does not restore the 15 percent wheat levy it had put in place to protect the millers, an official has said.  Botswana Millers Association (BMA) chairman, Nkosi Mwaba said the...

15 August 2017

Bannabotlhe takes over BancABC hot seat

BancABC Botswana has appointed Kgotso Bannalotlhe as its Managing Director effective Monday this week. He joins a growing list of locals who are at the helm of commercial banks in Botswana. Bannalotlhe is Barclays Bank of Botswana’s former Head of...

15 August 2017

Local firm eyes millions in crowd funding

Citizen company Ezymox Holdings, has engaged the Jwaneng Mine Workers Union to raise over P15 million capital through crowd funding. Ezymox Holdings director, Mathews Wilson told BG Business that they want to mobilise monetary contributions to...

15 August 2017

BFA AGA this weekend

The Botswana Football Association (BFA) will hold its annual General Assembly this Saturday at Tlotlo Conference Center. The AGA is expected to address numerous issues   that   have affected Lekidi since   incumbent president came into office....

15 August 2017

Club licensing haunts BPL

The Botswana Premier League (BPL) may be forced to delay the start of the league to allow affiliate clubs to formerly comply with FIFA and CAF licensing regulations. A grace period for clubs that may appeal the First Instance Body (FIB)...

15 August 2017

Pro boxing debutants impress

South African boxing promotions company Fox Sports  this  week  hosted a card featuring two title  fights. The WBA PAN African title fights were supportered by four under card bouts   featuring four local boxers. The successful event saw three...

15 August 2017

Makwala exposes biased IAAF

Botswana’s 400m icon Isaac Makwala this week made his way into IAAF World Championship folklore following a controversial disqualification from the 400m race final on Tuesday night in London, UK. However on Wednesday night the local athlete shocked...

15 August 2017

Ford GT 40 arrives

The new Ford GT 40 is one of the most eagerly anticipated supercars in recent history.   The V6 410 kW supercar is capable of reaching 0 to 100 km/h in 2.8 sec before reaching a top speed of over 330 km/h. The GT is one of the most exclusive cars in...

15 August 2017

Taking Control

Monitoring social media sites and noting some of the issues that seem to preoccupy people, I have to wonder at the amount of general ignorance there is out there. I use the word ‘ignorance’ in its purest form, i.e. from the Greek root ‘scio’...

15 August 2017

Married women’s beauty pageant debuts Oct. 14

This October 14 finalists will take to the stage at the inaugural one of a kind M.R.S (Married, Remarkable, Sophisticated) Botswana beauty pageant.  The pageant is open to any woman who is married and unlike other beauty pageants, it does not have...

15 August 2017

BOPEU’s cultural night enthralling

The Botswana Public Employees Union’s (BOPEU) cultural night held this past weekend at Tlotlo Conference Centre in Gaborone under the theme ‘Seboba re bata sa mokwatla sa mpa re a mpampetsa’, was an enthralling event. From the attire to the...

15 August 2017

Gruelling Desert Bush Walk not for the fainthearted

When hearing about the Desert Bush Walk last year, this young lady had second thoughts because sport activities have never got her attention. She registered her name promising to participate but she did not fulfill her promises as she failed to catch...

15 August 2017

Funny men show comes to Maitisong

Local comedians, Umbambi Ndiwenyu aka ‘Bambino’ and Modiri Keseabetswe aka MOD are expected to share the stage with two of South Africa’s gems in stand up comedy this month.  The two comedians are Trevor Gumbi and Kedibonye Mulaudzi, and they...

15 August 2017

2nd Gabs Int’l Air show, a spectacle to behold

The second annual Gaborone International Air show, held this past Sunday at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, was more than a marvel to watch.  About 29000 aviation enthusiasts flocked the airport to see breathtaking aerobatics by both...

15 August 2017

Hotstix Mabuse headlines Mascom Live Sessions

The legendary Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is making his maiden appearance at Botswana Craft to kick off Spring in style as the Mascom Live Sessions return on August 25th.  This is one show strictly for those familiar with music by the legends and should...

15 August 2017

Thapong Members exhibition on display

The second Members exhibition for members of Thapong Visual Arts Centre is currently on display at the art centre. The exhibition was officially opened on Thursday last week, and it paves way for the highly anticipated annual Thapong Artist of the...

15 August 2017

Francistown clogged environmental pollution

One of the challenges facing c as it celebrates its 120 years anniversary this year is environmental pollution particularly from scrap metal, broken glass, builders’ rubble and plastic bags. Other waste includes hazardous waste from factories,...

15 August 2017

InnoLead recognises high performers

InnoLead Academy, a renowned Project Management training provider in Botswana recently hosted its Inaugural Award Ceremony.  The night of stars which was held at an upmarket restaurant, Table50Two was graced by various local company executives and...

15 August 2017

Khama urges farmers to produce quality food

President Ian Khama has urged farmers to continue with their commitment to produce quality food that ends up on our tables and grows our country’s economy.   Khama was officiating at the Serowe Agricultural Show recently. The President said that...

15 August 2017

Man sentenced to 10 years for lover’s death

Francistown High Court Judge, Lot Moroka on Wednesday slammed a 31 year old man, Kenalemang Rakgomo with a 10 year sentence for murder after he entered a plea of guilt.  According to court documents, Rakgomo killed Tsholofelo Kemolathe who was in a...

15 August 2017

Impact investing in Botswana is possible

In a modern world where one bank’s decision can lead to a domino effect that results in total paralysis of the world’s financial system, times have come for capital markets to make a 180 degree turn-around to introspect.  It’s a world in...

15 August 2017

Christianity and the transgender debate

Some local pastors are suggesting that Tshepo Ricki Kgositau, who has launched a landmark case against government for refusing to change her gender marker, needs deliverance.  Kgositau wants to be recognised and addressed as a woman. She was born a...

15 August 2017

BOFEPPUSU steals the thunder from BDP

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has accused Botswana Federation of Public, Private Sector Unions (BOFEPPUSU) of stealing its limelight off the payment of back-pays for public servants. BDP Secretary General Mpho Balopi explained this week that they...

15 August 2017

Pope accepts Bishop Seane resignation

Catholics around Botswana and neighbouring countries have expressed shock at the sudden resignation of Bishop Valentine Tsamme Seane from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Gaborone.  The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis accepted the...

15 August 2017

Khama wants P42m to buy 3 used Choppers

Parliament this week approved Tshekedi Khama’s request for over P41 million emergency-funding for his Ministry to buy three (3) used helicopters to monitor elephants’ movement. But it was not without vigorous debate from opposition MPs, who...

15 August 2017

ZCC, Lekganyane lose 1st round to Tlokweng’s Mokhukhu 11

Zion Christian Church (ZCC) and its leader Barnabas Edward Lekganyane suffered a setback after being ordered not to hold disciplinary hearing against 11 ‘wayward’ members. The church and its leader lost the first round of their marathon legal...

15 August 2017

IMF calls for public sector reforms

Economic policies sound for economic stability  Privatisation should be accelerated Botswana should seriously consider reforming its public sector in addition to keeping a close eye on investment made on its education sector to avoid skills...

15 August 2017

MPs’ secret salary hike under wraps

Members of Parliament are expected to get more than the initial 4 percent which was published in the Government Gazette in April this year, Botswana Guardian has been informed. According to the initial Bill the MPs were to get four (4) percent...

15 August 2017