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Sandfire has announced intentions to fund the development of the 5.2 Mtpa expansion from 3.2 Mtpa development at Motheo Copper Mine through a combination of cash and project debt. “The company has obtained credit approval for a US$140.0 million...

Walmart looks set to buy out minority shareholders in Makro parent, JSE-listed Massmart, as the US retail giant doubles down on its South African operations despite a challenging economic environment.The boards of the two companies have reached an...

Vee Mampeezy has emerged the number one artist in terms of downloads caller tunes and ring tones in Botswana, according to Vib Mobile.The artist has received a lot of slack for releasing many songs, but it now seems to be paying off big time for him...

Sanlam, a South African company with majority shareholding stake at Botswana Insurance Holding Limited (BIHL), has announced intentions to scale up digital adoption at the local insurance company.“We believe the world is changing and with...

FirstCred micro-finance institution has been placed under judicial management following gross misuse of P120 million from investors by former management under Getbucks.The High Court has recently ruled in favour of FirstCred, declining petitions from...

Letshego, the pan-African finance group, has launched an innovative housing product, Affordable Housing. According to a statement, the product is available to customers in Botswana and Namibia, with rollout plans to the group’s remaining...

Progressive Institute’s annual national human resource dialogue has been slated for October. According to Chief Executive Officer of Progressive Institute, Mmoloki Mmolotsi, the 5th Strategic HR Conference will be held under the banner, ‘The...

Sheperd Aisam from Botswana, who has served as Head of Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) at Stanbic Bank for 6 years, has been appointed Head of Public Sector, Business & Commercial Clients at Standard Bank Group. Stanbic Bank Botswana Chief...

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has arranged a R1.14 billion gender-linked bond issuance for industrial group Barloworld which will see a pricing advantage if it achieves its gender performance targets. Trishalia Naidoo from RMB’s debt capital market team...

Ford Motor said on Monday it is cutting 3,000 jobs this week in a move to boost profits as it seeks to fund the $50bn it plans to spend on electric vehicles. The cuts will come primarily in the US, while some positions also are being eliminated in...

The Charity Association of Chinese in Botswana (CACB) has pledged to donate stationery, school bags, and hand sanitisers to a school yet to be identified in Mogoditshane.The handover date is also yet to be announced. This gesture is to mark the...

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing SA is gearing up for the next round of the 2022 South African Rally-Raid Championship, the #TeamHilux Rally-Raid Bronkhorstspruit, which takes place this weekend. Three TGRSA crews attained podium positions during the previous...

Several Ramotswa residents on Tuesday morning took to social media to describe how they were woken up by a loud bang that they would later learn was caused by thugs bombing a Stanbic Bank Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at Engen filling...

Outgoing Miss Botswana Palesa Molefe has made her acting debut in a series called 'Is it Rape?' premised on the that was released earlier this month by Molao Matters. 'Is it Rape,' is a series of series that explores issues of consent...

In celebration and commemoration of 28 years of bilateral economic relations, the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Botswana together with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) of South Africa are convening a High-Level...