A few weeks ago I read a story in the Mmegi newspaper of 13 April 2011with the headline “GCC spends millions servicing private land”. My fascination with the article was not about the accusation contained therein, but about the continuing confusion regarding government policy towards provision of infrastructure services to Gaborone north residential [...]
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Boidus Media will host an Executive Seminar on the 20th of May at Masa Centre, Lansmore Hotel. As part of the seminar, there will be a CBD Project Showcase, which will be hosted on the Masa Sqaure and a Wine Tasting social event in the evening on Masa’s Roof top deck. The aim of the [...]
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Boidus Media will host an Executive Seminar on the 20th of May at Masa Centre, Lansmore Hotel. As part of the seminar, there will be a CBD Project Showcase, which will be hosted on the Masa Sqaure and a Wine Tasting social event in the evening on Masa’s Roof top deck. The aim of the [...]
By Boidus Admin This past Friday, a youth recreation facility dubbed the South East football for hope centre was officially opened in Ramotswa. A multipurpose building with an outdoor seminar space and a five-a-side football pitch were constructed on the compound of the existing Youth Centre to create this venue. Various sponsors contributed to this [...]
By Boidus Admin On the 19th of April, Botswana Insurance Company Limited (BIC) will host its first brokers’ forum of the year at the BIC head office – Training room. According to a BIC press release, the objective for the forum is to update brokers on BIC’s overall plans and key department initiatives. BIC also [...]
Date: 05 April 2013 By Admin, Seef are bravely going where others in the industry are still slow to realize as the future. Launching their newly revamped company website, Director at Seef Kim Bekker highlighted how their local website which can be found @ www.seef.co.bw is a fully independent website which is however interlinked with [...]
In this Issue; we feature we explore aspects of Corporate Architecture, through exclusive tours of, BDC’s Fairscape Precinct and FNB’s New HQ in CBD. Also find critical essays on: The relocation of the Office of The President To build or buy a new home-pros and cons Boidus Focus is available from the following stores: Square [...]
By Kibo Ngowi The Engineers Registration Board (ERB) recently hosted a public seminar at the University of Botswana in which visiting engineer Professor Kai Sang Lock made a presentation on the process of establishing a functioning statutory registration system for engineers in Botswana. Lock has been roped in as a technical advisor to the ERB [...]
By Kibo Ngowi The Architects Association of Botswana (AAB) will host an exhibition on the 9th of March aimed at facilitating interaction between construction industry professionals and the public. This was revealed at a press conference hosted by AAB President Vincent Moapare, AAB VP Agreed Maika and AAB Secretary Gorata Kgafela. The exhibition will be [...]
Boidus Focus February edition is in stores today (13 February): In this Issue; we feature special review of the 2013 Budget Speech and its implication on the Construction Industry. We talk to key industry stakeholders , BOCCIM President, TBBA Preseident, e Consult Economist and others. Also find feature on: Exclusive interview with Mr Dziki [...]
By Kibo Ngowi The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed property investment giant PrimeTime has spread its wings beyond the borders of Botswana with the acquisition of two properties in Zambia. PrimeTime has bought two properties from British security firm G4S on a ‘sale and lease back’ contract that will give PrimeTime a 15 percent return [...]
FLOODS AFFECTING THE TOURISM INDUSTRY- WHY INSURANCESHOULDN’T BE TAKEN LIGHTLY The recent floods experienced in Botswana’s Northern region have caused significant damage to certain lodges, resorts and camps, resulting in an unfortunate negative impact for some businesses in the tourism sector. Botswana Insurance Company, which has a large base of clients in the tourism industry, [...]
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- Over P88 mil spent on stadium projects overruns: ...The figures were revealed by the Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology Honourable Johnny Swartz yesterday at the ongoing Parliament session while answering a question posed by the Member of Parliament for Shoshong Honourable Philip Makgalemele. A sum of P33, 901,481.28 was paid for the design and consultancy supervision stages while P54, 420, 104.52 was paid as cost overrun for construction...read full story here #
- Turnstar eyes P480m Tanzanian property: ....The deal will make Turnstar the first company to acquire a property of such value outside Botswana. Motlhabane indicated that once completed the deal would enable them to reach P1 billion market capitalisation at BSE. Currently the company has a market capitalisation of P574 million....via Botswana Guardian #
- Industrial Court building shows signs of structural defects: The Industrial Court building, barely one and a half years old, has structural defects which may render it inhabitable. When the Sunday Standard visited the building, it found that the twin pillars at the entrance to the court had developed gaping cracks at their bases and discovered that someone has been trying to hide what was probably taken for hairline cracks with paint but the cracks are widening. In what may be a costly sub-standard construction work of a building, which cost the government P54 million, employees at the court say the roofing of the building leaks. read full story here: #
- Gaborone – Growing from hard learned lessons: Locals like to think of Gaborone as a small town posing as a big city – Certainly, this metropolis is dwarfed in comparison to many other cities in the region, the likes of Pretoria and Johannesburg. However, it may come as a surprise to many of the residents that this seemingly undersized town has exceeded all initial expectations of its growth potential. In 1964, when the first development plan for the city was drafted, the assumption was that its population would never exceed 15, 000 people. Within six years, the population had mushroomed to 75, ooo and today, it stands at around 300, 000. This seems to be the source of many of Gaborone’s development problems – The city’s potential for growth was underestimated from the outset and subsequent development plans failed to readjust this point of view. Kibo Ngowi #
- The city: Gaborone * Alexander McCall Smith doffs his hat to a 'profoundly comfortable' place. ...The city is a new one. While many southern African cities have a good 100 years under their belt, Gaborone, as a city, really only dates back to the mid-60s. Prior to independence, the country was administered as a protectorate, initially from Mafeking (now Mafikeng), which lies over the border in South Africa. In Botswana itself, there were in those days only a handful of towns, and Gaborone was very tiny... read full essay here #
- Corruption mars BDC multi-million pula project. An independent audit into the operations of a glass manufacturing plant by Botswana Development Corporation in Palapye has unearthed systemic abuse of money by executives at the Government’s investment arm. read full essay. #
- Consultant, govt in messy tussle over National Stadium. The controversy-ridden refurbishment of the National Stadium has hit a new low after a major disagreement between the government and lead consultant, Tectura International. read full essay here #
- P65m defective structure to be occupied by Govt Depts: Government is counting its losses after it paid over P65 million for a Kgale Mews office block later discovered to have serious structural defects that the developer refused to attend to. full story here #
- BTV complex defects threaten structure: Only 10 years since the Mass Media Complex that houses Btv, RB1, RB2, Daily News and Kutlwano offices was built, the mass media complex is showing serious signs of structural defects and poor workmanship, amid fears of a possible collapse of the whole structure. full story here. #
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