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Absa Bank Botswana

Absa Bank Botswana — financial services provider offering custody services, digital payments, and business financing partnerships in Botswana.

2026-05-062026-09-02

In coverage

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  1. September 2026
  2. Mmegi

    The bank reported pretax profits of P1.9 billion in the year ended June 2025.Absa Bank Botswana, meanwhile, which is the country’s second largest bank, expects its pretax profits for the half year to June to increase by as much as P82 million.

    Bank profits return to winning ways
  3. August 2026
  4. Weekend Post

    Absa Bank Botswana has officially renewed its commitment as the title sponsor of the Dithubaruba Cultural Festival, pledging a substantial amount of P1.5 million to be invested over the next three years.

    Dithubaruba Gets P1.5 Million Absa Boost
  5. The Botswana Gazette

    The event follows the Absa Summer Kids Marathon…

    Kids Independence Run Set to Ignite Gaborone
  6. Weekend Post

    In a newly announced partnership, Khoemacau Copper Mining and Absa Bank Botswana have joined forces to do just that, promising a lifeline to local entrepreneurs who have long been sidelined from the mining sector’s wealth.

    Khoemacau, Absa Bank partner to empower citizen-owned SMEs
  7. Weekend Post

    One of the platforms at the heart of this transformation is Absa Bank Botswana’s MobiTap, a mobile payment solution that is reshaping how merchants and customers interact in an increasingly digital economy.

    How Absa MobiTap is securing the future of digital payments
  8. July 2026
  9. Weekend Post

    The appeal was brought by Pro-Serve, Absa Bank Botswana and Unik Construction Engineering after the High Court granted Tau Grading an interim order in November 2025.

    Appeal Court hands Pro-Serve major contract victory
  10. Mmegi

    Today he counts brands such as Huawei and Absa amongst those he has partnered with.

    The TikTok motshelo takes over
  11. May 2026
  12. Mmegi

    Absa Bank Botswana Managing Director, Keabetswe Pheko‑Moshagane, explained that the introduction of custody services comes at a time when market participants are placing greater emphasis on robustness, transparency and operational resilience.

    Absa’s custody services to provide secure assets admin

Yesterday

  1. First National Bank and Absa Bank expect profit increases

    First National Bank Botswana expects pretax profits for the full year ended June 2026 to rise by as much as P235 million, building on P1.9 billion in the prior year. Absa Bank Botswana expects pretax profits for the half year to June to increase by as much as P82 million from P412 million in the prior period.

    23 hours ago · Mmegi

Monday 24 August

  1. Absa commits P1.5 million over three years to Dithubaruba festival

    Absa Bank Botswana has renewed its sponsorship of the Dithubaruba Cultural Festival with a P1.5 million pledge over three years (P500,000 annually), with funds to support festival growth and community initiatives including financial inclusion, entrepreneurship, and women in business programs.

    24 August 2026 · Weekend Post

Wednesday 19 August

  1. Kids Independence Run scheduled for September in Gaborone

    Preparations are underway for the 2026 Independence Kids Run, scheduled for September 26 in Gaborone's central business district as Botswana celebrates its 60th Independence Anniversary.

    19 August 2026 · The Botswana Gazette

Wednesday 12 August

  1. Absa and Yellow Light Taxi Association expand digital payments

    Absa and the Yellow Light Taxi Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding to introduce digital payment solutions for taxi operators, aiming to help them build financial records and access business funding.

    12 August 2026 · Mmegi

Thursday 6 August

  1. Khoemacau and Absa Bank partner to support citizen-owned SMEs

    Khoemacau Copper Mine and Absa Bank Botswana have partnered to empower citizen-owned small and medium-sized enterprises, targeting the SME sector which constitutes about 40 percent of Botswana's economy as part of the government's citizen economic empowerment agenda.

    6 August 2026 · Weekend Post

Tuesday 4 August

  1. Khoemacau and Absa partner to support SME growth

    Khoemacau and Absa have formalised a partnership through a Memorandum of Agreement to combine their enterprise development commitments and deliver targeted support to citizen-owned enterprises in the mining value chain, offering financial solutions, business development support, and capacity-building initiatives.

    4 August 2026 · Mmegi

Monday 3 August

  1. Absa MobiTap mobile payment solution transforms digital economy

    Absa Bank Botswana's MobiTap is a mobile payment platform enabling businesses to accept payments directly on smartphones, targeting financial inclusion and small and medium-sized enterprises. The platform uses industry-standard security controls including contactless payments with PIN verification and EMV compliance to protect transactions.

    3 August 2026 · Weekend Post

Friday 31 July

  1. Court of Appeal overturns High Court freeze on Pro-Serve funds

    The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court order that had frozen funds linked to the Modipane-Mabalane Road project and restricted Pro-Serve from managing aspects of the contract, ruling that Tau Grading & Building Construction failed to satisfy legal requirements for an anti-dissipation order. The dispute arose after Pro-Serve terminated its agreement with Tau Grading on the government-backed road project.

    31 July 2026 · Weekend Post

Friday 24 July

  1. Young Motswana builds TikTok following, seals brand endorsements

    Wayde Gabotlale, known as Waydacayn, has amassed 112,300 followers and 5.7 million likes on TikTok in just over two years, becoming among a niche of top Batswana players on the platform. According to the article, Gen Z Batswana on TikTok are disproving cynicism about local support for entrepreneurship by seeking each other out and boosting each other's profiles and businesses.

    24 July 2026 · Mmegi

Wednesday 6 May

  1. Absa Bank Botswana launches custody services for institutional investors

    Absa Bank Botswana has launched custody services offering secure, efficient and compliant solutions for safekeeping and administration of assets. The services are designed to address the needs of pension funds, asset managers, insurers, fund managers, trustees, SACCOs and other institutional investors as Botswana's capital markets mature.

    6 May 2026 · Mmegi

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