2017

The Base Apartments have come at the right time for the new occupants are looking for a place to rent. These apartments consist of both one and two-bedroom houses which are very secure. Their location is ideal and its termed as a gated community in Extension 38, Broadhurst, Gaborone. The Base Apartments have 330 units which are set up in beautiful gardens and walkways. Another thing is that the landscape...

Bank Gabarone opens a branch in Maun a year after opening the Palapye one. The bank has been previously offering clients unsecured loans through its BG Finance division and wanted to give the people of Mauan a wider range of financial services which would help give them greater access. Maun was selected by Bank Gaborone to increase its retail prospects and to service both the Maun community as well...

For many people the acquisition of a property is difficult, but there are ways in which one can get to own property without acquiring a mortgage. According to Sethebe Manake, CEO and founder of Vantage Properties, an advisory company specialising on property investment, one needs not to go to the bank to own a piece of property. You can just buy shares on listed property companies which will virtually...

BR Properties, a subsidiary of Botswana Railways (BR), has indicated that a brand new mall is going to be built in Francistown. Back in 2016, BR Properties announced that the company was looking for a partner in order to build the mall. “Companies that are interested in partnering (with) BR Properties for the construction of the mall will submit their final proposals in December. We will assess...

According to the latest "Doing Business 2018" report by the World Bank, Botswana is ranked 11 spots down (81 position) compared to the 2017 report in terms of ease of doing business in the country. We will go through the different reasons below. However, it still remains one of the best countries in Africa to do business in, as the only countries above in the ranking are Kenya (80), Morocco (69), Rwanda...

House of Rue, located in Broadhurst Industrial, Gaborone, is a company that manufactures good quality window treatments and interior accessories.  This includes curtains, roman blinds, scatter cushions, throws and upholstery. The company is also offering customized products to suit the needs of the client. The owner of House of Rue, Runyararo 'Rue' Moitlhobogi, wants her products to be chic and...

The new expansion strategy of Marriott International Inc. plans to launch hotels in Botswana as parent company of African hotel chain Protea Hotels.   The brand is expecting to have more than 200 hotels with 37,000 guestrooms open by 2022. When talking about Botswana, Alex Kyriakidis, President and Managing Director, Middle East and Africa for Marriott International, told that it was "a young nation...

AVANI Gaborone Resort & Casino is now reopened after an extensive renovation following an investment of $7.5 million by Minor Hotels, its parent company. Located in Gaborone, on Chuma Drive, the AVANI Gaborone Resort & Casino and its 156 guest rooms have been renovated, in order to introduce AVANI's signature design hallmarks. A new contemporary and technological design made for a modern,...

According to AfricaPropertyNews and Craig Hean, the managing director for Sub-Saharan Africa at JLL South Africa, “Sub-Saharan Africa continues to make advances in real estate transparency, but progress has been patchy with limited development in regulatory and legal reforms and enforcement.” That's exactly the goal of our company, African Property Group, where we want to bring more transparency to...

After five months of activity and 25,000 fans on Facebook, TswanaHome has launched its brand new app for real estate in Botswana. Now it is even easier to sell, rent and buy properties in Botswana. From their smartphones, people can look for flats, houses, farms, lands, plots, apartments and even more. The app is available on the Google Play Store and has all the features of TswanaHome.com on computer,...