Author: Fantastic Moments

Stanbic Bank Botswana was announced as a 2021/2022 Winner of the Botswana Service Excellence Awards (BSEA) for Customer Service Excellence in the Banking sector by the Chartered Institute of Customer Management (CICM). The awards celebration was held on the 20th of October in Gaborone and serves as an affirmation of Stanbic Bank’s continuous dedication towards enhancing customer experience and satisfaction, in line with the Bank’s strategy. Acknowledging the award, Stanbic Bank Head of Consumer and High Net Worth Clients, Portia Motshegare, said, “We are humbled by our customers’ feedback, their trust in us and support for us. They are indeed…

Botswana has been given the opportunity by World Athletics, to host the first Botswana Golden Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold, event on the 29th of April 2023, at the National Stadium in Gaborone. This is an annual event and World Athletics has given Botswana the rights to host this prestigious event for the next 3 years (2023 to 2025). World Athletics is the world governing body for the sport of athletics, recognised as such by the International Olympic Committee, and has the exclusive right to organise and/or sanction international athletics competitions, including the events of the World…

Local gym and fitness apparel, DKM Athleisure has found its footing in an international brands dominated space of the gym and fitness rooms. The apparel, the brain child idea of a young Motswana Thato Motladiile (35) started its retail business in 2016. However it was in 2021 when it started receiving high volumes of requests among its audiences. Among the influential fitness fanatics donning the apparel include Fitness Candy, Glory Rankgomo, Kelebogile Megano, Bonolo Nollie and Daniel Moeng. Motladiile says they focus on selling men and women’s active wear that is designed to be fashionable but also have high performance.…

The youth of Botswana are more than simply the next generation of leaders and thinkers. They are, in every way, the custodians of our future. This is the sentiment of Stanbic Bank, as it continues to identify avenues to invest in, support and empower youth towards prosperity. “The youth have tremendous abilities and potential, that the bank aims to tap into by co-creating relevant and innovative solutions with them, thereby, purposefully participating in shaping our future leaders to be the best they can be in contributing to the banking sector and the nation as a whole,” said Portia Motshegare, Head…

Botswana are back for the second year running at the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship and will hope to turn their silver medal from last time out into gold. The side were finalists in 2021 in a competition that featured only three teams, defeating Namibia 2-1 to reach the decider. But two losses to Zambia, first in the pool stage (3-1) and then the final (4-0) meant they had to settle for second place. Botswana also appeared in the inaugural COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship in 2019 and made it all the way to the bronze-medal match, where they lost out to…

Stanbic Bank Botswana’s unwavering commitment towards helping advance greater academic excellence continues, most recently partnering with Botswana Examinations Council (BEC) for 13th Annual Excellence Awards held on the 28th of October 2022 in Gaborone. Stanbic Bank sponsored the awards and prizes for the 2021 Top 10 Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education Achievers to the value of P150,000.00. The Awards are a National project that aims to encourage robust performance during National examinations. Top students comprised learners from Mater Spei College, Naledi Senior Secondary School, Moshupa Senior Secondary School, St Joseph College, Shashe River School (2), Letlhakane Senior Secondary School, Selibe Phikwe Senior Secondary School, Madiba Senior Secondary School and Masunga…

In a rare occasion where the reigning Miss World has visited Botswana for its crowning of her representative to Miss World finale, Miss World Karolina Bielawska visited the landlocked Botswana fortnight ago courtesy of her friend and outgoing Miss Botswana Palesa Molefe. The Polish lass hasn’t hidden her excitement as she was charmed by the hospitality that she was given to her stint in Gaborone’s Cresta Hotel stay. Upon her arrival, the world’s pageantry queen was given a warm Botswana hospitality that did not go unnoticed, which also made her comfortable and welcomed. In an interview, Bielawska said, “together with…

The President of Botswana HE Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi has today officially opened the 16th annual Global Expo at Fairgrounds in Gaborone. The weeklong expo has attracted different investors from afar including 200 exhibitors from Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Lesotho, Mozambique, India, Indonesia, Swaziland, Namibia and Kenya. In his remarks, President Dr Masisi said the Global Expo is a testimony to the importance of Botswana’s relations and interaction with the global village. He further said it is an opportunity to nurture and grow the business and socio-economic ties that exist between Botswana and the rest of the world. This year’s…

Okavango Wilderness Safaris and its non-profit, Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Botswana, were proud to facilitate a groundbreaking event at Eretsha Primary School on 14 October 2022, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between CITW and the Okavango Sub-District Council. This exciting programme will see the construction of much-needed school infrastructure to support the growing number of students enrolling at the school, further supporting one of the communities which Okavango Wilderness Safaris is so privileged to work with for decades. The event was graced by the Deputy Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development,…

The story of Agilitee’s founder, Dr Mandla Lamba, the African billionaire who built a $20 billion green technology & AI firm, reads like a tale encapsulating the spirit of defying the odds, self-determination, commitment and unparalleled consistency. It is also a narrative that illustrates how a vision which had its roots in South Africa has transformed into Africa and other parts of the world. In 2003 at the age of 18 he started what was then known as KingPin Records which was a gospel music entertainment company that had 3 recording artists and also did gospel music concerts. This is…