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THE BUSINESS WEEKLY & REVIEW โ€“A REFINED READ

A business, economic and financial weekly newspaper. The newspaper named The Business Weekly &Review, is a business, economic and financial publication targeting the business executive, entrepreneur as well as a reader with interest in in-depth reporting of major economic, financial and political issues. With a design by one of Botswanaโ€™s foremost des

ign teamsDemographix and contributing photography by award-winning photographer MunirulBhuiyan, the newspaper will feature experts from all major sectors such as Financial Markets, The Mining Industry, Real Estate and Intellectual Property and regional trade. It furthermore will feature analysis and columns by some of Botswanaโ€™s most recognised names. Niche publications such as the entrepreneurship-focused Wealth magazine and architecture/real estate BOIDUS newspaper continue to offer specific readers a consistent product. The reader is spoilt for choice and as a result the reader is becoming more demanding and specific about what he/she wants. Therefore unlike what pop**ar logic would dictate, there has never been a better time to enter a market. The Botswana market offers not just more competition but, for the benefit of the reader, better products and diversified media products. Therefore we at The Business Weekly &Review come into this market to provide a platform for the business community and the serious reader interested in an in-depth treatment of, economic and business, as well as all major stories with implications for the policy direction and governance of the country. The Business Weekly & Review is yet another welcome addition to a vibrant and quality media market in our industry. We will provide quality reading for the discerning reader every Friday morning. The Business Weekly & Review โ€“ A Refined Read

๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐›๐จ๐ ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐“๐จ๐ค๐ฒ๐จ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒLetsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, and their coach Kebonyemodisa ...
23/09/2025

๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐›๐จ๐ ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐“๐จ๐ค๐ฒ๐จ ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ

Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, and their coach Kebonyemodisa Dose Mosimanyane arrived at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport this afternoon to a warm welcome following their remarkable performances at the Tokyo 2025 World Championships.

Another group of Botswana athletes, including Collen Kebinatshipi who won gold in the menโ€™s 400 meters, is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.

๐Ÿ“ธ Gaolathe Rulaganyang

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23/09/2025

๐–๐€๐“๐‚๐‡: ๐“๐จ๐ค๐ฒ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐€๐ข๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐€๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ

Sprint stars Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori and their coach, Kebonyemodisa Mosimanyane, are scheduled to land at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport at 1:10pm.

๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐šBotswanaโ€™s foreign reserves have come under growing pressure, falling to P45 billi...
23/09/2025

๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š

Botswanaโ€™s foreign reserves have come under growing pressure, falling to P45 billion (US$3.2 billion) as of June 30, 2025, down 27.4 percent from P62 billion (US$4.5 billion) a year earlier.

The decline, highlighted in a report by U.S.-based credit rating agency S&P Global, reflects collapsing diamond revenues, deteriorating public finances, and a rapid erosion of foreign exchange reserves. The agency downgraded Botswana from BBB+ with a negative outlook to BBB, maintaining a negative outlook.

For a more detailed read, visit: https://businessweekly.co.bw/news/plunging-reserves-put-pressure-on-p**a

๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ: "๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ฌ" ๐›๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐จ ๐“๐ข๐›๐จ๐ง๐ž. Gaborone, Botswana - 17 September 2025 - The anticipated boo...
23/09/2025

๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐’๐ฎ๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ: "๐‹๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐’๐จ๐ง๐ฌ" ๐›๐ฒ ๐‹๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐จ ๐“๐ข๐›๐จ๐ง๐ž.

Gaborone, Botswana - 17 September 2025 - The anticipated book launch of "Letters to My Sons" by Lilebo Tibone (Botswana) was a resounding success, drawing in an intimate audience at Maru-a-P**a School.

The book has received critical acclaim for its poignant storytelling and thought-provoking themes.

"Letters to My Sons" is now available for purchase online and in local bookstores.

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About the Book as narrated by author.

I have always wanted to be an author from when I was young. So, the book is a realized dream for me. I wrote it because I wanted to create a lasting, tangible record of the lessons, values, and stories I hope my sons carry with them throughout their lives. It's a love letter and a guide, all in one.

Life moves so fast. Kids grow up in a blink. I found that the little moments of wisdom I wanted to share were getting lost in the daily hustle of homework, sports, and chores. I wanted to freeze those thoughts in time. A book doesn't get forgotten in a busy day; it sits on a shelf, waiting for the right moment to be discovered, maybe even when they need it most.

The honest truth is, I won't always be here to give them a hug or advice. This book is my voice, captured on paper, for the big moments I might miss: their wedding day, or a moment of self-doubt. It's my way of being there for them, no matter what and the legacy that I leave behind for them.

Writing the book was as much for me as it was for them. The process of putting my thoughts into words forced me to really think about what I truly believe in. What are my values? What lessons were hardest to learn? It helped me clarify my own philosophy on life and took me on a healing journey.

I wanted to give them something they could hold, something that has weight and presence. Itโ€™s a physical manifestation of my love and investment in their future.

While the letters are addressed to my sons, the themes are universal. I realized that the struggles, hopes, and questions we have as parents are shared by so many. And the journey of growing upโ€”figuring out who you are, dealing with heartbreak, finding purposeโ€”is something everyone goes through. I hoped that by sharing my very personal letters, other parents and children might find something that resonates and that can help them.

I found myself wanting to impart lessons about resilience, kindness, and integrity, but those conversations are hard to have in the moment.

