Electronics & Electrical

The group stands for the best service in FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) industry in the country we try to achieve this through the best business practice in the industry and through policies with long term vision on human resources and best value for money for our customers.   VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY Introducing Choppies Group: A unique name in Botswana with Unity In Diversity. A name in FMCG industry with a turnover above 1000 million Pula per year spread over the whole Botswana having more than 41 outlets. Handling more than 45,000 products. Employing a family of 2000 service oriented staff. Offering best quality products and a service with a smile and value for your money.   Our Mission We are the best service provider in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry in the country. We maintain to achieve this through the best business practices in the industry. Our mission is always to be the leader in this industry.   Our Vision To satisfy our customers with value for their money. To have a committed workforce that effectively employs the infrastructure of the organisation for ensuring the best value for money for our customers. To develop a consumer market along with our mission.   Policy & Objectives Ensure the best quality in all products and services to our customers adhering to international quality standards. Establish quality standards and objectives conforming to our mission. Continual development of Human Resources for sustaining the best quality objectives. Continual improvement of Quality standards.   Our History Started with a filling station and a small retail shop in Lobatse, two decades ago: Has spread in to a retail network servicing more than 35% of the FMCG industry in Botswana. We have made our presence intensely felt in Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry within a very short time.   Infrastructure Two centralized warehouses to cover all the outlets. Fleet of over 140 light & heavy commercial vehicles for supply and distribution to all the outlets. Centrally located outlets in all the major townships in Botswana. Dedicated service oriented employees over 2000 in numbers.   Group Structure Manufacturing Packaging Retail Hardware Furniture OK Foods Super Stores Value Stores Organisational structure Board of Directors   Employees   Over 2000 employees. 140 Expatriates professionals. Professionals consist of: Engineers Chartered Accountants Computer Experts MBAs Retail Sector   Products & Services We handle 45000 products. Our supplies are imported from: South Africa Kenya India Thailand Middle East We do cater for more than 400 suppliers Our services are spread over 7 days in a week and more than 14 hours per day   Retail stores (Food)   O K Foods Four franchised stores sized between 2000 and 3000 square meters. One of our OK Foods store is the best retail outlet in Botswana in terms of turnover and the same is the best in the whole OK franchise in Africa.   Choppies Super Store. These stores are measured over 1000 square meters with all service departments like Bakery Butchery and Fruit & Vegetables   Choppies Value stores Value stores are sized between 250 and 500 square meters and offer more basic commodities to the customers. Choppies is the brand we would like to grow through out Botswana.   Hardware & Furniture Hardware There are four hardware and building materials stores that caters for the lower end of the market in different parts of Botswana.   Furniture These are new concept furniture stores which allow cash service to the customers and government sector at a very competitive level and attract medium and low segment of the market.   Manufacturing Cool Ice This is the only industrial ice making plant in Botswana with a capacity of over 15 tons ice per day. Another plant is in Francistown with a production capacity of 10 tons per day and we are shortly opening a new site in Maun with the same production capacity.   Packaging We have a rice packing unit located in lobatse. We are concentrating on brand building, and this plant packing over 270 tones of rice in one month under our brand name "CHOPPIES". Spices, beans and pulsus are also being packaged now.   Market Share Holds more than 35% of market share in Botswana. Over 15% of Botswana market.   Future Plans We are planning to start four more retail outlets before the end of the year. Strong brand building under choppies with house brand of Rice, Canned products, Toilet Rolls, Dish washing liquid, Samp and Maize and Rice. Plans are in place to secure exclusive rights for marketing in Botswana Long Life Milk Biscuits Canned Foods Sweets 

Hazida Limited is Zambia's leading distributer of electronic, communications and household appliances from the leading brands. Stocking genuine Samsung, Motorola, Hitachi, Kenwood, Iridium, Thuraya and other manufacturer's products of the hightest quality. Our product rage includes:LCD TVsPlasma TVsSlim Fit TVsDVD PlayersBlu-Ray PlayersHome Theatre SystemsHi-Fi SystemsMobile PhonesColor Laser PrintersMono Laser PrintersLaser FaxRefrigeratorsWashing MachinesMicrowave OvensAir-ConditionersVacuum CleanersBroadly, our product rabge can be divided into four main categories as follows:Mobile Phones:Ultra EditionSmart PhoneCamera PhoneNon-Camera PhoneAccessoriesAudio & VideoDVD PlayersBlue-Ray PlayersHome Theatre SystemsMP3 PlayersHi-Fi SystemsTelevision LCD TVsPlasma TVsSlim Fit TVsHome AppliancesRefrigeratorsWashing MachinesMicrowave OvensAir-ConditionersVacuum CleanersPrintersColor Multi-FunctionMono Multi-FunctionColor LaserMono LaserLaser FaxVisit one of Hazida showrooms today. Our showrooms are located at Manda Hill Mall, Arcades Centre and Lumumba Road.

