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Life insurance prone to money laundering-NBFIRA

Non Banking Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) National Risk Assesment report indicates that Life Insurance sector is highly vulnerable to money laundering risks. According to the report conducted in 2017, the insurance industry in...

20 April 2018

New diamond factory opens in Gaborone

A leading manufacturer, exporter andretailer of diamonds in the world - M Suresh Group – recently opened a factory in Gaborone. Officiating at the ceremony, Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Eric Molale said that diamond...

20 April 2018

Create enabling business setting for local authorities to thrive

Over the years, government has made calls for local authorities to look for other income generating streams so as to supplement existing subventions that they receive on an annual basis.  This has always been a welcome development from the onset....

20 April 2018

BSE conversion is almost complete

Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), the country’s bourse is at an advanced stage of demutualisation with a draft constitution of BSE Limited now before the parent ministry for evaluation, Chief Executive Officer Thapelo Tsheole has disclosed.  Ahead...

20 April 2018

Business Botswana against BOL ‘monopolistic’ plans

Business Botswana has expressed concern in its submission with regards to Botswana Oil (BOL) request to acquire exclusive import rights for all petroleum products.  Botswana Oil Limited, a government-owned company has applied to the regulator,...

20 April 2018

BBS to list in 2018

Botswana Buildings Society (BBS) is expected to join the domestic bourse sometimes this year, marking a momentous progress that will benefit thousands of shareholders in the long run, Botswana Guardian has learnt.  The Society which has one of the...

20 April 2018

Clap & Tap music show for April 28

Lighthouse Theatre Promotions is in a crusade to promote Clap & Tap music.  The local company will on April 28th bring the roof down with their latest event featuring groups from Botswana and South Africa.  The event will be held at Botho...

20 April 2018

Fat loss is not weight loss

It is everyone’s wish to look good. Some people find this goodness in a glowing skin while others worry a lot about obesity as a result of too much fat.  Director/Beauty Consultant at Shapes ‘n’ Curves, Neeraj Yadav says they have a special...

20 April 2018

FEDE promotes fashion without boundaries

Fashion designer, Mpho Chepete of FEDE says fashion does not have boundaries and everyone can look stunning in a perfect outfit designed specifically for them. She is a young fashion designer that thinks outside the box and uplifts fashion in...

20 April 2018

Dream it...Believe it...Achieve it Part 2

Personally, the highlight of my Geneva tour has definitely got to be the iconic outdoor clock.  According to the tour guide, the thousands of flowers that maketh this clock are changed regularly to ensure that they are always fresh and don’t ruin...

20 April 2018

Wedding images that shook Social Media

Spectacular, breathtaking, and out of this world is how one can best sum up images of newlyweds Maxine and Mbakiso Magwape. The lovebirds tied the knot recently.  And their wedding photo shoot has kept many of their followers on social media awake....

20 April 2018

Young Progressives mobilise SRCs

Alliance for Progressives (AP) Youth League says it is lobbying student bodies within tertiary institutions to mount pressure on government to increase students’ allowances. Young Progressives President Jacob Kelebeng has revealed that his...

20 April 2018

Makopong Sub Chief axed

Makopong Sub-Chief, Kgosi Vincent Phologo has been relieved of his duties, this publication can revealThis follows a protracted dispute between Makopong villagers and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development regarding Kgosi Phologo’s...

20 April 2018

UDC collapses

It is end of the road for coalition movement Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) as key players Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana Congress Party (BCP) have resolved to pull out of the marriage of convenience. Botswana Guardian understands...

20 April 2018

BPP summons Gudu, Kuchwe for reconciliation

A recommendation by the Botswana People’s Party (BPP) disciplinary hearing committee to have party chairperson Richard Gudu and additional member Peter Kuchwe permanently expelled from the party has flopped. This is according to information...

20 April 2018

Kgafela II a deciding factor in Mochudi East by-election

As Mochudi East Constituents go to the polls tomorrow (Saturday) to elect their new Member of Parliament, the opposition coalition is tipped to have a better chance of reclaiming the constituency. The constituency with eleven (11) Wards has three (3)...

20 April 2018

Kgosi outshines PAC

DISS boss, Isaac Kgosi seems on course to exposing the ignorance of law on the part of Members of Parliament as he appears before the Parliament Accounts Committee (PAC) that is investigating the National Petrol Fund (NPF) scandal. Through the two...

20 April 2018

Kgosi owns up to NPF’s P118 million

Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS) Director General, Isaac Kgosi says he can only account for P118 million from the P230 million that was transferred to his organisation from National Petroleum Fund (NPF). DISS had requested...

20 April 2018

Basarwa of Boteti decry state ill-treatment

Basarwa from Boteti region have high hopes on newly appointed Vice President Slumber Tsogwane to attend to their plight in the area, When Tsogwane was Minister of Local Government and Rural Development they complained about the ill-treatment they...

20 April 2018

Ngakaagae, Kgosi face off in court duel

A fierce face-off is on the cards between Isaac Kgosi- Director General at Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DISS) and defense lawyer in the P250 million National Petroleum Fund (NPF) money laundering scandal case when it goes for...

20 April 2018

Kgosi’s carte blanche powers

When it created the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS), Parliament might have failed to pay attention to the finer details of the monster they were forming.   Many years later DIS has proved to all and sundry that despite...

20 April 2018

Hope for my people

Last week I wrote about my experiences with dating and the importance of disclosing one’s HIV status early on in these relationships. Although I first tested HIV positive in 2007, I was in denial of the results up until I decided to test again in...

Sun Reporter | 20 April 2018

PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING

We have all at one point in our lives come in contact with that individual who is fond of gambling or playing “mataese” and can’t live without doing it. Such fellows may suffer from pathological gambling - a disorder many take lightly....

Sun Reporter | 20 April 2018

BIG FAT LIES

BUSTED: If you think your ulcers are acting up because of the curry you ate last night for dinner, think again. Although doctors once believed that ulcers were caused by stress, lifestyle choices or spicy foods, they now know that most ulcers are...

Sun Reporter | 20 April 2018