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Maverick Kabelo speaking at a lectern at the Business and Leadership Expo 2026.Business & Finance

The 5 questions marketers skip before plugging in AI

At the Business and Leadership Expo in Gaborone, Maverick Kabelo asked a room of marketers a question about their AI tools that most of them had never put to themselves.

Caron Moloi20 Oct 20264 min read
Five officials in suits and dresses ring small bells in front of a Botswana Stock Exchange backdrop and a trading screenBusiness & Finance

BSB successfully lists bond on Botswana Stock Exchange

Botswana Savings Bank (BSB), an indigenous institution wholly owned by the Government of Botswana, has recently made a historic and significant milestone by successfully listing a bond worth P1…

Maverick Kabelo25 Jan 20231 min read
Precious Gondwe smiles with her hands clasped, in a black and white checked double-breasted jacket against a black backgroundBusiness & Finance

Precious Gondwe: multi-award-winning pan-African lawyer

Inspiring power woman succeeding in the law industry is not defined by her background.

Maverick Kabelo20 Jan 20233 min read
A vintage green typewriter with a sheet of paper reading Copyright ClaimBusiness & Finance

How to copyright protect your creative work

In Botswana, the protection of copyright and neighboring rights is governed by the Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act, 2000.

Maverick Kabelo15 Jan 20232 min read
A man in a black polo with an embroidered red rose and a gold chain looks to the side while seated at a cafe tableBusiness & Finance

Organizing outdoor festivals in Botswana: A cost analysis

According to the owner of Exzozo Entertainment Agency and the organizer of the popular music festival, Pretty Girls Like Good Music, Godwin Kennedy Sebina a.k.a Xotic Exzozo, putting on a successful…

Maverick Kabelo11 Jan 20231 min read
A woman in a white shirt and a bearded man in a grey T-shirt point at the camera, laughing, before a monochrome portraitBusiness & Finance

Learn2Lead: A new mentorship program for emerging corporate leaders

Learn2Lead is a new not-for-profit mentorship program that aims to connect experienced corporate leaders with professionals who have at least 5 years of working experience.

Maverick Kabelo9 Jan 20232 min read
BBS Bank letter dated 22 December 2022 announcing Ms Pedzani Tafa as Managing Director from 4 January 2023, with her portraitBusiness & Finance

Ms. Pedzani Tafa appointed as Managing Director and Executive Director of BBS Bank

On 22nd December 2022, the Board of BBS Bank announced the appointment of Ms.

Maverick Kabelo31 Dec 20221 min read
A glass jar lies on its side on a wooden surface, spilling copper and silver coins towards the cameraBusiness & Finance

How banks make money

Botswana is a landlocked country in southern Africa with a strong economy and a stable currency, the pula.

Maverick Kabelo19 Dec 20222 min read
An empty boardroom with a long wooden table, leather chairs and a ceiling projector beside floor-to-ceiling windowsBusiness & Finance

How to register a company in Botswana

The Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) is the government agency responsible for facilitating the registration of business names and companies in Botswana.

Maverick Kabelo17 Dec 20225 min read
A smiling woman in a grey blazer rests her chin on her hands against a ribbed grey wallBusiness & Finance

How to succeed in the events industry

“I forever find myself providing solutions for various situations.”

Ripfumelo Chavani13 Dec 20224 min read
Modiri MogendeBusiness & Finance

Modiri Mogende: Why we should all think Digital

Modiri Mogende is a highly skilled and accomplished digital marketing expert and entrepreneur based in Gaborone, Botswana.

Maverick Kabelo12 Dec 20222 min read
A young man in glasses and a pink shirt stands in a corridor holding a phoneLiterary Arts

Austin Magaga: Starting Caves Academy on a high note

Affectionately dubbed “Professor Caves” by his students, Austin Magaga is the founder of Caves Academy, a fully registered and accredited training institution.

Raveena Ramnarain7 Nov 20221 min read
Marcia Ramodike smiling in an orange off-the-shoulder dress with long braids and pearl earrings, against a dark wallLiterary Arts

Marcia Ramodike; succeeding in the business industry

“I always told myself that one day I will make it.”

Ripfumelo Chavani1 Oct 20224 min read
A smiling man in a grey blazer lounges in an armchair, wearing a Forbes Under 30 Summit Africa badgeBusiness & Finance

Forbes hand picked delegate

As children, we grow up having dreams of what we want to be when we are older.

Unaswi Bashingi Moalusi17 Aug 20223 min read
Picture of Audrey ChidawanyikaBusiness & Finance

“I AM AFRICAN WILDFIRE!” – Audrey Simbiso Chidawanyika

Women in Africa are applauded for dominating as entrepreneurs as they impact and add a massive contribution to the economic growth of Africa with their booming businesses and companies.

AVO29 Jul 20226 min read

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