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But as the Biblical manuscripts rightly point out: who builds a house without first considering its cost?To reach the status of a high-income economy, Botswana will have to significantly increase its wealth levels, a near doubling in Gross National...

As the world chatters a path towards digitising manual operations, local tech savvy entrepreneur, Kabelo Maverick, has been breaking ground with his company Digital Thread.Founded with the vision of being a company of the future, Digital Thread, has...

This makes the Middle East country the highest consumer of Botswana exports. Botswana, which is a mineral dependent economy, has diamonds and copper as her main exports, the two minerals which have been increasingly in strong demand in the Asian...

The Mine was tasked with saving P3.5 billion this financial year, but its general manager, Koolatotse Koolatotse told journalists last week that at least P3.7 billion had been achieved by mid-year.“Jwaneng was allocated P3.5 billion in savings and...

The SONA encapsulates the President’s account of past promises but most importantly, it privies the First Citizen with a chance to give his opinion on matters of national interest, which ultimately influences policy decisions going forward.The...

Addressing a recent Jwaneng mine media tour, the officials revealed the country has mined over 58% of its total diamond deposits, leaving behind 42% that is currently being mined.They said the latest data points the country to an eminent end of...

Known as Cut 9, the P22 billion project to expand Jwaneng Mine involves deepening the iconic pit beyond 650 metres to tap into an ore body that will yield approximately 48 million carats and support the mine to its end of life in 2035.The project is...

However, recent shifts in trade dynamics have prompted Botswana to reconsider this relationship, highlighting a growing concern over the imbalance in trade favouring SA, oftentimes at the detriment of the former. Trade relations between the two...

In just a year, the price of a carton of milk has soared to over P20 while the price of cooking oil has increased by over 50% and all the central bank can say to the battered consumer is economic jargon like base effects, bank desirable rate blah......

Galaxy has been on a steady peak to glory in Botswana football having two league titles under its belt. Jwaneng Mine general manager, Koolatotse Koolatotse, while unveiling the mine's plans said they are committed to supporting Galaxy until the...

In the second quarter of 2022 copper in concentrates production stood at a little over 10, 000 tonnes and in the same quarter of 2023 copper in concentrate rose to over 16, 000 tonnes, an increase of over 50%.The uptick in copper production is the...

As part of the recently launched strategy, the company seeks to double its salt and soda ash production capacity whilst adding a new product, sodium bicarbonate.Botash recently launched its five-year strategy dubbed, ‘Double in Five Safely’. The...

The platinum deposits have been spotted in the Gantsi and Chobe areas. Platinum is a rare mineral with wide industrial usages, including in the production of optical fibres and turbine blades.One of the critical minerals, manganese, has been...

The latest product is a payment solution by FNB that will allow for monetary payments and transactions to be credited to cell phone wallets and cards by users. Just like cheques, eWallet Pro allows account holders to send and pay debtors only that...

Across the continent, government lead in the provision of healthcare to the public, often at subsidised rates, leaving a sliver of the market for the private sector. This, insurance sector experts say, inhibits the growth of the industry.For Sanlam...