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.”

Business Place receives cash injection as it becomes envy of SADC - Business - Sunday Standard

The original sponsors of The Business Places this week showered the organisation with a series of cheques that amounted to approximately two million Pula. Owner of Motor Centre and board Chairman of The Business Place, Satar Dada pledged P500,000.00. Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) also pledged P500,000.00 for the next three years while also offering training and mentorship to the clientele of the business place. Kgalagadi Breweries Limited, (KBL) contributed P400,000.00 to the development of young local entrepreneurs. Barloworld and Investec, both pledged P300,000.00 a piece. The University of Botswana revealed that the university is able to provide human resource assistance and full commitment to The Business Place from the chancellor.

Botswana Telecom Expands Mobile Network With Ceragon

Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: CRNT), a leading provider of high-capacity wireless backhaul solutions announced that Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) selected their advanced solutions for upgrading its nationwide wireless backbone as well as the backhaul network of its cellular subsidiary beMobile. Ceragon solutions will enable BTC to support rapid subscriber growth and meet its service expansion plans. Equipment orders related to this deployment top $1.5 million.

With Botswana's high mobile phone penetration-rates in Africa, BTC offers voice and data services supported over its mobile network. Ceragon’s FibeAir(R) solutions that support high speed wireless transmission, will enable the BTC to continue to offer its growing customer base high-quality and disturbance free service delivery as part of the Rural Services Improvement and Expansion project that BTC has signed with Botswana Telecommunications Authority. Deployments are already under way and are expected to be completed by the end of 2009.

"In order to succeed in the dense telecom market of Botswana, it was important for us to select a backhaul solution that will ensure high quality service delivery at a competitive price," said a BTC spokesperson.

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