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HOPE AFTER RECESSION
Sep. 3 | GROUP CEO: Vaka Botswana Life Insurance Holdings (BIHL) this week announced its operational results for the first six months of 2010. When announcing the results group Chief Executive Officer Reginah Sikalesele-Vaka said some of the doom surrounding the...
ART FOR A LIVING
Sep. 3 | GIFTED: Ziki Kraai When Ziki Kraai, a 62 year old sculptor, poet and nature photographer quit his job from Botswana Breweries Limited (BBL) a few years ago, he decided to seek his next meal ticket in art. Having developed interest from his early days...
CONSUMERS’ VOICE
Sep. 3 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 On 22 August I went into a store to buy, amongst other things, Sunlight Dishwashing Liquid. It was fortunately on special at P15.95 as shown on the shelf. When I got to the till, the Dishwashing liquid was P19.95. I told...
WHEN IT WAS GOOD
Sep. 3 | We went to the bottle store, then to the Spur in BBS mall. We were home alone at my friend’s brother’s house so we only stayed for one or two; I had three and wished we’d stayed longer. A glass of wine was P4, 50. I was cool with any place where...
MASHATU PROMOTES CULTURE TOURISM
Sep. 3 | BENEFICIARIES: Basket Weavers Mashatu Game reserve a subsidiary of Botswana Development Corporation has taken a leap in promoting local culture thus empowering the locals of Motlhabaneng village and subsequently diversifying the tourism sector. According...
PRIDE IN THE FIGHT
Sep. 3 | Batswana urged to show pride in ACHAP partnership BE PROUD: Khama President Ian Khama says Botswana should be proud of setting an example to the rest of the developing world in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Khama said this on Monday at the Gaborone International...
G4S STEPS UP
Aug. 27 | ACTING MD: Matlhape G4S security company have decided to raise the bar in their operations as more industry players infiltrate the market and create more competition. While he acknowledged that competition was healthy for business growth, the company’s...
BancABC GETS NEW HOME
Aug. 27 | NEW ABODE: BancABC building African Banking Corporation of Botswana Limited trading as BancABC, recently moved into its newly constructed own home within the Fairgrounds in Gaborone. The bank that also recently announced its entry into the retail market...
TACKLING SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Aug. 27 | THE FOUNDER: Gilika Botswana Substance Abuse Support Network (BOSASNet) is a beneficiary of a two year government grant through the Alcohol Levy Fund initially under the Ministry of Trade, now administered by the Ministry of Health. The grant covers development...
OLM DONATES P20,000 TO BFA
Aug. 27 | General Manager: Mmetla Masire In an effort to promote sports development at grass roots level in the country, Debswana Orapa and Letlhakane Mines (OLM) have donated P20,000 and the use of sporting facilities to the Botswana Football Association (BFA)...
PEER PROJECT FOR MAUN COUNSELLING CENTRE
Aug. 27 | Maun Counselling Centre (Archive picture) Maun Counselling Centre will today (Friday) launch a Peer male/Peer Mother project under an existing prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) program already running in Maun. The project is co-sponsored...
DE BEERS STREAMLINES DISTRIBUTION
Aug. 27 | De Beers De Beers Group (De Beers) this week provided an update on the upcoming Supplier of Choice (SoC) application process, and the continued evolution of the Diamdel distribution model. The mining giants will continue to focus on SoC as the primary...
BancABC KICK-START RETAIL BANKING
Aug. 27 | African Banking Corporation African Banking Corporation of Botswana Limited (BancABC) was granted a commercial banking license by the Bank of Botswana in August 2009. The bank opened its first retail branch at The Square within the New CBD on 5 July...
ENTREPRENEURS URGED TO WIDEN HORIZON
Aug. 27 | Entrepreneurs Producers have been urged to widen their marketing horizon by looking beyond Botswana borders for the markets. Speaking at the Selebi Phikwe region buyer/seller forum on Wednesday, the director in the Department of Industrial Affairs, Ms...
VELDT FIRES WORRY GOVERNMENT
Aug. 27 | WORRIED: Mokaila The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Kitso Mokaila says every individual should take the responsibility in fighting veld fires. Speaking during a kgotla meeting in Ghanzi recently, Mokaila said it is disturbing that the...
Consumer’s Voice
Aug. 27 | File picture: Notebook Dear Consumer’s Voice I applied for a 24-month Botsnet Internet connection in March and I signed for a contract that provided a PC notebook with the package for an extra P100 a month. I was provided with a voucher, worth...
SAFE AND SECURE
Aug. 20 | IN BUSINESS: MMOLOTSI In it’s twelveth year running Bometrics Solutions, a local company that deals in safety and security issues, is struggling to establish a niche in the local market. The company’s Managing Director Pule Mmolotsi this week...
DEAR CONSUMER’S VOICE
Aug. 20 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 Please confirm for me if this company, Ventura Capital Partners, is genuine. Their website looks real and they want me to invest with them but am a bit suspicious. When they called me they told me that they have the privilege...
SHOPPING OASIS!
Aug. 20 | Botswana Consumer fair returns THE HOST: FAIRGROUND HOLDINGS Preparations are underway for the 2010 Botswana Consumer Fair that begins on Monday and this week exhibitors went through orientation at Boipuso Hall as organisers explained the requirements...
