Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Elias Magosi has delivered on his promises that he would quit the public service following a fallout with Minister Tshekedi Khama.
The latter heads the same ministry.
It is just a matter of weeks before all eyes and ears turn towards Finance Minister Kenneth Matambo as he delivers the 2017/18 national budget speech. In the face of a yawning deficit, Matambo is expected to announce key decisions that will affect incomes of both the public and private sectors going forward.
In one of its first decisions of the year, the Competition Authority has decided not to approve the acquisition of assets and cession of the main contract belonging to 4Ms Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd by Transport Holdings Ltd.
The standoff between the Council and hawkers regarding area of trading could finally reach a mutual compromise. This newly achieved sweet spot is the result of an innovation introduced by a local advertising, branding and communications company called Blind Vision.
Sunday standard Business Editor, VICTOR BAATWENG picks four of the top shocking business headlines in 2016 that are likely to continue in 2017.
The Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security Patrick Ralotsia has come strongly in defence of the Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agricultural Development (ISPAAD), insisting the brainchild of President Ian Khama’s social economic programme was well conceived to put under control the country’s faltering food security.
The Morupule A refurbishment and pollution abatement project will be completed within budget.
The project aims at securing a firm generation capacity of 132MW by the end of 2017 through refurbishment of four generating units which were taken out of operation in August 2012.
A project titled, ‘Establishment of a Farmers Network to improve Rangeland Management & Biodiversity Conservation in Botswana’, sponsored by European Union’s Empowerment of Non State Actors (ENSA) and implemented by Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) has just ended.
The Interchange Junction in Francistown currently under construction which is also commonly known as the “spaghetti” will temporarily open for motorists on Monday (December 19, 2016).
Vivo Energy Managing Director Wayne Kingwill is worried that the Botswana petroleum industry has recently been exposed to adulterated fuels.
He made the revelation during a stakeholder meeting at the Francistown Vivo depot last week.
