BG Markets

Thursday, August 31, 2023

Absa H: 1 profits high

BG REPORTER | 31 August 2023

ABSA

Mbo joins FNBB board

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

BURS - COVID19 Tax Reliefs & Obligations during the LOCKDOWN

27 April 2020

Proparco’s financing partnership with BancABC Botswana to support 4, 500 direct and indirect jobs

24 April 2020

BEMA worried that local market does not manufacture surgical masks and ventilators

18 April 2020

PS controversially redeployed amid clashes with Ramogapi

VALLIANT OF VILLAIN?

Bitter and jealous lover burns girlfriend’s house

A 34-year-old man from Bokaa ward in Mahalapye has been arrested for arson and attempted murder after he allegedly set his girlfriend’s house on fire out of jealousy. The...

Thirteen-year-old girl raped AGAIN by her on-bail uncle

DOUBLE TROUBLE

MADE IN JWANENG: How a mining company cut a gemstone named Lesedi

UNEARTHED DIAMONDS

Law enforcer hacked to death by husband

Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to rise in Botswana, cutting deeper when those entrusted with enforcing the law also fall victim, sometimes at the hands of the very people...