The second instalment of the annual Lilac Media Awards took place last night, Friday 13th December 2013, in at Peugeot in Gaborone. The big winners of the night for overall prizes were Sunday Standard and Yarona FM respectively. The Guest of Honour, Honourable Vice President Dr. Ponatshego H. Kedikilwe, conferred the awards to winners. The Lilac Media Awards aim to recognise and celebrate Botswana’s media houses, as surveyed in terms of the public’s perception during the period 2012/13. The platform at once works to empower the consumer, as highlighted through the theme for the night, that of revolution and election.…
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Tlou Energy said coring programme will commence early next year as it wrapped up activities for 2013. The company revealed that with all drilling activities successfully completed for the year, Horizontal Pod Drilling Program, the DWD Buffalo Rig was released on Friday 29 November. The rig was moved, cleaned and stacked at the Lesedi Pod laydown staging area. It stated that preparations for the new year’s coring program are underway and are scheduled to commence towards the end of January 2014. “The coring program will be conducted within the Karoo Central CBM prospective fairway, the same fairway in which the…
In what has proven to be largest project taken on by the BIHL Trust, the Gamodubu Child Care Trust on Thursday 12th December 2013 officially accepted the newly completed multipurpose hall courtesy of BIHL. The handover was officiated by Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Botlogile Tshireletso. The P 2, 106, 000.00 development saw construction begin January 2013. Guests in attendance included Kgosi Leboko Keletso; the Village Development Committee; BIHL Group CEO, Mr Gaffar Hassam; BIHL Trust Chairperson, Dr. N.H. Fidzani; Director of Gamodubu Child Care Trust Shirley Madikwe; members of the BIHL and Gamodubu Child Care…
Stanbic Bank Botswana today handed over a fully equipped mobile clinic to the Shakawe community, following the raising of funds through the “Chief Executive Charity Ride” held in June this year. The mobile clinic, to the value of P580,790.00, was handed over by Stanbic Bank Chief Executive, Leina Gabaraane, to Assistant Minister of Health, Honourable Somolekae, at Shakawe Kgotla. The Chief Executive’s Charity Ride saw Leina Gabaraane, 5 members of the Bank’s Management team and 3 professional cyclists cycle 710km from Ghanzi to Gaborone from June 1st to June 5th 2013. The project came as part of a continuing effort…
International queen of neo-soul, Erykah Badu (USA) leads the impressive initial line-up for the commemorative 15th Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF): SOUTH AFRICAN: Jonas Gwangwa; The Soil; Jimmy Nevis; Shane Cooper; Reason; The Muffinz; Ological Studies; Soul Housing Project; Dr Philip Tabane and Malombo. INTERNATIONAL: Erykah Badu(USA); Haitus Kaiyote (AUS); Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet (USA); The Foreign Exchange (USA); Kenny Garrett Quintet (USA); Chris Dave and the Drumhedz (USA); Rakesh Chaurasia & Friends (India); Snarky Puppy (USA); Jaco Maria (Mozambique); Carmen Lundy (USA). South Africa’s largest live music festival, The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) takes place at the…
Puma Energy, the Australia’s largest independent fuel operator has announced the completion of the acquisition of Caltex Australia Ltd’s bitumen business. The Sydney-based bitumen business operates through an agreement with Terminals Pty Ltd who operate a purpose-built Bitumen Terminal in Port Botany, Sydney. The acquisition will complement Puma Energy’s bitumen supply, storage and distribution capacities, following investment already made in Africa, SE Asia and Latin America, and will leverage Puma Energy’s strategic partnership with global commodity trading firm Trafigura. Puma Energy Australia General Manager Ray Taylor said the decision to acquire the bitumen business comes at an important time for…
Paragon Diamonds said the geology consultants AMEC have completed work and a report on the initial geological model for the company’s Lemphane Kimberlite in Lesotho. According to the company, the model is based on the interpretation of some 1,373 metres of drilling on four drill holes to approximately 260 m maximum vertical depth below surface. The program was undertaken in Q1/Q2 of 2013. The report indicates the steep almost vertical nature of the kimberlite/wall rock contact which has positive implications for a significant increase in overall estimated kimberlite tonnage. The original scoping study of February 2013 was based on assumptions…
The countdown to the second annual Lilac Media Awards is underway, with only 4 days left until the anticipated event. The Lilac Media Awards are set for Friday 13th December 2013, and will once more recognize and celebrate Botswana’s media houses, as surveyed in terms of the public’s perception during the period 2012/13. Honourable Vice President, Dr. Ponatshego H. Kedikilwe, is set to attend as guest of honour for the Awards. The Lilac Media Awards, an initiative of Hotwire PRC, celebrates high performers in the categories of radio and print newspapers, each with a number of accolades within the respective…
Pangolin Diamonds Corp. has provided update on the drilling program at its 100% owned Jwaneng South diamond exploration project in Botswana. The company said core drilling at the GK6 geobotanical anomaly has been completed. However, Pangolin revealed that no kimberlite was intersected. “Drilling intersected an igneous intrusion which accounts for the botanical anomaly, the magnetic and gravity profiles as well as the trace element results obtained over the feature. However, it is conclusively not a kimberlite,” it said. It added that drilling team on the project has been relocated to a different geophysical target within the project area and drilling…
On the 5th December, Botswana Insurance Company Limited (BIC) hosted its second Brokers Forum for 2013, at the BIC Head Office in Gaborone. The objective of the first forum was to update brokers on insurance company’s overall plans and key department initiatives. It was also an opportunity for brokers to understand their role in the BIC structure, new business policies and their impact on service delivery. On the other hand, the second forum gave brokers insight into the current industry trends, key areas for growth and potential opportunities as well as business success indicators. A presentation by Nokuthaba Mtunzie, BIC’s…