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The DPF is the country’s second-largest pension fund after the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund, and the largest covering the private sector.The DPF’s positive performance was driven by stronger economic growth, positive earnings outlook,...

The national airliner has experienced losses since 2008 due to an ageing fleet, high maintenance costs, equipment failure, route redundancy and pressures from competition.Air Botswana acting CEO, Masego Mookodi, recently told BusinessWeek that the...

Information reaching this publication reveals that magistrates across the country feel unfairly treated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) compared to Judges. In their cry for help, the frustrated magistrates wrote a grievances letter to the...

The mass grocery retailer is currently working closely with 1,800 local farmers who are actively supplying them with produce and have an additional 200 seasonal ones.“We have active farmers who supply us with quality produce; the active ones...

The deal was announced recently through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two parties.Through the MoU, Air Botswana will facilitate air cargo transportation of raw materials, import and export of finished manufactured...

Shortlisted for the mine include the Australian-based Citic Pacific Mining Company, MMG, Exxaro, Endeavour Mining, Impala Platinum and Zijin Mining. MMG and Zijin Mining have major Chinese equity ownership.This week, sources familiar with the...

Presenting the numbers on Wednesday, the bank’s CEO, Steven Bogatsu, attributed the higher profits to a healthy post-COVID-19 loan book.“The growth was reflective of an economy emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.During the reporting...

According to the telecommunications giant, through its latest digital nano loan offering Orange Money N’stakolle Loan Service, it has disbursed loans exceeding P1.5 million. Orange Money CEO, Seabelo Pilane said the achievement is a testament that...

The winner is local technology entrepreneur, Onalethata Tautona, who walked away with P500, 000. Through his company, UniPay, the recipient seeks to introduce cashless payments in public transport. Tautona’s winning project will be housed under the...

It took the duo eight years to grasp their share of the market. Their journey in entrepreneurship started in 2015 with plans to manufacture sugar. However, they never made it due to lack of startup capital. They then tried manufacturing cooking oil...

Highly placed sources told BusinessWeek that some of the shortlisted companies include the Australian-based Citic Pacific mining company, MMG, Exxaro, and Endeavour Mining. Bloomberg on Tuesday also identified Impala Platinum and Zijin Mining as...

The P500 million Selebi-Phikwe citrus project is expected to produce its first harvest of lemon, oranges, grapefruit and naartjies in January next year.On Wednesday, Ministry of Trade and Industry permanent secretary, Malebogo Morakaladi, told...

Developed by Stefanutti Stocks, the revamp started in April 2019 and was delayed by eight months due to the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, which brought about supply chain bottlenecks and work management issues.The outbreak of the Russia and...

ESG standards are increasingly preferred by investors globally and refer to a company’s behaviour and its commitment to the safeguarding of the environment, engaging or benefiting the community, and adhering to sound corporate governance.ESG...

The forum is scheduled to run from April 12 to 13.The ESG Botswana Forum is a country-specific programme primarily developed for institutional investors and big businesses to come together and engage in conversations that will lead to the formulation...