Author: Fantastic Moments

16 August 2022 – In line with Letshego’s purpose to improve lives, the pan-African inclusive finance Group is now launching its latest flagship product, Affordable Housing. The product is available to customers in Namibia and Botswana, with rollout plans to the Group’s remaining pan-African countries. Citizens across Africa, and many global emerging markets, struggle to access housing for several reasons, including lack of affordability, stringent qualifying credit criteria, restrictions in the location of houses available for financing, as well as rapidly escalating house prices spurred by rising inflation as well as the lack available land allocated to small to medium…

The University of Botswana Foundation (UBF) will on September 9, 2022, host its Annual Fundraising Gala Dinner which will be held at the Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC). The gala dinner is an annual event which is now on its 20th year and remains a tool through which the UB Foundation raises funds to sponsor graduate students who enrol for Master’s degree programs thereby contributing to the overall mission of the University to be a research-intensive institution. This year, the gala dinner coincides with the UB 40th anniversary where the institution celebrates academic excellence and imparting knowledge to the society…

The Dr Thulani Ngwenya Foundation (DTNF), which is set to be officially unveiled next month (10 September 2022) at the eMnotweni Arena in the Mbombela Municipality, Mpumalanga and brings a series of events to celebrate the icon that is Thulani Ngwenya. The DTNF is Dr Ngwenya’s new mission in life and will be using the vehicle to give back to the community – and in the process, emphasize and elevate the importance and culture of Medicine and Sports. “The aim of the DTNF is to become the vessel of change in transforming ordinary lives of young African children into becoming…

Botswana will be seeking to build on their quarterfinal showing at the recent women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco when they return again to the regional stage, where they were HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship finalists in 2020. They made it through to the decider two years ago from a three-team first round pool with a pair of 1-0 wins over Tanzania and Zimbabwe, before edging Zambia in a close semifinal. That set up a final against South Africa, but it was the home side who triumphed 2-1 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. It was still The Mares’ best…

Standard Bank Group has partnered with Seriti Resources Holdings (Seriti) to successfully reach financial close on its acquisition of wind-powered renewable energy company, Windlab Africa. Seriti acquired the company through its recently established subsidiary, Seriti Green – a new renewable energy player in South Africa. Seriti is a major coal supplier in South Africa, contributing 46% of Eskom’s coal production. With its entry into renewables, through the formation of Seriti Green and the acquisition of Windlab Africa, Seriti is diversifying its energy portfolio, lowering its carbon footprint, and supporting South Africa’s just transition to a lower carbon future. Standard Bank…

This year, Mandela Day fell the day before the start of the first Nedbank Tour de Tuli in three years. In the spirit of creating a better tomorrow for our future leaders, the Nedbank Tour de Tuli celebrated Madiba’s vision to connect Africa through the spirit of Ubuntu as a precursor to the event. Mapungubwe is the start and end point of this year’s Nedbank Tour de Tuli – and now, thanks to the generosity of sponsors, it can be the start of an educational journey, too. Day 1 of the Tour de Tuli officially kicked off from Mapungubwe and cyclists headed off crossing over rivers from South Africa into Zimbabwe.…