For the 6th year running, Metropolitan Botswana has once again sponsored the very successful Metropolitan Chess Championship in partnership with the Botswana Chess Federation. The Chess Championship kickstarted with qualifiers on the 9th of February and culminated on the 1st of April where the overall winners were announced. Ignatious Njodvo and Boikhutso Mudongo walked away with the top honours for the male and female categories respectively. Said Metropolitan Botswana HR Manager, Ms. Opelo Kwelagobe, “Our longstanding relationship with the Botswana Chess Federation has spanned a period of 6 years. Though not immediately obvious, chess and insurance are very similar; both…
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Generator alleviates electricity infrastructure problems – becoming a business and infrastructure enabler in Africa It’s no secret that remote rural areas experience problems with power supply – often electricity is not available or the power supply takes the form of a diesel- or petrol-driven generator. These options are expensive to purchase and maintain. As part of its drive towards providing Built For Africa products, Samsung announced the development of an alternative that will provide easy power accessibility at an affordable price and that does not require the use of non-renewable resources for its operation. “The Samsung Solar Power Generator forms…
“The private and public sector must come together and focus on long term strategies, infrastructure and initiatives, not just short term goals, to ensure that our industry is ahead of the growth curve” says David Scowsill, the President & CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council. In his closing speech at the 13th WTTC Global Summit in Abu Dhabi, Scowsill explained that, by 2050, there will be 3 billion people enjoying middle class wealth – meaning more middle class consumers, enjoying more travel, creating more jobs and generating more GDP. He said the growth opportunities ahead should be a…
Pangolin Diamonds Corp. said it has retained the services of Aberdeen Gould Capital Markets Ltd., an Exempt Market Dealer (Aberdeen), to lead and arrange a non-brokered private placement offering (the Offering) of up to 4,200,000 units of the company at a price of $0.30 per unit, for gross proceeds of up to $1,260,000. Each unit (a Unit) will consist of one common share of the company and one common share purchase warrant (each a Warrant). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to acquire an additional common share at the price of $0.45 per share for two years from closing. The…
Air Botswana said after a short suspension, the Airline has reinstated with immediate effect services on the Maun – Cape Town and Maun – Kasane routes. The airliner owned 100 % by government of Botswana said at their inception, the two routes were earmarked to be the gateway between premier tourist destinations in Botswana and South Africa. “However these routes were affected by operational problems that Airlines have come to experience. It is after a favorable evaluation and stabilisation of our operations that a decision was made to resume services on these routes,” the airliner revealed. It added that: “Our…
The descent of a team of orange body stocking-clad men and women across both Gaborone, Francistown and Maun have created quite the stir. In true flash mob style, the bizarrely dressed men and women have been spotted seemingly appearing from out of the blue during peak hour traffic at various traffic junctions. The ‘aliens’ as they have come to be called amongst the public, have attracted the attention of travelers and commuters trying to make sense of the spectacle. The public continue to be transfixed by the unusual stunt, with some even trying to draw connections with The Illuminati. They…
GABORONE – Saturday 6th April 2013, saw the first in a series of rooftop festivities branded Summer Soirees, with the first themed instalment being “Picnic in the Sky.” Held on the Lansmore Masa Square rooftop terrace, the event, a partnership between Lansmore Masa Square and Sixpence Management, saw a fusion of food, music, fashion and urban cultural exchange. Said Botho Mogami, Sales and marketing Manager at Lansmore Masa Square, “Lansmore is uniquely positioned, both literally and figuratively, to raise the bar of the service, cuisine and sense of luxury and convenience that Batswana experience. Partnering with Sixpence, then, proved ideal…
GABORONE- What makes someone a catalyst? St Louis Export has launched the first ever 40 Under 40 to recognise Botswana’s changemakers across all industries. Focussing on all changemakers under the age of 40 years, St Louis Export has handpicked 2013 group in consultation with the communities and endorsed by expert panellists. This initiative coined Top 40 Under 40, is the first of its kind from St Louis Export and it hopes to make an impact countrywide. Amakura Erbynn, KBL’s Premium Beer Marketing Manager, explained that launching this inititiative was inevitable. “St Louis Export owes its distinctive premium taste to a…
GABORONE- Friday 5th April 2013 saw the announcement of the launch of the Standard Chartered Bank Botswana (SCBB) The Entrepreneurial Edge: Business Simulation game in Gaborone. The Business simulation is to be extensively tested by the Botswana Accountancy College (BAC) students as a 4 week long competition as of Friday 10th April which represents the first of its kind ever in Botswana. This initiative was instigated with the aim to give participating students the opportunity to gain unique and essential business experience through sophisticated real-time business simulations. For the first time SCBB has collaborated with a tertiary institution, on an…
A-Cap Resources Limited says it has completed its Share Placement (Placement) which raised $3.25 million.The purpose of the placement and the Share Purchase Plan (SPP) which is now open to shareholders, is to raise funds for the ongoing feasibility and development programme at the company’s Letlhakane Uranium Project in Botswana, and to further evaluate the Company’s coal projects. A priority over the next quarter will be value adding work to further define high grade uranium mineralisation at Letlhakane and metallurgical test work aimed at lowering operating costs per pound. Work on the recent coal discoveries will continue as a priority…