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Ronnie Phuthego

Also known as: Mr Phuthego

2026-08-252026-09-11

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  1. September 2026
  2. Weekend Post

    It does not hold the balance sheet. “SPEDU is sitting on a substantial investment pipeline, and our constraint has never been project ideas, it has been catalytic, bankable finance to move projects from concept to construction,” said Ronnie Phuthego, SPEDU’s Caretaker Chief Execu

    A bank, a Gov’t agency, and a post-mining future:
  3. August 2026
  4. Mmegi

    SPEDU Caretaker CEO, Ronnie Phuthego explained the partnership forms part of its continued efforts to establish strategic collaborations that unlock investment opportunities.

    Ticano Group- SPEDU deal unlocks P250m enterprise financing
  5. Daily News Botswana

    For his part, SPEDU Caretaker Chief Executive Officer, Mr Ronnie Phuthego, highlighted challenges facing the manufacturing sector in the SPEDU region, which is home to more than 150 manufacturing companies.

    Partnership to unlock business financing opportunities
Business

FNB and SPEDU partner to finance post-mining Selebi Phikwe projects

The News

First National Bank Botswana and SPEDU have signed a partnership agreement to address financing gaps for industrial investment projects worth between 5.9 billion and 6.8 billion pula in the Selebi Phikwe region, testing whether Botswana's push toward private sector-led economic diversification can succeed.

3 September 2026 · Weekend Post

Thursday 3 September

  1. FNB and SPEDU partner to finance post-mining Selebi Phikwe projects

    First National Bank Botswana and SPEDU have signed a partnership agreement to address financing gaps for industrial investment projects worth between 5.9 billion and 6.8 billion pula in the Selebi Phikwe region, testing whether Botswana's push toward private sector-led economic diversification can succeed.

    3 September 2026 · Weekend Post

Wednesday 26 August

  1. Ticano Group, SPEDU unlock P250m enterprise financing

    Ticano Group and SPEDU have formalised a financing agreement providing up to P250 million in working capital and supply chain financing for eligible businesses, with priority given to citizen-owned, youth-owned, women-owned and disability-owned enterprises in manufacturing, agribusiness, tourism, mining services, logistics, renewable energy and the green economy.

    26 August 2026 · Mmegi

Tuesday 25 August

  1. P250m partnership to improve business financing in SPEDU region

    The Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit and Ticano Group have signed a memorandum of understanding for a P250 million partnership aimed at improving access to working capital and supply chain financing for businesses in the region. The partnership will support citizen-owned, women-owned and disability-owned businesses across sectors including manufacturing, agribusiness, tourism, mining services and the green economy.

    25 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana

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