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This was a confirmation of the company’s intent to dispel the sundown outlook that haunted BCL for many years. Polaris 11 is a corporate strategy that aims to expand BCL’s portfolio by leveraging the company’s technical capacity in mineral...

Seven years ago, BCL Mine executives gathered in Gaborone and handed government a cheque for approximately P30 million, being the first dividend paid after years of financial stress caused mainly by poor global base metal prices. Montwedi Mphathi,...

SPEDU Chief Executive Officer, Dr Mokubung Mokubung said the agency was only maintaining the runaway, which had potholes and thereby unfit for use, at a cost of P14.7 million. The project was funded by the European Union through the Re-Employment...

Officially launching the factory here yesterday, Masisi said local steel demand last year was met primarily by South Africa and China. He said steel was a basic commodity required by any developing economy for infrastructural developments, mines and...

Addressing residents of BCL location at Tebogo Primary School last Wednesday, Keorapetse said it was common for government to assist companies facing a similar predicament with supplementary budget to keep them afloat. He said a financial rescue...

Speaking at the World Standards Day commemoration here last week, Kgabung said if local companies did not have standards in place, government is compelled to source base materials from international bodies like  the South African Bureau of Standards...

She said there is therefore room for other stakeholders to step in as part of their social responsibility to assist and adopt schools as per the ‘adopt-a-school’ project initiated by the Ministry of Education and Skills Development (MoESD). Jumbo...

Mphoeng officially ascended to the seat on October 1, taking over from Kgosi Phokontsi Seeletso who held the fort on his behalf for 24 years. A chieftainship battle has raged in the Central District village for years, as a section of the villagers...

On Friday, Tsogwane said pursuant to a High Court order, an election for the naming of the village previously known as Matolwane/Lesenepole was done on August 1, 2015 where 1,278 members of the community voted for the name Lesenepole and were opposed...

The incident prompted police here to inform all health facilities around town to alert them if anyone presented them with a cut finger, a decision which led to the arrest of the alleged rapist a day after the incident. The alleged rapist is...

Speaking during a political rally in Bobonong on Sunday, Phage said they built the BCP and made a commitment that they would defend its policies. “Our party leadership will address its membership and get their views and opinions at the right time....

Progress in the wage negotiations is still held up by the union’s demand for last year’s agreement on the new salary structure and terms of reference while the mine is hamstrung by its current financial status and performance to implement some of...

The union had planned to hijack a recent wage negotiation meeting with BCL and force the safety issue onto the agenda. However, the tactic failed as mine management maintained that the meeting was purely to continue wage negotiations. Management...

Members of the task force, some of whom contested the past elections against Lesole have agreed to set their differences aside. They are touring some parts of the country to address Maunatlala residents to learn from them and work as a team for the...

Officially opening the International Conference on Clean Energy for Sustainable Growth in the  Developing Country recently, Bolele said government is promoting the use of renewable energy, especially solar to increase its share in the energy mix....