It was an ordinary afternoon in Botswana, the kind that makes you forget you are working. My colleagues and I had just finished lunch and were walking back toward our workstation, still laughing about something said over the meal, when a baboon appeared on the path ahead of us. At first it seemed curious, watching us the way wildlife often does when it has grown used to human visitors. Then, without warning, it charged. I...

Gaborone, Botswana — Bank Gaborone (BG) and the Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) aimed at improving access to finance, strengthening entrepreneurship, and supporting the growth and sustainability of Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) in Botswana. The three-year partnership brings together Bank Gaborone’s financial solutions and banking expertise with LEA’s enterprise development, training, mentorship, incubation, and business advisory capabilities. The collaboration is intended to help entrepreneurs become more bankable,...