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, ...

Mine Employees Cry Foul

Mine Employees Cry Foul

Some employees of the mining company Blasting and Excavating Botswana (B&E) are crying foul as they say management has reneged on their word. ...

Post Strikes Orange Deal

Post Strikes Orange Deal

Orange and Botswana Post have now ventured into this merger and saw it fit to enhance awareness through a promotion which entitles winners to great prizes ...

Capital Resources brings mining giants to Gaborone

Capital Resources brings mining giants to Gaborone

After hosting the first ever Botswana Economic Forum (BEF) last month, Capital Resources is bringing captains of the mining industry to Gaborone for the ...

Fridge Firm Ordered to Pay Ex-Employee P11,730

Fridge Firm Ordered to Pay Ex-Employee P11,730

The Industrial Court has ordered Gaborone Refrigeration (GR) to pay P11,730 to Tapela Kelebetse as his severance benefit for the 129 months he worked for ...

Expert doubts Botswana economic growth

Expert doubts Botswana economic growth

Botswana's economic growth does not seem to have been badly affected by the international slowdown but this may not last, an economist has said. ...

Impact buys remaining 15% stake in Botswana uranium project

Impact buys remaining 15% stake in Botswana uranium project

Australian explorer Impact Minerals has acquired the remaining 15% shareholding in its uranium prospecting licences in Botswana and now owned 100% of the ...

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. ...

Debswana Supports Environment

Image via WikipediaDebswana Supports Environment

Lesedi Primary School Environmental Education Bio-Park was launched by Debswana's Esther Kanaimba on the third of July this year (2008) thus reaffirming Debswana's commitment to supporting initiatives aimed at protecting the environment and natural resources.

According to Modiri Mogirosi of the Association of Environmental Clubs of Botswana (AECB), the bio-park will develop and promote environmental conservation to both students and pupils.

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.

Dikgatlhong progress impressive - assistant minist

Dikgatlhong progress impressive - assistant minist

He told Sinohydro officials to ensure that their company respected Botswana’s labour laws, advising them to ask for assistance from the labour offices ...

Iamgold sees longer life at Botswana mine after switch to owner mining

Image via WikipediaIamgold sees longer life at Botswana mine after switch to owner mining

Canadian gold-miner Iamgold now expects to continue mining its Mupane operation, in Botswana, until the second quarter of 2012, after declining costs meant ...

Botswana Posts Trade Deficit in April as Diamond Exports Drop

Image via WikipediaBotswana Posts Trade Deficit in April as Diamond Exports Drop

The world's biggest diamond producer, recorded a trade deficit in April as diamond exports fell and imports ...

BRIEF CASE: WATER UTILITIES CORPORATION

Image via WikipediaBRIEF CASE

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 ...

Anglo American Botswana

Welcome to the new Anglo American Botswana blog. In this way, users of this blog do not have to sift through all the blogs to find relevant information to the company of their interest. Enjoy

Botswana Energy News

Market nervous about CIC Energy Corp deal

The market made an about turn this week on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: ELC) and Botswana Stock Exchange listed CIC Energy Corp (BSE: CIC Energy). The most nervous investors were in TSX: ELC as evidenced by plummeting share prices since announcement this week that the firm is indefinitely suspending its Mmamabula energy project.

Sharm Offensive

Image by platours_flickr via FlickrSharm Offensive

Ghana, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa enjoy rankings comparable with some of the EU's newer members in a global survey of democratic institutions. ...

Botswana finance minister says growth strong in 07/08

Botswana finance minister says growth strong in 07/08

By Phumza Macanda JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Botswana's economy should grow by more than 6 percent in the year to end-June despite a power shortage, ...

Botswana Threatens to Take Action in Zimbabwe Political Crisis

Botswana Threatens to Take Action in Zimbabwe Political Crisis

By Joseph Balise June 26 (Bloomberg) -- Botswana's President Ian Khama threatened to take action against Zimbabwe if southern African leaders fail to ...

MTN Faces Flak Over Verizon Purchase

MTN Faces Flak Over Verizon Purchase

Verizon provides voice and data services to companies in SA, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Kenya, and MTN will fold those into its own smaller internet ...

SIA wins orders in Botswana

SIA wins orders in Botswana

The contract covers the supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of non-directional beacons (NDBs) at two Botswana airports. ...

Companies Could Do More in Sponsorships

Companies Could Do More in Sponsorships

Corporate social responsibility is gradually becoming part of Botswana's corporate culture. Companies, particularly of local origin, are increasingly ...

Discovery awarded more tenements in Kgalagadi

Discovery awarded more tenements in Kgalagadi

Discovery Metals Limited has doubled its copper-silver tenements in north-western Botswana following its recent acquisition of seven more prospecting ...

Recent issuances in bond market and likely impact

Recent issuances in bond market and likely impact

In Botswana, however, capital market development has not been a great imperative because the government has consistently run budget surpluses. ...

SA, Botswana back energy project

Image via WikipediaSA, Botswana back energy project

London - Botswana and South Africa remain committed to a downsized CIC Energy Mmamabula energy project, Botswana energy minister Ponatshego Kedikilwe said ...

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 ...