Gadifele Shashane is the Standard Chartered Millionaire! - Lifestyle - Sunday Standard

One second you could almost hear a pin drop as the attendants lapsed into silence. And then seconds later, they would all burst into uncontrollable chatter and nervous laughter. The finalists had been whittled down to 10 from an initial 538 contestants, who had all entered the Standard Chartered Bank million maker draw launched on the 3rd of October. Customers were required to simply maintain a minimum average balance of P1,000.00 per quarter and earn a chance to win P1,000,000.00. The winner, who resides from Palapye, said she had invested more than P375, 000 in her account. This calls to why she grabbed the whole P1 million. She was overwhelmed, and she ran short of words. All she said was, “God never disappoints.”

Prioritise agriculture - Debswana

Prioritise agriculture - Debswana

Challenges such as how farmers produce more in a semi-arid country like Botswana can be turned into opportunities, Kanaimba noted. "We know and acknowledge ...

Level the playing field, says Botswana's minister of trade and ...

Level the playing field, says Botswana's minister of trade and ...

By Cheryl S. Ntumy (AXcess News) Washington - Agricultural subsidies provided to farmers in developed countries create an unfair advantage, Botswana's ...

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Signs Multi-Million Dollar ...

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Signs Multi-Million Dollar ...

Botswana is experiencing tremendous growth in both the wireless and Internet arenas. According to the Botswana Telecommunications Authority, ...

Food Shortage Worrisome - De Graaf

Food Shortage Worrisome - De Graaf

Launching a collaboration recipe competition by the Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board (BAMB) and Heart Foundation Botswna on Tuesday evening, ...

Hana Mining Appoints Country Advisor in Botswana

Hana Mining Appoints Country Advisor in Botswana

A successful businessman who has founded, directed and managed a number of major Botswana companies in the mining, manufacturing and agricultural sectors, ...

Hana Mining Appoints Country Advisor in Botswana

Hana Mining Appoints Country Advisor in Botswana

Hana Mining Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:HMG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kgosiemang Keith Molosiwa to the position of country advisor in Botswana. ...

De Beers Polishes Its Image

Image by Getty Images via DaylifeDe Beers Polishes Its Image

De Beers's 120-year history is marred by crisis after crisis. They publicity track record is not that great. Currently, the company are in a 50%/50% partnerships with Botswana and Namibia. They are also considering ways of diversifying and seeking for new and emerging businesses. This is typical when your mode of business is shaky or its future is not so stable as they say about diamond being forever.

In 2006, De Beers was alleged to be purchasing dirty diamonds, price-fixing and racism. These are great challenges for any company faced with negative publicity from celebrities like Kanye West's Diamonds From Sierra Leone and movies like Blood Diamond.

De Beers has delt with this by coming up with the Kimberley Process of voluntary certification for rough diamonds to allow trace-back of these valuable gems. This however has not protected the companay from backlashing consumers.

Thus the 45-year old company has come up with a new business model.

BRIEF CASE: WATER UTILITIES CORPORATION

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The Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) has listed two notes on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE). The notes, which are part of the P400 million note ...

Botswana water utility to issue two long-term bonds

Botswana water utility to issue two long-term bonds

Botswana's state-owned Water Utilities Corporation will issue two bonds totaling 400 million pula on the Botswana Stock Exchange on ...

CSD Goes Live Today

CSD Goes Live Today
Brokerages that will participate in the CSD include Motswedi Securities, Capital Securities and Stockbrokers Botswana. Participants will be expected to open ...

Ministry of Trade and Industry - Botswana
Capital Securities, a broking firm with a keen focus on the resource sector ... Standard Chartered, First National Bank Botswana and Barclays Bank were the ...

Marsh Environmental Services launches branch in Botswana

Marsh Environmental Services launches branch in Botswana

Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser, has announced the launch of its Marsh Environmental Services (MES) division in Botswana. ...

Botswana Brand Board Appointed

Botswana Brand Board Appointed
Mmegi - Gaborone, Botswana
By Business Reporter A seven-member Interim Board of Directors has been appointed to speed up the implementation of the Brand Botswana Management ...

Botswana power project costs could top $10 bln-AfDB

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Botswana power project costs could top $10 bln-AfDB

Reuters India - Mumbai, India
CAPE TOWN, June 4 (Reuters) - The African Development Bank said on Wednesday that the cost of Botswana's giant Mmamabula energy project could rise way above ...

CIC Energy warns of further delays to Botswana power project

Image via WikipediaCIC Energy warns of further delays to Botswana power project

Creamer Media's Mining Weekly - Garden View, South Africa
Toronto- and Botswana-listed CIC Energy declined 13,4% on Monday, after the company said that new negotiations with electricity offtakers for its Mmamabula ...

PAN AFRICAN COMMODITIES EXCHANGE LAUNCHED IN BOTSWANA

Image via WikipediaPAN AFRICAN COMMODITIES EXCHANGE LAUNCHED IN BOTSWANA
Tacy - Ramat Gan, Israel
Mompati Merafhe, the Vice President of Botswana, has launched the Multi-Commodities Exchange (MCX) for Africa under the International Financial Services ...

FMB named Capital Bank in Botswana

FMB named Capital Bank in Botswana
Malawi's Daily Times - Malawi
BY HENRY MCHAZIME FIRST Merchant Bank of Malawi (FMB) will be trading as Capital Bank Limited in Botswana, the bank said Thursday. FMB Manager for Business ...

South Africa: Botswana Listing Date for Blue Financial

South Africa: Botswana Listing Date for Blue Financial
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
PAN-African microfinancier Blue Financial Services will dual list on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) next Thursday, joining a league of blue-chip South ...

Oppenheimer: Partnerships with Governments of Resource-Rich ...

Oppenheimer: Partnerships with Governments of Resource-Rich ...
IDEX Online - Israel
He described how Botswana, a landlocked and arid country, in 1967 was ranked the poorest in the world, also the year in which diamonds were first discovered ...

Botswana to Name Preferred Bidder for State Airline Contract

Botswana to Name Preferred Bidder for State Airline Contract
Bloomberg - USA
By Joseph Balise April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Botswana will on May 5 name the preferred bidder for a contract to manage state-owned Air Botswana for three years, ...