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THE TROUBLE WITH TSHETLHA: How the son became the opposite of the father...
Before President Ian Khama was inaugurated into the State House, just before his predecessor Festus Mogae ended his ten-year tenure, he sought to have something innocuous but somewhat emotionally...
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OLD MUTUAL: SWIMMING WITH THE BIG “SHARKS”
TBWR: Old Mutual Life was granted a life insurance license during the first quarter of 2016 (Q1 2016). With only a couple of months operating, how would you describe the appetite of the market for your...
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THE TROUBLE WITH TSHETLHA: Tshekedi and all the President’s Men (part 4)
There is a video circulating on Facebook in which Minister of Wildlife Tshekedi Khama and recently deposed Minister of Minerals Kitso Mokaila, do a little hip hop dance for journalists, perhaps to...
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THE MAN WHO UNMADE A SOCIETY: The trouble with Tshetlha (final
President Ian Khama has a sharp memory. Sharper than the elephants he so adores. Khama collects memories for future reference, and can often recall the finer details of things past, specifically, what...
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LUCARA ROYALTY PAYMENTS INCREASE
Lesedi la Rona Diamond (Pic:robbreport.com) Lucara Diamond Corporation, the owners of Karowe Diamond Mine has revealed in its latest consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31,...
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OF MASCOM AND ITS POLITICAL IMMUNITY
There are characteristics of blanket immunity that can discerned from the Mascom Wireless/ BOCRA dispute. The largest private telecommunications company in Botswana has an air ofbeing untouchable as...
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BHC TOO EXPENSIVE FOR BATSWANA – PAC
BHC houses (Pic:PressPhoto) Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) is losing touch with reality and their core objective of ‘affordable housing’ and its basking in false reputation of being ‘low-cost’,...
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MP FUMES OVER BMC’S DEAL WITH A UK COMPANY
BMC. (Pic: Press Photo) The specially Elected Member of Parliament, Mephato Reatile was all a rage his week condemning the engagement of a United Kingdom (UK) company, GPS Food Group based in an Essex...
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MMELESI: TAKING LETSHEGO TO A WIDER AFRICA
His words stand out, across his office on the very heart of the ever-busy Main Mall, not for the weight they carried of course, but for the gravity of his ambition. His comments, that set out a vision...
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THE BIRTH OF A NEW PAN AFRICAN BARCLAYS
Barclays Barclays PLC is no longer the majority shareholder of Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL), after the UK banking giant parted with 33 percent of its shareholding this week. Briefing the...
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THE CAPTURE OF BOTSWANA BY DE BEERS
Debswana Botswana is a diamond country, but one cannot see it even with binoculars. There is no sign of the even distribution of wealth, nor anywhere in Botswana, contrary to propaganda fed to the...
View ArticleTAX COLLECTIONS DOWN! AS ECONOMY DECELERATES
• Job losses hit VAT, Income Tax • SACU revenues on a decline • Collections could suppress GDP, hurt national budget Reduced collections by the Taxman, Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) have...
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TOURISM DEVELOPMENT LEVY BLACKOUT
The Tourism Levy (TDL) was supposed to come into effect on June 1st. To date tourism bosses are in the dark as to what is happening with the levy. The contested TDL was shoved down the throats of...
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HOW TO STEAL A DIAMOND: AN IDIOT’S GUIDE
Now listen. Do you know that you can have a sparkling package from any drilling scene in the middle of Kalahari, fly it out of this country and have it in London or Antwerp or Brussles on sale within...
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MOKAILA’S IRREVERENT TENDENCIES
Minister Kitso Mokaila’s televised denials would immediately bring to mind an incident that took place at Tlokweng Customary Court. A gentleman called Gabriel Seeletso came to address Batlokwa, trying...
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OF MASCOM AND ITS POLITICAL IMMUNITY
Mascom chief executive officer Jose Vieira Couceiro (Pic:MONIRUL BHUIYAN/PRESS PHOTO) There are characteristics of blanket immunity that can be discerned from the Mascom Wireless/ BOCRA dispute. The...
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FORMER BTCL MD TO HEAD LIQUID TELEKOM
Paul Taylor (Pic: Press Photo) • Liquid Telecom recruits from BoFiNet, BTCL • Brings competitive data prices • Brings in top Telecoms Engineers from UK, Nigeria • Local operators may lose market share...
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CHOBE ACQUIRES DINAKA SAFARIS
The country’s second largest eco-tourism outfit, Chobe Holding Limited, through its subsidiary Ker & Downey Botswana is negotiating the takeover of Dinaka Safaris in order to boost the company’s...
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NEW MINING POLICY FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Jwaneng mine, Botswana. The Deputy Director of the Business Office at the Diamond Hub Diana Moabe, speaking at the Botswana Resource Sector Conference on June 13, advised attendees that the Diamond Hub...
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REDUCED GOVERNMENT SPENDING HAUNTS BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
According to the March 2017 Bank of Botswana Business Expectations Survey (BES), slow growth in both government spending and a constrained domestic demand, have continued to haunt business confidence....
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