On the surface, it's a very personal project for my boys. But at its heart, it's about the universal desire of every parent caregiver and even teacher to connect with the child and prepare them for the world. I wrote it because I believe the core challenges of becoming a good manโ€”managing emotions, building strong relationships, finding purposeโ€”are topics we often don't talk about enough and very pertinent now in our society with all issues of the boy child. I hope this book can start conversations, not just in my family, but in others as well and in schools so that the message can have a ripple effect.

What to expect from MaP soft launch?

Letters to My Sons will be launched through various ways over the next few months with collaborations from schools, some panels and fun experiences to look out for .

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Looking forward to celebrating "Letters to My Sons" with you!

๐๐Ž๐๐„๐” ๐ซ๐ž๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐†๐‚๐‚ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌโ€œInstead of protecting informal workers during this transition, the Coun...
23/09/2025

๐๐Ž๐๐„๐” ๐ซ๐ž๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐†๐‚๐‚ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

โ€œInstead of protecting informal workers during this transition, the Council is punishing them,โ€ said Sethunya Angela Ruda, BOPEUโ€™s 2nd Deputy President for Gender and Human Rights. โ€œThese evictions, carried out without viable alternatives or inclusive consultations, amount to a direct affront to the values of inclusive development that our nation has pledged to uphold.โ€

Ruda emphasized that the evictions disproportionately affect women, youth, and vulnerable groups who rely on the informal sector for survival. The union stressed that removing traders from their stalls without compensation or alternatives strips women of their livelihoods and undermines family welfare.

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๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐ซ Today 's TOPIC โ— Skills are TRANSFERABLE PICTURE  1 - The Year 2017 Facebook memo...
23/09/2025

๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐ซ

Today 's TOPIC โ— Skills are TRANSFERABLE

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๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž-๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญMonster Energy has re-entered the Botswana market after previously exiting due t...
22/09/2025

๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ ๐‘๐ž-๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ

Monster Energy has re-entered the Botswana market after previously exiting due to legislative restrictions, marking its return to the energy drink sector.

Gavin Hudson, COO of Coca-Cola Beverages Botswana, highlighted the companyโ€™s focus on customer-centric operations at the Product Portfolio Launch event, where the brandโ€™s portfolio was officially unveiled. โ€œOut-of-stocks have been a significant issue, but weโ€™ve implemented measures to improve operational reliability and ease of doing business,โ€ Hudson stated.

The launch featured Monsterโ€™s flagship products, including the global brand Predator, positioned in Africa to compete in the economy energy segment. Predator accounts for up to 10% of volumes in markets such as Kenya and Uganda, reflecting strong and growing demand for energy beverages across the region.

โ€œTodayโ€™s launch underscores the growth potential of the Monster brand and the energy drink category globally,โ€ Hudson commented. โ€œWe encourage stakeholders to engage with the products and experience the brand firsthand.โ€

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๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จEnergy drink giant Monster is relaunching in Botswana this...
22/09/2025

๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐š ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ

Energy drink giant Monster is relaunching in Botswana this evening, unveiling a range of their products through an expanded portfolio launch. The event highlights new flavours and formats as the brand strengthens its presence in the region, offering consumers more choice across its portfolio.

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๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐งGambling Authority Acting CEO, Moruntshi Kemorwale, says the n...
22/09/2025

๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง

Gambling Authority Acting CEO, Moruntshi Kemorwale, says the newly launched Motshameko O Phepa campaign is about instilling fairness across the gaming industry. Speaking in Francistown, he explained that fairness must be observed by license holders, players, and even the regulator itself. โ€œEveryone must play fair, that is the essence of this campaign,โ€ he said.

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๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐Š๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ž๐ง๐ Minister of Sports and Arts, Jacob Kelebeng, says ongoi...
22/09/2025

๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐Š๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ž๐ง๐ 

Minister of Sports and Arts, Jacob Kelebeng, says ongoing discussions with Google could unlock significant opportunities for the countryโ€™s creative sector to monetise their digital content.

โ€œWe have approached Google Africa headquarters in Kenya, and discussions with their US headquarters are planned to fast-track the process,โ€ Kelebeng said at the Creative Industry Summit on Friday.

He noted that Google is taking a regional approach, rolling out content monetisation not for Botswana alone, but for all Southern African countries that have not yet been monetised.
This means Botswana will benefit as part of a broader regional package, giving local creators access to larger audiences and revenue streams alongside their neighbours.

For a more detailed read, visit: https://businessweekly.co.bw/lifestyle/google-talks-show-promise-for-local-content-monetisation-kelebeng

๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ค๐จ ๐Ž ๐๐ก๐ž๐ฉ๐ก๐š ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐งThe Gambling Authority is rolling out its Motsham...
22/09/2025

๐†๐š๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ค๐จ ๐Ž ๐๐ก๐ž๐ฉ๐ก๐š ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง

The Gambling Authority is rolling out its Motshameko O Phepha campaign in Francistown today. The launch begins with a motorcade through the city, culminating in the official ceremony at Cresta Hotel at 15:00. The event will be officiated by the Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship Tiroeaone Ntsima.

๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—”๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—–๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—ข๐—ง๐—ฆ๐—ช๐—”๐—ก๐—” | ๐— ๐—ข๐—ง๐—ฆ๐—›๐—”๐— ๐—˜๐—ž๐—ข ๐—ข ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—” ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—จ๐—ก๐—–๐—›

The initiative is anchored on โ€œa diversified, compliant, and safe gambling industry that promotes economic growth and responsible gambling in Botswana.โ€

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