BUSINESS

There are nine Trans-African Highways, all under development and enhancements, and the fourth one - Cairo-Gaborone-Cape Town, pass through Botswana and Zambia. At present, the Cape to Cairo trail passes through Botswana, into the Western territory of Zimbabwe, into...

In the centre stage of empowering the citizen in Botswana is the Local Enterprise Authority, that provides Training, Mentorship, Market Access, and Technology Support to Micro and Small enterprises across the country. The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) was...

There comes a time when one must look to their saving in order to navigate themselves through a period of uncertainty, and for Botswana, the time may have arisen to look to savings from the Pula Fund to mitigate damages brought about by the Covid19 Pandemic. Botswana...

The Government of Botswana has established the Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZA) in 2015 to support and manage the development of the 8 SEZs in Botswana, and assist in economic diversification through developing trade and investment in Botswana while providing...

There are six distinct aspects of economic thought in Botswana that an investor or entrepreneur trading in the country must be aware of, all cited in specific factors of an economy in flight – Botswana’s Financial sector, Meat Sector, Technology, Energy, Development,...

In 2015, Wilbert R. Mutoko of the North-West University (South Africa), presented a paper titled ‘The role of small, micro- and medium enterprises in employment creation: The case of the manufacturing sector in Botswana’ at the 2015 7th International Conference on...

Botswana is posed to be one of the biggest exporters of energy in South Africa, supplying not only its local households, but of fifteen other countries; Shumba Energy is at the frontier of this agenda in Botswana. As a rising lion in the Savannah, Shumba Energy is...

The unmistakeable iTowers is a symbol of modernisation and economic development in Botswana. A host to businesses, hotels and government offices, the iTowers speak of the country's ability to rise in all aspects of socioeconomic development with grace. In order for...

According to FAO, the world has 1.468 billion head of cattle, and Botswana has 2.5 million of that herd, and it is estimated to account for less than 2% of Botswana's GDP. On the other hand, Botswana is a cattle country dating back to pre-colonialism, and its...

(Zimbabwe) - In 2013, Zimbabwe's cattle herd was 5 million herd of cattle (FAOstat.org), and a bulk of these have been vaccinated by Milborrow products, HITET being lead. HITET, the tried and tested animal vaccine brand that has kept the Zimbabwean herd for over a...

(Zimbabwe) - Meet Stella Masukume, in the middle of her field of cabbages almost ready for the market. She is a farmer in Nyabira, a farming community just outside Harare on your way to Chinhoyi. She grows vegetables, maize, beans, tobacco and chickens, with ability...