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Thursday, August 31, 2023

BG REPORTER | 31 August 2023

ABSA

First National Bank of Botswana Limited (FNBB) has appointted Dr. Mbako Mbo as an Executive Director to the FNBB Board with effect from 17 August 2023. Mbo is currently the Chief...

BG REPORTER | 25 August 2023

Shumba issues shares

Shumba Energy announced that it has issued 1,137,455 new ordinary shares which are to be issued in settlement of an obligation amounting to USD75,226 incurred by the company for...

BG REPORTER | 25 August 2023

Internet subscriptions decline

Internet subscriptions declined by 2.4 percent to 2,906,834 from 2,977,845 recorded in the last three months of 2022. Statistics Botswana revealed that this was attributable to...

BG REPORTER | 25 August 2023

LLR share price drops

Letlole La Rona share price declined by 28 percent during the seven months period ending July 2023. Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) market performance report for the seven months...

BG REPORTER | 18 August 2023

F/Town LEA incubator nets P12 m

Francistown Industrial Business Incubator (FIBI) indicated good performance recording a total turnover of P12,2 million during the 2021/22 Financial Year. Local Enterprise...

BG REPORTER | 18 August 2023

Absa anticipates half year profits surge

Absa Bank Botswana anticipates substantial profits from its half year results for the period ended 30 June 2022. The bank announced this week that its profit before tax is expected...

BG Correspondent | 02 September 2022

Woolworths hikes dividend as it touts ‘healthiest’ balance sheet

Retailer Woolworths Holdings Limited (WHL) on Wednesday (31 August) published its results for the 52 weeks ended 26 June 2022, showing muted turnover, buoyed by strong online sales...

BG REPORTER | 02 September 2022

BDC commits to growing the manufacturing sector

Botswana Development Corporation, the government’s investment arm, is committed to fundamentally contributing to the development of viable, competitive, and profitable...

BG REPORTER | 02 September 2022

Prime Time appoints new secretary

Prime Time Property has appointed Unopa Njadingwe as Company Secretary with effect from 10 August 2022. Njadingwe joined the external management company of Prime Time on 1 July...

BG REPORTER | 26 August 2022

CA warns consumers against Katlego Motors

BG REPORTER | 26 August 2022

Chobe Holdings appoints John Gibson as CEO

BG REPORTER | 26 August 2022

Africa’s off-grid solar sector seeks to rebuild after pandemic shock

BG REPORTER | 24 June 2022

The State alleges that Salakae, in turn, used his ministerial position to influence and ensure the signing of the P1.535 billion government contract in favour of the construction company

BNF power jostling at play

The corruption allegations against Member of Parliament for Gantsi who resigned this week as Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Noah Salakae are a deep-rooted political war...

Only 4,517 marriages were registered in 2024, down 41% from the 2021 peak of 7,631

MARRIAGE RATE DECLINES

- Only two in every 1 000 Batswana marry - Registered unions plunge to a decade low

Threat to kill suspect found hanging

A 56-year-old man facing a threat-to-kill charge against his wife has been found hanging from a tree at Nkolo lands between Matlhako and Chadibe villages in a suspected...