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PPC Botswana announces new GM

PPC Botswana is proud to announce Tuelo Botlhole as the company’s first Motswana General Manager. Botlhole’s appointment comes after he spent 12 years with the organization in various roles. Tuelo holds an…

Botswana annual GDP growth to hover around 5% by 2018

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the Botswana economic growth will rebound next year on the back of recovery in key commodities. At the conclusion of the 2017 Article IV Consultation…

Botswana bank loans arrears jump sharply to 8.3%

Botswana’s banking sector continues to be hit hard by the sluggish economic performance with increasing signs of stress in the banking system, Econsult Economic Review for the second quarter covering period April…

FSDMoç to sign partnerships agreement with Banco Letshego

The Financial Sector Deepening Mozambique (FSDMoç), a programme funded by DFID-UK Department for International Development, and Banco Letshego will sign a Partnership Agreement, on Thursday July 27th 2017, at the Radisson Blue…

Public Private Partnerships will drive the success of NHI

Since the first Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) conference in 1999, the BHF annual conference has attracted a line-up of local and international speakers who have continued to provide local, regional and…

Orange to strengthen its corporate venture strategy

Orange said it is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, Orange Digital Ventures . As part of this initiative,…

DStv Media Sales fined R180m in price fixing settlement

DStv Media Sales (Pty) Ltd has admitted to price fixing and the fixing of trading conditions in contravention of South Africa’s Competition Act. The admission forms part of a consent agreement concluded…