DANGOTE LISTING BECOMES TEST OF BOTSWANA’S CAPITAL MARKETS AMBITION
The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) is making an ambitious pitch to position itself as a regional capital-raising hub, and at...
Africa in the eyes of Aliko Dangote
When Aliko Dangote talks about business, he doesn’t talk about profit first. He talks about the doors that were closed...
TRADE WITH OURSELVES FIRST: STANDARD BANK’S ANDREW MASHANDA ON HOW AFRICA CAN DODGE GEOPOLITICAL CROSSFIRE
As US-China-EU tensions reshape global trade, Standard Bank’s Africa Regions head says the continent’s best defence is self-reliance, the...
From Gaborone to Wall Street: BSE opens global markets to local investors
The Botswana Stock Exchange has dual-listed three Satrix funds, giving local investors one-click access to the S&P 500, MSCI...
MASCOM’S STRATEGIC SHIFT: FROM INTERNAL NEED TO MARKET OPPORTUNITY
The Mascom Innovation Centre was initially developed to support Mascom’s own growing technology and operational requirements. That origin is important....
CAPRICORN GROUP’S FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
If the Capricorn Group story is about legitimacy and national ambition, its financial story is about discipline. Johan Maass, Group...
Inside the PSBC – Unions salary negotiations
The Public Service Bargaining Council (PSBC) has scheduled its first ordinary meeting for June 22, 2026, a gathering expected...
Bidders circle Standard Chartered’s pristine Botswana loan book
After 139 years, Standard Chartered Bank began the process of selling its Botswana franchise last year. A sizeable number...
Molema and Phooko serve synergies in style
In live theatre, directors often seek to capture moments through vignettes — frozen frames that heighten the audience’s experience of...
Two Titans, One Throne: The Duel for Control of Botswana’s Public Sector
Those with intimate knowledge of trade unionism affairs can actually tell that bullets from the manual workers union were orchestrated...
