Business

08 Dec 2016

The Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency (CEDA) says that since inception it has financed projects at a total value of P4 240 billion which have created more than 52 000 employment opportunities. 

08 Dec 2016

A research conducted in Maun and the Southern areas by a lecturer at the Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN), Dr Thembeka Mpuisang, found that while the climate, crop and socio-economic changes proved negative, the impacts may be mitigated through of adaptation strategies.

08 Dec 2016

The domestic retail sector registered more transactions of mergers and acquisitions during the financial year 2015/16, the annual report of the Competition Authority has shown. The other sector that had a significant record on merger notifications is the manufacturing sector which recorded five cases as compared to two in 2014. 

08 Dec 2016

Minister of Finance and Economic Development Kenneth Matambo insists “due diligence” is provided for in defiance of opposition Members of Parliament who are skeptical of government fiscal approach, citing the Barclays Bank of Botswana loan guaranteed to the embattled BCL just few months before the mining company was closed.

08 Dec 2016

The Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) – a package introduced as a way to reinvigorate the economy through increased Government spending – is bearing fruits, as indicated by President Dr. Ian Khama during his presentation of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.

08 Dec 2016

First Sun Insurance Brokers (FSIB) has introduced an innovative product, ‘The First Sun Executive Plus’ in partnership with Botswana Insurance Company Limited (BIC), targeting the higher end of the market. 

The product is said to be for executives such as CEOs, COOs, CFOs, directors and managers. 

08 Dec 2016

The changing business landscape demands that it has to be more than just profit making 

The economy is not what it used to be and it is not business as usual, which brings into question whether the concept of capitalism which places profit at the helm of its undertaking can continue to serve societies or not.  

04 Dec 2016

Government has not given up on giving a share to partners who may want to buy into the national airliner, Air Botswana, and talks are still on.

Air Botswana board of directors came up with a few possible scenarios including the option to seek an international partner.

04 Dec 2016

The managing director of Econsult Botswana, Dr Keith Jefferies, has been appointed as an Independent Non‐Executive Director of the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) quoted venture capital company, Afinitas Limited. 

04 Dec 2016

Botswana Examination Council (BEC) internal audit report (2014-2015) has revealed inefficiencies reflecting an unhealthy status of the government Council.