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Dangote Cement, Nestlé Nigeria and First HoldCo are joining the FTSE frontier index

FTSE Russell named 10 Nigerian stocks newly eligible for its frontier index series, including Dangote Cement, …

Elon Musk tells G20 leaders AI will add $20 to $30 trillion a year to the global economy by the end of 2027

Elon Musk told G20 leaders meeting in North Carolina that artificial intelligence will add between $20 trillio…

Jeff Bezos is hiring Amazon's satellite engineers into Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos chairs Amazon and owns Blue Origin outright. His private space company has hired at least 47 engine…

Lee Su-jin cleaned love hotel rooms at 23 and is worth $1.6 billion at 48

Lee Su-jin scrubbed motel rooms at 23. Today his travel platform Yanolja is worth $6.7 billion and he is worth…

The man who sold Wiz to Google for $32 billion is now backing a scam-fighting startup

Assaf Rappaport, who sold Wiz to Alphabet for $32 billion in March, has invested in Guardio in a round valuing…

Eduardo Saverin was pushed out of Facebook and is now worth $32.4 billion

Bloomberg puts Eduardo Saverin at $32.4 billion, making him Brazil's wealthiest person and Singapore's richest…

Botswana wants Aliko Dangote to build its cement, and its rail line, and more

President Duma Boko told Aliko Dangote in Gaborone that Botswana wants big-ticket projects, and pointed to a T…

Why billionaire-controlled BUA, UBA, and Seplat missed FTSE’s Nigeria re-entry

FTSE Russell restored Nigeria to its Frontier Market Index, but billionaire-led giants like BUA, UBA, and Sepl…

Stanbic Bank Botswana Elevates Local Talent Into Key Leadership Roles

Stanbic Bank Botswana is pleased to announce two key leadership appointments at executive level for the busine…

TSW Turns Up The Heat With Gabz Fm This September

There is always something happening in Botswana. A new spot everyone suddenly knows about. A meal you have to …

TANA: Another Gov't contentious project

The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure will begin trials of the TANA electric bus project in Gaborone as…

Foundation secures medication for retired BDF soldiers

The donation, made by politician Mpho Balopi, is expected to assist retirees who rely on regular medication to…

Billionaire Pierre Castel's family cannot remove the man running its African beer empire

Four branches of the Castel family have publicly distanced themselves from Romy Castel as the fight over Grégo…

Indian billionaire family-linked Savannah Energy strikes gas at a second Nigerian well

Savannah Energy struck gas at a second Nigerian well, but its shares stay suspended over late accounts and net…

Billionaire Johann Rupert's Cartier opens first New Zealand boutique

Cartier has opened its first New Zealand store, on Auckland's Queen Street. It is the eighth in Oceania for th…

Botswana 60th Independence Anniversary Celebration

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Botswana thanks Bangladesh for Molapisi clemency

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Balete ba alosa mophato wa

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Govt seeks alternative funding for

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Dikoloti calls for proactiveness in

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Botswana economy on recovery path

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Prescribed fire burning vital for conservation

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Search team recovers body from

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Northern Ireland-based prodigy Karabo eyes bright future

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Amendments to address gaps in Proceeds and

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MPs unite behind National Research and Innovation

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Ntsima remains BPP member

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Boko Reaffirms Commitment to Rebuild Economy

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Bill Gates has 60% of his $33 billion foundation portfolio in three stocks and none of them are tech companies

Bill Gates, worth more than $100 billion despite decades of donations, has concentrated 60% of his Gates Found…

David Tepper cut Micron by 41%, dumped Sandisk entirely and is now betting against Apple with $242 million in put options

David Tepper's Appaloosa Management cut its Micron stake by 41%, sold its entire Sandisk position and placed a…

South African insurance mogul Antonio Iozzo will sue the state after fraud charges are dropped

Prosecutors withdrew fraud charges against Antonio Iozzo over a R800 million family trust dispute. He now plan…

After a decade without an IPO, Africa’s largest diamond market gets a $155 million bet on its insurance industry

Continental Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. is looking to execute the first initial public offering on the Botswana …

South Africa's Brimstone Investment Corporation lifted dividends 76% despite US aid cuts

Brimstone's cash dividends rose 76.5% to R161.4 million and net asset value 11.7%, even as US health funding c…

Why Africans with $1 billion in shares are missing from the Bloomberg and Forbes rich lists

Forbes and Bloomberg subtract debt, discount illiquid stakes and refuse to count assets they cannot verify. A …