Chinese government officials have hinted that oil companies from the Asian country could purchase more African oil downstream operations, this follows China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation’s (Sinopec) purchase last month of a controlling stake in Chevron’s southern African subsidiary, Caltex.

Sinopec paid $900m for Chevron equity in the Chevron South Africa (CSA) refinery in Cape Town, oil storage facilities, a lubricants factory in Durban and the Caltex service station distribution network across South Africa and Botswan...

Africa CEO Forum will look at revitalising investment flows into the continent and comes at a time when commodity prices are showing signs of recovery

About 20 South African CEOs are expected to attend the Africa CEO Forum, which, is taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, later in March.

The fifth edition of the forum is due to focus on international investments in Africa. It is running from March 20–21.

The forum will look at revitalising investment flows into Africa and comes when commodity prices are showing s...

Gaborone – Opposition groups have reportedly come together to form a coalition to challenge President Ian Khama’s Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in 2019 elections. The BDP has been in power since 1966.

According to eNCA, four parties – the Botswana National Front, the Botswana Movement for Democracy, the Botswana Congress Party, and the Botswana People’s Party – came together as “a response to a plea by the people for the opposition to stop splitting votes and work together”....

Hollard Insurance operations in Botswana include Hollard Insurance Botswana, a short-term insurance company and Hollard Life Insurance Botswana, a life assurance company.

The Regent Botswana Group comprises of Regent Life Botswana, a life assurance company, and Regent Insurance Botswana, a short-term insurance company.

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Chief Executive Officer of Botswana Innovation Hub (BIH), Alan Boshwaen, believes that the 5th edition of the IPA awards which brought together innovators from across Africa at the Gaborone International Convention Centre last year, was an eye opener for local innovators.

While he...

This was said by Botswana Tourism Organization (BTO)’s tourism development manager, Ms Bigani Sethume on December 30 in Maun.

She said this development would improve the local economy as hotels received high numbers of bookings. Tourists also spend their money on local products, a move that improves the local people’s lives, Ms Sethume said in an interview.