Gareth Penny, Chief Executive Officer of De Beers International, pulled a surprise announcement on the global diamond industry Friday as he indicated that he will be leaving the company in the coming months. Penny,...

Stanbic Bank, which is a member of the Standard Bank Group, has appointed Siamisang Thokie Morolong to the post of Head of Legal and Company Secretary. As Head of Legal, Morolong will be responsible...

The world’s diamond mining giant, De Beers, said Friday that pent-up demand for diamonds drove up its sales by nearly 100 percent in its half year results to June as it  made a surprise announcement about...

Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), whose mandate is to establish and develop Botswana as a globally competitive financial and business service centre, has hosted its annual Career...

Atang Makgekgenene this week became the trail-blazing Motswana in mining business after signing a multi-million dollar deal with BCL Mine that will also ignite hopes aimed at reviving the economic life...

Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) this week backed the government over next month’s long awaited re-opening of the Maun abattoir. Last week, Oreeditse Molebatsi, the junior minister at the Ministry of Agriculture,...

With the local and global demand for pork increasing, Botswana can have a stake in its production, according to a study released this week. Currently, the country is one of the big exporters of quality...

A recent study by an agency responsible for promoting the interests of the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) has revealed that secrecy by owners of enterprises has made it difficult to create...

Live comedy shows, comprising of local acts and a few foreigners, are making a slow but significant contribution to Botswana’s narrow entertainment industry. For some time now, the most publicised and...

It is not easy in this day and age not to ‘move with the times’. It is human nature to want to keep up with our neighbours. We live in an era where people purchase goods for wrong reasons, like just...

The Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture celebrated and honoured the finest performing artists of the 2010 President’s Day Competitions held at the Gaborone International Conference Center over the President’s...

In answer to Tina Turner’s question, ‘what’s love got to do with it?’ It turns out, everything. Love matters; and whether you realise it or not, it has a deep and enduring impact on your life. We think...

Reading is a hobby/interest for many. Almost everyone will list reading as a hobby, even if that reading means the mediocrity of a tabloid newspaper or gossip magazine. I am very wary of sly readers....

Former football administrator, Segolame Ramothwa, looks set to bounce back into the Botswana Football Association (BFA) fold in his old and now up-for-grabs position. Ramothwa is the former Vice President...

All countries that are doing exceptionally well in the world of sports is not because of sheer luck but is the result of hard work and commitment in the development structures. If structures are in place,...

The Botswana Women’s National Rugby team has received a major boost ahead of their Rugby Sevens Castle tournament due to be held in Zambia next month. The team was on Thursday given a kit sponsorship...

At least 60 golfers are expected to take part in the 2nd Edition of the Dr Kim Invitational Golf Championship, billed for the Francistown Golf Club, during the weekend of July 31. The championship pits...

The 20/20 cricket final between Eagles and Gabs United on Friday was a chance to see some of Botswana’s best talents pitted against each other. In the first encounter in the group stages between the two...

This paper discusses political parties’ influence in the councils they control, the extent, if any, to which they implement their policies and programs or make changes they deem necessary to discharge...

Of all the blunders that the Khama administration has made, nothing comes close to the insanity that is the alcohol levy. Not only has the alcohol levy poisoned the political atmosphere, it has also polarized...