By Bonnie Modiakgotla
Botswana’s leading grocer, Choppies Enterprises, has been caught in the ongoing protests in Zimbabwe as some of its supermarkets have been looted and vandalized.
Once the food basket of Southern Africa, Zimbabwe has been trapped in an economic crisis, stretching from early 2000.
By Bonnie Modiakgotla
The Botswana Stock Exchange’s benchmark index, the Domestic Company Index (DCI) which has battered since 2015 could get a nudge up this year as the recently demutualized company introduces a raft of initiatives to grow the stock market, while also stimulating citizen participation.
By Patience Radisoeng
As hawkers continuously face many difficulties such as working on bad weather, being on the run due to constant harassment, and seizure of goods by councils, Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) saw it fit to do a competition for them to reap something and make their businesses grow.
By Portia Nkani
The global economy faces a number of complex challenges from technological change and globalization, and the lingering effects of the 2008-9 financial crisis.
By Kabelo Seitshiro
The discovery of a rare super exceptional 41 carat blue diamond discovered at the Debswana Orapa Diamond Mine towards the of 2018 remains shrouded in secrecy.
Government has remained tight lipped on the sale of the precious stone estimated to be worth over $200 million (About P2 billion).
By Bonnie Modiakgotla
Inflation dropped in December following government intervention not to increase fuel prices.
Latest figures from Statistics Botswana show that inflation rate for December was 3.5 percent, shedding 0.3 percent from the November rate of 3.8 percent which had spiked following an increase in fuel prices.
By Cedric Swanka
In a surprising twist of events the financial inclusion micro-lender, also a home grown entity, Letshego Group called off its application for banking license with Bank of Botswana (BoB)recently.
By Calistus Bosaletswe
Avitourism or avian tourism, which focuses on and highlights local birding opportunities, is faced with a major threat as migratory bird sites for flamingos in southern Africa are highly polluted areas.
By Arnold Letsholo
A local Non-governmental Organization (NGO), Green Energy and Sustainability Association (GESA) is considering importing a water heating technology.
To date only Morocco and Kenya have adopted the technology in the whole of the African continent.
Indigenous Batswana on Friday called on government to eradicate monopolies and oligarchs in the local petroleum industry.
By Kabelo Seitshiro
Keabetswe Pheko has finally ticked all the boxes as she is soon to be formally named the first Motswana woman substantive Managing Director at Barclays Bank Botswana.
By Portia Nkani
The economic opportunity in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is suddenly slowing down, as some of the major economies are not doing very well in economic growth. Tensions are uphill as some are going into general elections this year.
By Portia Nkani
Slow growth in government spending continues to be the biggest challenge facing businesses, according to the latest Business Expectation Survey of September 2018.
By Patience Radisoeng
Kibo Energy has announced that efforts on fast tracking the remaining technical work to complete an integrated bankable feasibility study for Botswana's Mabesekwa Coal Independent Power Project is a top priority for this year.
By Kabelo Seitshiro
Sefalana is to publish its unaudited consolidated financial results for the 6 month period ended 31 October 2018 by the end of January 2019.
The company says it is encouraged by the strong performance of its Namibia and Lesotho businesses which have both provided and augmented contribution towards overall Group results.
By Bonnie Modiakgotla
Botswana’s jobless economic growth continues to play itself out as evidenced by the snail pace it has been adding jobs. This is highlighted by data from the previous year’s quarterly labour reports.
By Portia Nkani
Government has been urged to prioritise supporting local exporters and thereby place lesser attention on imports.
By Kabelo Seitshiro
Liquidator of BCL Group, Nigel Dixon-Warren, is engaged in talks with two potential buyers of the mine to re-commence operations.
Although he has not denied that such talks are taking place Dixon-Warren has remained tight-lipped on the disclosure of the names of the potential buyers of the mine.
By Kabelo Seitshiro & Patience Radisoeng
Despite trading on hostile economic conditions, Sechaba Brewery Holdings Limited has managed to emerge a top performer at the Botswana Stock Exchange Limited (BSEL) with the highest daily trade per counter of P425.6 million on 15 November 2018.
By Mosidi Mokaeya
Botswana is failing on one of the indicators put in place to assess public awareness and the extent to which the public is aware of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).