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CEDA Extends CEO Thamane’s Contract
Five-year extension Played a critical role on the country’s economy GAZETTE REPORTER Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Thabo Thamane’s contract has been renewed with a five-year …

Btc’s Effortless Network Connectivity Vital In Growing Smes Locally
MPHO MATSHEDISO Botswana Telecommunications Company (BTC)’s access in hostile terrains has made it easy for small medium micro businesses (SMES) to prosper. This was seen as unthinkable by mainstream mobile …

Steady Demand of De Beers Rough Diamonds Persists
Ninth sales cycle of 2020 amounted to $450 million But De Beers’ worldwide rough production decreased by 4% Botswana production down by 15% GAZETTE REPORTER Constant demand for rough diamonds …

LLR Industrial Sector Stands Firm Against COVID-19 Storm
GAZETTE REPORTER While many sectors have been hit hard by the ripple effects of COVID-19, the industrial sector under of the property industry has a positive story to tell. According …

BHC’s ‘Locked Down’ Projects Lead To Profit Slump
GAZETTE REPORTER Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC) experienced a decline in profitability on the back of low margins from sales of its stock in areas further away from its main markets …

Steady Performance By Lucara In Q3 2020
Company discovers 998 carat diamond at Karowe Mine GAZETTE REPORTER A solid 998-carat high white clivage diamond has been recovered by Vancouver-based miner, Lucara Diamond Corporation, from its 100 percent …

Botswana Diamonds Acquires Sekaka Diamonds
The acquisition comes with a richly endowed kimberlite in the Kgalagadi Desert that Sekaka recently discovered GAZETTE REPORTER Botswana Diamonds PLC have added to their list of projects after acquiring …

Choppies Value Shoots Up On JSE After Two-Year Hiatus
Meteoric rise left competitors way behind GAZETTE REPORTER Just after shares in Botswana’s discount supermarket chain Choppies resumed trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Friday last week at …

Lucara Strikes Another Deal With Louis Vuitton
This time for the cutting and polishing of the ‘Sethunya’ gemstone Personalized high jeweller experience the ultimate aim for well heeled customers GAZETTE REPORTER Canadian precious stone miner Lucara …

Business Expectation Low Amid Covid-19 Woes
But BoB survey shows firms are optimistic about recovery next year GAZETTE REPORTER Local firms are pessimistic about economic activity and expect banks to be stingy with credit and the …

BTC Prompted the Highest Investor Appetite – BSE
Leading telco’s IPO the most over-subscribed ever BTC enhanced synergies across the economy The CEO of the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE), Thapelo Tsheole, has described Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) as …

Botswana-India Trade Valued At $1 Billion
Indian High Commissioner says some Indian companies have their only offices in Africa in Gaborone GAZETTE REPORTER The Indian High Commissioner to Botswana, Dr Rajesh Ranjan, says bilateral trade between …