The Lilac Media perception survey is an independently conducted media survey offered by Hotwire PRC. Launched in Botswana in 2009, September 2013 marks the launch of the survey in Tanzania. The Lilac Media Survey focuses on the public’s perception of local media as voted by the public over a specific given period of time. “We have experienced great success with The Lilac Media Survey in Botswana. Locally, it has since grown to involve an awards element, with the inaugural Lilac Media Awards held in Gaborone in July 2012 and the 2013 instalment scheduled for later in the year. This unique…
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St Louis Export Top 40 Under 40, Thursday, 5 September 2013, hosted the third installment of the Crystal Chats series, held at Lansmore Masa Square. The theme of this event was ‘Paving the way for the next 40’, sharing ideas on how we can cultivate the new set of catalysts in our nation. The campaign so far has unearthed talented and inspiring young individuals and the aim of St Louis Export is to continue to reveal the doers of our communities. The Crystal Chats have followed a talk show format where chosen guests will be speaking to the host and…
BIHL Sure! demonstrated their Group company pledge on 6th September 2013 in Lobatse at Itireleng Junior Secondary School by donating P10, 000 worth of books. This was during the school’s annual prize giving ceremony which aims to reward, recognise and motivate students who have excelled in the various areas of school life such as academics and extra-curricular activities. Mr Ben Tobeza, Director of Marketing and Communications gave a keynote speech, highlighting the importance of financial literacy. “It is critical that our children begin to understand the world of finance and insurance from a young age. Consumer education in these matters…
Continental Coal Limited, the South African thermal coal production, development and exploration company, says the South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) has granted a Mining Right in respect of the Company’s De Wittekrans Coal Project. “We are delighted with this development. The granting of the Mining Right for our De Wittekrans Coal Project represents a significant milestone for the project and the Company ahead of taking the project into production over the next 12 months,” Continental’s Chief Executive Officer, Don Turvey said The announcement comes after Continental submitted its application for the New Order Mining Right in 2010. The…
With Batswana increasingly making use of paperless money options such as credit and debit cards, the importance of bank card safety has proven more necessary than ever. Stanbic Bank has recently come out to advise the public on the importance of staying vigilant and alert about one’s spending habits and card transactions to ensure effective money management, taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of their customers. The Bank advised on the need for Batswana to ensure they monitor their banking transactions, be it through the use of a bank card in person at ATMs, POS or online. “There are…
Dangote Industries Limited has signed a loan agreement with a consortium of both local and international banks to the tune of $3.3billion for the purpose of constructing the biggest Petroleum Oil Refinery & Petrochemical/ Fertilizer Plants in Nigeria. The plants, which will cost a total of $9 billion will generate up to 9,500 direct and 25,000 indirect jobs, in addition to reducing current volumes of refined fuel imports by around 50 per cent and effectively stopping the importation of fertilizer. The USD9billion project will be financed by USD3billion equity and USD6billiion loan capital. Wednesday’s signing ceremony commits the first tranche…
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers underway, the pressure is mounting on nations to outdo each other to get to soccer’s most coveted event. The time has come for Botswana and South Africa to claim their place on the world stage as they go head to head during a match this weekend in Durban. The Moses Mabhida Stadium will be filled to capacity as excited fans gather to cheer on their team. Since hosting some of the World Cup games in 2010, the stadium has remained a prominent feature in Durban, and the city will once again be abuzz…
Birdlife Botswana says it will launch a new public campaign called “I want Botswana’s Vultures ALIVE – not DEAD”, in response to increasing vulture poisoning incidences, the latest of which killed an estimated 1,000 vultures. This message will also be a wakeup call to the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism and other anti-poaching agencies to help conservation societies in keeping Botswana’s tourism intact and extend their focus from elephant and rhino poaching to note that poisoning of vultures maybe linked to elephant poaching. The organisation, which is a BirdLife International partner in Botswana & member of the World Conservation…
Botswana has been warned that a lot still has to be done although there has been improvement in the country’s rankings according to Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) for 2013-14. The report showed that the diamond rich nation has moved up five (5) places from the previous year ranking of 79th (out of 144 countries) to 74th out of 148 countries. This places the country in the 4th spot in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and 3rd position in the SADC region, behind Mauritius (45th) and South Africa (53rd). Acting minister of Trade and Industry, Keletso Rakhudu, said although there is something…
NOSA (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of MICROmega Holdings Limited, has received approval status for its Occupational Health and Safety Rep Skills Programme from the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA). The MQA is a statutory body established in terms of the Mine Health and Safety Act No. 29 of 1996 and is a registered Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) for the Mining and Minerals Sector in terms of the Skills development Act No 97 of 1998. The MQA, through its delegated qualification assurance functions must ensure, inter alia, that the Mining and Mineral sector has accredited providers that will maintain the…