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STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA LAUNCHES BLUE ROOTS

Stanbic Bank Botswana has launched Blue Roots, a sustainability initiative that will see 5,000 trees planted across Botswana in 2026, kicking off a three-year rollout aligned to the Bank’s Kgolo strategy. The launch, held at…

BDC, Debswana team up to accelerate economic diversification

Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) and Debswana Diamond Company have formalised a strategic partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating industrialisation, economic diversification, and long-term resilience of…

LLR Acting Chief Executive Officer Rorisang Modikana

Letlole La Rona records 7% revenue growth

Letlole La Rona Limited  has announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2025, delivering 7% revenue growth and sustained occupancy of 97%, reflecting continued stability across its…

STANBIC BANK BOTSWANA WINS BOTSWANA’S BEST INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE BANK 

Stanbic Bank Botswana has been awarded Botswana’s Best International Private Bank at the prestigious Euromoney Global Private Banking Awards 2026, held on 19 March 2026 at the Peninsula London Hotel. This accolade reaffirms the Bank’s leadership in…

Orange launches the 16th edition of the Orange Social Ventures Prize

Thursday 26 March 2026 marks the official launch of the highly anticipated 16th edition of the Orange Ventures Prize in Middle East and Africa (OSVP), a flagship initiative dedicated to promoting high-impact entrepreneurial innovation.…

Standard Chartered PLC looking at exiting Botswana altogether

Standard Chartered Bank may leave Botswana after the majority shareholder says it is now considering selling the local operations. In an update on the Botswana Stock Exchange, the bank stated the majority…

Govt moves to gazette the national SMME definition

The Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship Botswana and Entrepreneurship in collaboration with the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA), has initiated a formal process to gazette a standardized, legally binding national definition of Small,…