# Botswana het ‘n beleggingsooreenkoms van 211-miljard-rand met Katar se Al Mansour Holdings gesluit om dringende nasionale uitdagings die hoof te bied. President Duma Boko sê die vennootskap met die Botswana Ontwikkelingskorporasie is gemik op infrastruktuur, energie, mynbou, diamantverwerking, landbou, toerisme, kuberveiligheid en verdediging. Botswana het terugslae ondervind as gevolg van ‘n afswaai in die […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Staatsdiens en Administrasie is bekommerd oor berigte van ernstige onreëlmatighede by die Agentskap vir die Administrasie van Staatspensioene. Dit volg na die skorsing van ‘n senior finansiële bestuurder wat geweier het om twyfelagtige betalings van meer as 21-miljoen-rand goed te keur. Bewerings van ‘n spookkontrak ter waarde van byna een-miljard-rand […]
# Die voorsitter van die Nasionale Loterykommissie, Barney Pityana, het bedank, twee jaar voor die voltooiing van sy vyfjaartermyn. Hy het die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, skriftelik in kennis gestel, maar sy redes bly onduidelik. Pityana, wat in 2022 na ‘n betwiste proses aangestel is, het die skandaal-geteisterde Alfred Nevhutanda opgevolg. […]
# Botswana has secured a 211-billion-rand investment deal with Qatar’s Al Mansour Holdings to tackle urgent national challenges. President Duma Boko announced that the signed partnership with the Botswana Development Corporation target infrastructure, energy, mining, diamond refinement, agriculture, tourism, cybersecurity, and defence. Botswana has been facing setbacks due to a diamond market downturn. Boko says […]
# Kenners waarsku teen ‘n toenemende finansiële risiko nadat ‘n 2025 Old Mutual Spaar- en Beleggingsmonitor onthul het dat meer vroue dobbel om hul inkomste aan te vul. Die opname het bevind dat 46-persent van werkende vroue dobbel, met 52-persent wat dit doen vir ekstra inkomste. Baie vroue, veral enkelmoeders, gaan gebuk onder finansiële druk. […]
# Parliament Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration has expressed concern over reports of serious irregularities at the Government Pensions Administration Agency. This follows the suspension of a senior financial manager who refused to approve questionable payments of over 21-million-rand. Allegations also surfaced of a ghost contract worth nearly one-billion-rand. The committee has requested […]
# National Lotteries Commission chairperson Barney Pityana has resigned, two years before completing his five-year term. He informed Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau in writing, but his reasons remain unclear. Appointed in 2022 after a disputed process, Pityana succeeded scandal-hit Alfred Nevhutanda. Working with Commissioner Jodi Scholtz and a new board, he introduced […]
# Experts warn of growing financial risks as a 2025 Old Mutual Savings and Investment Monitor reveals more women are gambling to supplement income. The survey found 46-percent of working women engage in gambling, with 52-percent doing so for extra income. Many, especially single mothers, face debt and financial strain. Old Mutual Head of Knowledge […]
# Former President Jacob Zuma has urged the introduction of a single African currency to strengthen continental trade. Speaking at the University of Professional Studies in Accra, Ghana, Zuma argued that reliance on the US dollar hinders intra-African commerce. He said a unified currency could lower transaction costs, simplify trade, and promote economic unity. While […]
