NBFIRA steers clear of the FirstCred mess
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA), which regulates pawn- shops, insurances and several other, non-bank financial institutions like the...
Wise Leadership to host thought leaders in dialogue around corporate governance in the 21st century
Local citizen owned corporate governance and corporate secretarial consultancy, Wise Leadership Pty (Ltd) is set to host their inaugural corporate...
Court lends Precious Time to FirstCred
Declines application to liquidate the company Places it instead under judicial management 600 jobs hang in the balance The Gaborone...
Court declares FirstCred insolvent
CEO blames former directors and shareholders for maladministration Absolves herself and current management Forensic report findings reported to regulatory authorities...
FirstCred catches the blues
The curse of Dave van Niekerk’s blues A familiar character’s name within the fintech space has cropped up in court...
The Getbucks ‘loot’
Formerly known as GetBucks Botswana, then once a promising micro-lending junior, FirstCred Limited is suffocating and failing to pay back...
Game’s day in court
Game sued for ‘unlawful’ deductions Employees complain against secretive commissions calculation unilaterally imposed on them Game management fail to explain...
New NBFIRA Virtual Assets Act tackles financial crime
Juliana White, Director of Capital Markets at the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority NBFIRA), says the objective of the Act...
New Turnstar board is optimistic about the future
Reveals plans of expansion Turnstar boasts of strong balance sheet Board explores regional investment opportunities The new Board of Directors...
BPOPF: a keen institutional investor with a conscience
In an exclusive interview with The Business Weekly & Review, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Botswana Public Officers...
