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According to the 2014 ICT Survey that was published by Statistics Botswana (SB) this week, the proportion of households with a radio set in Botswana stood at 59.4% in 2014, which is a decrease from 61.5 percent recorded in the 2011 Population and...

This is according to Statistics Botswana (SB), which recently released a report that reflects on the country’s household access and individual use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in 2014. The data-collecting agency says 40.6% of...

In its audited financial results for the year ended April 30, 2016, managing director, Chandra Chauhan said last year the group did well in its core segments, being the FMCG businesses in both countries. “We anticipate further growth and success in...

Speaking at the launch of this year’s Private Business Growth Award, chief executive officer of Business Botswana, Racious Moatshe said his organisation is striving to grow and nurture the private sector. “Grant Thornton awards essential...

Currently, bid-rigging is not a criminal conduct under Botswana laws, according to Duncan Morotsi, director of legal and enforcement. Giving a presentation at the national bid-rigging workshop that was held in Gaborone on Tuesday, he said the law...

He noted that every year the Competition Authority (CA) reports a growing number of bid-rigging cases, adding that since the establishment of the authority in 2011, bid rigging cases account for approximately 40% of the restrictive business cases...

BusinessWeek: Can you give us a brief introduction of yourself, starting with your age, place of residence and place of birth? Mokgatlhe: A gentleman never reveals his age. I was born in Francistown and currently reside in Gaborone.  BusinessWeek:...

Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry, Peggy Serame said PrimeTime Property Holdings, developer of the 7,500 square-metre retail shopping centre, had written to request the ministry to exempt some non-citizen retail...

The telecoms company did not disclose fully on the functioning of BPAH, which was supposed to act as a market maker to protect the share price as well as facilitate for shares to remain in the hands of Batswana.  Instead, three months after BTCL...

He noted that the government, just like the business sector, has certain responsibilities and obligations to fulfill, adding that the government relies on businesses to invest and grow the economy that is able to generate taxes that the government...

Also, this means shareholders who bought the shares during the IPO will not be able to recoup their investment in full if they decide to sell the stock today. After peaking at P1.35 per share soon after listing, BTCL has progressively softened in...

Giving remarks at the Business Botswana corporate identity launch in Gaborone last week, Bayport executive chairperson, Father Maphongo said branding is one of the most important aspects of any large or small business or organisation. “Your brand...

Garry Juma of Motswedi Securities indicated that this is in sharp contrast to the 11.6% gain during the same period in 2015. He revealed that four of the large cap counters; Letshego, Choppies, First National Bank Botswana (FNBB) and Standard...

The 15-point action matrix focuses on the review of rules of origin, completion of tariff phase downs, removal of non-tariff barriers, and facilitation or development of a mechanism to assist those member states that are not yet in the Free Trade...

This comes after constant failures by the government to implement and collect funds from the plastic bag levy that was passed in 2007. Speaking in Parliament on Monday, Khama said the ministry was advised that the plastic bag levy collection will be...