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The additional products include Pinagare life cover, Motlhokomedi life cover, Lore Funeral Master plan, Motlamedi funeral plan and Bosa Hospital Cash Plan, amongst others. Speaking at the product launch event held in Gaborone yesterday, Standard...

Through the privatisation, 51 percent of the parastatal will remain in the hands of government, while five percent will be reserved for citizen employees of BTC. The remaining 49 percent will be sold exclusively to citizens and citizen-owned...

Speaking to Mmegi Business this week after signing the performance agreement contract with the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Gaborone, BR CEO, Dominic Ntwaagae, said they aim to increase their revenue streams through partnerships with...

This is in  line with government efforts to overhaul loss making state enterprises, which gobble billions of Pula annually in subventions from the national coffer. The compact is aimed at aligning performance expectations of the parastatals, which...

The country is ranked 76 out of 144 countries, a major improvement from position 104th recorded last year. Briefing the media about the country’s performance on Wednesday, Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) executive director, Baeti...

Briefing the media yesterday, BNPC executive director, Tebogo Kesupile said currently they have more than 280 facilitators who will be   training the public sector on work ethics. “Our attitude to work as a nation is not good, so we really need...

While the mobile density is gradually increasing in Botswana, currently standing at 158 percent, internet usage is still low with less than 50 percent of the population utilising the service. Speaking during the ICT Pitso recently, Permanent...

Speaking at the ICT Pitso held in Gaborone last week, Director of Telecommunications and Postal services, Cecil Masiga said currently internet traffic destined to Botswana and surrounding countries goes via South Africa instead of going directly to...

BIHL management decided to sell the product owned by its subsidiary, BIHL Sure! as it was continuously making losses in the group. In the comment on the published financial results for the half year ended June 30 2014, BIHL group chairman, Batsho...

ABC group CEO, Douglas Munatsi said 96 percent of the bank’s shares have already been snapped up by the London Stock Exchange listed firm and only four percent of shares would be finalised after a shareholder vote. In connection with these...

The insurance is specifically designed for businesses, covering all machinery, equipment computers and other assets of the operations. Launching the product yesterday, Stanbic Bank head of SME, Onkabetse Morapedi said the product has been introduced...

Last Thursday, after the BMC chief executive, Akolang Tombale addressed the Francistown City Council on progress since he took over, councillors took turns attacking the corporation, which had been for a while engulfed in scandals. The stage was set...

This was largely due to the strong performance by its two flagship insurance and asset management arms. Despite the difficult domestic and global economic environment, both Botswana life Insurance Limited (BLIL) and BIFM Holdings each recorded a 30...

NewPlat is an instrument through which one can invest directly in physical platinum bullion through the Botswana Stock Exchange. NewPlat Securities are designed to track the price of platinum, and creates an investment tool enabling institutional and...

The veteran media activist, who chairs MISA-Botswana was elected to the regional post on Friday at MASA Centre, Gaborone. Maphanyane said he did not campaign but had to answer a call from his regional colleagues who have been courting him for the...