Author: Fantastic Moments

8 September 2022 – A momentous step has been taken in unlocking greater academic progress in Botswana’s Northwest District, as Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Botswana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Botswana’s Okavango Sub District Council to build parts of Eretsha Primary School. This comes as part of the “Better School Infrastructure for Better Education” initiative by CITW Botswana. The mandate of CITW Botswana, as the non-profit entity established by Okavango Wilderness Safaris, is bedrocked upon working to facilitate sustainable conservation through leadership development and education of children in Africa. This comes as an unwavering commitment to driving sustainable progress…

CAPE TOWN, 8 September 2022 – Astron Energy, which operates the second largest petroleum retail network in South Africa with over 850 service stations, has unveiled its new-look service stations. The rebrand from Caltex to Astron Energy is the most significant change in the South African liquid fuels industry in three decades. It is also a key milestone in Astron Energy’s ambition of becoming the next biggest fuel brand in South Africa. The first Astron Energy sites to feature the new brand include: Chuenespoort along the R37 in LimpopoKwaMakhuta in Amanzimtoti, KZNNandi in eThekweni, KZNMACS in Brooklyn, Cape Town The entire network of…

Botswana’s 400m track runner, Galefele Moroko has returned to track after a long hiatus due to an acute angle sprain injury that kept her on the sidelines for eight months. She was ruled out of competition after she limped off the track during a training session where later it was confirmed an acute angle sprain and missed all season competitions. She was a worth noting absentee from international competitions held this year including Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Africa Senior Championships amongst others. Nevertheless, excited of her response to treatment and recovery, Moroko has resumed light training and she is on her third week back on track in Maun, her native village under the tutelage of Coach Kebonyemodisa…

The Premium Nickel Resources (PNR) has conceptulized to host an annual cultural and creative (Entrepreneurship, Sports, Arts & Culture) Jamboree, which will be celebrated in the Selebi Phikwe as a Carnival on a three-day filled activities on September 29 – 1 October 2022. The carnival will also marks the official soft launch of PNR’s Tsholofelo Project. According to Shamil Agosi, the PNR Manager – Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), “It will be a memoir for the hopes of socio-economic resuscitation and growth that PNR holds for the entire region and by extension Botswana. The carnival aims to promote and showcase…

In and around 1989-1990, various citizen companies expressed interest in developing a commercial retail centre on the undeveloped piece of land located in the centre of Gaborone which belonged to the Botswana Government and was later to become the CBD. In 1991 – 1992, various citizen companies came together to form the Citizen Investment Group (CIG). It began with five citizen companies and expanded to ten. This group was formed with idea of Batswana pulling together to create a united economic front to ensure that home grown business experience, resources and ingenuity are at the forefront of the development and…

The Confederation of Southerne African Football Association (COSAFA) recently held a workshop aimed at upskilling female media officers from the region and beyond as part of the legacy programme at the 2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship that is being staged in Nelson Mandela Bay. With a paucity of female media officers on the continent at both club and country level, this was a chance to impart knowledge and help in the development of this vital function in Africa. “This is something that has been in the works for many years and we were delighted to be able to host our…

Featuring the Always-On display, the first-ever 48MP camera on iPhone, Crash Detection, Emergency SOS via satellite, and an innovative new way to receive notifications and activities with the Dynamic Island Apple today announced iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, the most advanced Pro lineup ever, featuring the Dynamic Island — a new design that introduces an intuitive way to experience iPhone — and the Always-On display. Powered by A16 Bionic, the fastest chip ever in a smartphone, iPhone 14 Pro introduces a new class of pro camera system, with the first-ever 48MP Main camera on iPhone featuring a quad-pixel sensor,…

Letshego Botswana (a subsidiary of Letshego Holdings Limited) (‘Letshego Group’) has recently partnered with Botswana Life Insurance Limited, to launch their simple and affordable digitised family funeral insurance product, called the “Mosako Funeral Plan.” The policy covers funeral expenses, thereby cushioning policy holders’ families from the typical financial burden associated with providing loved ones with a dignified funeral at the time of bereavement and personal loss. Mosako Funeral Plan is all-inclusive as it also caters for all individuals who do not earn their salaries through the banks, that is; the unbanked. It also caters for contract and part-time workers as…

Local citizen owned corporate governance and corporate secretarial consultancy, Wise Leadership Pty (Ltd) is set to host their inaugural corporate governance conference on the 19th to the 20th of October 2022 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, with a virtual option. Under the theme “Corporate Governance in the 21st Century”, the consultancy has assembled a panel that is composed of industry leaders who will delve into a variety of topics that will help build expertise, connections, and continuous professional development. Endorsed by the Good Governance Academy, a non-profit organisation that collaborates globally to share information on critical business issues as a public good, each…

Chelsea Football Club has today parted company with Head Coach Thomas Tuchel. On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club would like to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during their time with the Club. Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea’s history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here. As the new ownership group reaches 100 days since taking over the Club, and as it continues its hard work to take the club forward, the new owners believe it is the…