MIH acquires state of the art printing press
Local news media company Mmegi Investment Holdings (MIH) has recently invested in a P25 million printing press. MIH, the publishers of some of the country’s oldest newspapers including Botswana...
View ArticleMokone challenges his 2014 arrest
Attorney representing Sunday Standard Editor, Outsa Mokone, Dick Bayford has argued that the arrest and detention of his client by Security Agents in 2014 was unlawful. He said this week before Acting...
View Article’Arone joining BDP for the money’
On Tuesday this week the Okavango constituency office in Shakawe was locked from the inside. A sign on the door read, “Meeting in progress. Come later.” The office, which houses Member of Parliament,...
View ArticleConstruction business not moneymaking scheme
Botswana youth contractors have been urged not to take construction business as a moneymaking scheme to venture into, as it is a very competitive environment, which requires dedication.This was...
View ArticleNAP breaks record to trade P453 million shares
Property company, New African Properties made history at the domestic market on Wednesday after trading shares worth P453 million. This was the biggest trade in a single day since BSE started...
View ArticleTempers flare then subside as TICAD VI meet starts in Banjul
The 6th Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development (TICAD VI) senior officials meeting got off on a tense note Wednesday morning in Banjul, The Gambia with African delegates heckling the...
View ArticleBotswana Innovation Hub participates in the World Telecommunication and...
Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH) today this week commemorated the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD 2016). The commemorations were held at the Kweneng village of Thamaga on...
View ArticleWorkers not amused by Bots-Zim lovey-dovey
Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has condemned the Botswana government for failing to speak up against the government of Zimbabwe’s oppression of workers but instead fought alongside her...
View ArticleIs Khama trying to exploit US-China differences?
Retrospectively speaking, the recent reckless comments by Botswana on the highly sensitive South China Sea issue did not come as a surprise. Rather, it would have been a surprise had they said...
View ArticleBlue Employees Benefit Botswana accused of failing to pay tax
Micro lender Blue Employee Benefits Botswana (BEBB) finds itself on the wrong side with the tax agency, Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) and the industry regulator, Non-Banking Financial...
View ArticleEthnicity, still Africa’s nemesis
The dark spectre of tribalism looms large over Kenya ahead of the historic first-ever summit of Tokyo International Conference on Africa’s Development (TICAD VI), due 26th to 27th August 2016 in the...
View ArticleDukwi refugees arrested, detained
Dukwi Refugee Camp leadership is said to have arrested and detained some of the Congolese leadership and threatened them with deportation after they requested that their fellow countrymen and women be...
View ArticlePublic sector must introspect
Debswana Managing Director, Balisi Bonyongo, has called on Botswana to prioritise innovative and skilled workforce in order to remain productive and competitive in the world. “Our national imperatives...
View ArticleTati Nickel Mine goes under
The future of Tati Nickel mine (TNCM), which belongs to the trouble-prone BCL, is reportedly bleak as news of its imminent closure is already making rounds with fears that the mine could close for the...
View ArticleGuma’s business deals lead to China
State investigators have indicated readiness for a looming trip to China in pursuit of investigation leads on the links and deals of the IRB Transport with the Asian giant. IRB Transport is a company...
View ArticleNDB severed its previous loss
Areport reaching Botswana Guardian ahead of the release of the financial results of National Development Bank (NDB), under the leadership of Lorato Morapedi, records a reduction in comprehensive loss...
View ArticleNo load-shedding this winter
Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) transmission Director Ncheba Mothebe says the nation will not experience power load-shedding this winter, thanks to the reduced demand from the mining sector whose...
View ArticleBroadband Strategy to address slow Internet
The Minister of Transport and Communications Tshenolo Mabeo this week said his ministry has developed a Broadband strategy in an effort to address poor Internet services in the country. Addressing...
View ArticleCrisis hit Zimbabwe needs dialogue to quell civil strife
The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) is troubled by reports that Zimbabwe is currently experiencing civil strife. The reason for these protests is the economic hardships being experienced by the...
View ArticleVideo conferencing essential in schools
Video conferencing has been an integral part of our business world for the better part of two decades. We are finally seeing high-definition video being adopted in scale by organisations and delivering...
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