The Qcell mobile phone company is the 4th GSM mobile phone service provider to join the likes of Africell, Comium and Gamcel. It was issued a licence on the 14th August, 2008, by the Gambia's department of communication & IT. It is a network operator for multi-media 3G 900 & 2100 Technology mobile telephone services which enables users to gain internet access nationwide using a flash drive and SIM card. There is also a roaming service now they are fully operational. Qcell also sells a range of Nokia and Motorola cellphones.The firm  is owned by a Gambian named Mr. Muhammed Jah who also owns the QuantumNet Group. QCell is The Gambia's only 3G GSM service Provider and thus offers services that until now were not available in this country. QCell's network is nationwide with 3G service available in the Greater Banjul Area, Farafenni and Basse. QCell's customers enjoy the clearest possible voice calls, video calls and 3G/Edge Internet access on their mobiles. In addition, QCell also offers a variety of products including QCell mobiles, USB Data Cards and USB Wireless Routers and Huawei mobile phones at very reasonable prices.QCell has in stock a variety of high quality, branded communications products that range from mobile handsets and plug and play Internet solutions for home or business.Mobile technology is ever changing and there’s something new in the Gambian Internet market. Now, with the QCell USB Data Card, customers can now access the Internet anywhere in the Gambia. The QCell USB Data Card works on both Desktops & laptops and is a plug & play technology.QCELL - 3G USB WIRELESS ROUTERIf you want wireless broadband that you can share, you need aQCell Wireless Router and a QCell USB Data Card.Just plug your QCell USB Data Card into the router and you've got access to the internet that you can share with wi-fi enabled devices such as a PC, Mac or laptop. You can even connect more than one computer at a time, using just one USB.* Compatible with HUAWEI USB Stick/Modem* Support the high-speed gateway* Support Multi-users* Support Wi-Fi speed rate up to 54Mbps* Support RJ45:one LAN portFor our travelling customers, either for business or pleasure, Qcell has designed specially a range of services to allow you to stay connected to your friends, family or business colleagues wherever you are and to use your cell phone uninterrupted. This seamless roaming service offers customers a truly global roaming service abroad as it allows Qcell subscribers to make and receive voice calls, data or have full access to the VAS when travelling outside the Gambia.How it worksWhen you travel to a foreign country, your mobile phone keeps working: you are roaming. You can make & receive mobile phone calls, write text messages (SMS). You are not aware of any changes or differences as you move from one cell base to another. This is because the country you visiting already have an agreement with Qcell allowing you to roam there.Roaming Services You can also use various data services while abroad: sending & receiving multimedia messages, reading & sending emails, using the internet via your handset Besides this, Qcell has a variety of value added services that makes roaming more convenient. Qcell can also enjoy all the benefits of 3G services whilst roaming such as:VisitorsTo other international mobile subscribers visiting the Gambia, first of all, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a warm welcome and a pleasurable stay in The Gambia. Qcell has a variety of services catered just to you to ensure that you have a pleasant stay in The Gambia. Our services allow you to stay connected to your love ones back home as well as business colleagues at your own convenience. You can also use our various voice and data services such as sending & receiving multimedia messages, reading & sending emails, using the internet via your handset.  

Eveready East Africa Ltd. plant based in Nakuru and is one of the largest battery factories in Africa with a capacity of over 200 million pakapower batteries annually and a workforce of about 250 people. This together with one of the best distribution systems in the East Africa and a brand second to none has ensured the company long term success, continued product improvement and a keen desire to understand what the consumer expects and what the competitors are doing has remained the priority areas for our company. EVEREADY's heritage is also tied to employee dedication and team work. Since our beginning we have been affiliated with Eveready Battery Company, USA which has existed for over 110 years. \We are proud of this linkage as it gives a history of firsts for the portable power industry such as: In 1898 Eveready introduced the world's first flashlight, In 1959 Eveready introduced the world's first alkaline battery, In 1992 Eveready introduced the world's first AA size lithium battery.    EVEREADY'S main brands include EVEREADY, Energizer and Schick which are recognized world over for their distinct quality. EVEREADY has an extensive network of associates and distributors whose support for its business in East Africa forms a far-reaching network to ensure that the company meets the power and shaving requirements of people all over East Africa.

Our IT Solutions - both niche and end-to-end solutions address customer business and technology needs at the strategic and operational levels. It offers the end-to-end IT solutions to the customer covering POS, Electronic Articles Surveillance systems offered by Sensormatic and Alpha products, Personalized Loyalty Card solutions through Datacard, online payment terminals via INGENICO. iSMART is integrated with the E-Business suite of Oracle; a team of retail consultant, solution architects and deployers is working rigorously with the aim of giving you the best out of the two worlds. Leveraging our global resources and facilities, we help manage your business-critical operations. We also manage projects on a turnkey basis. Providing IT-Infrastructure Management services, befitting your 24x7 business scene. Uninterrupted IT services is essential and is crucial for a business, which is 24x7 and 365 days a year.The IT-Infrastructure & Service Practice aims at helping customer ensuring In-time, On-time and All-time availability of its IT-Infrastructure, within its budgetary limits and meeting or surpassing its quality expectations coupled with high efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness.CompuLynx strives to its breath and ensures that customer sees value in the service. CompuLynx understands that this is must for customer's business to be flexible, speedy and efficient. To help customers get the Best and most of its investments.CompuLynx not only provides Retail-IT solution but also consultancy services to the customers on their business as well in space, merchandize, workforce management, process re-engineering.To help customers get the best and most of its investments CompuLynx provides wide spectrum of services.Our popular services include: iSmart iRIS KIOSK Anti-theft Solutions for Retail Access control DatacardGroupRETAIL SOLUTIONSHaving CompuLynx Retail services side by you, you can forgo all your worries related to Retail business. You can renovate your business by choosing CompuLynx Retail services and you can metamorphose in your business outlook.Our name stands out for high caliber services as quality and discipline is the benchmarks for a true flagged business process, With CompuLynx Retail services your profits soar high, and thus creating great efficiency in the whole working process at the same time catering to the needs of your valued customers as they are at receiving ends.With our very supreme Retail services you stand apart from other retailers as been aligned to the customers requirement. CompuLynx Ltd (CLL) understands the whole scenario of the world of retailing, it implies understanding the customers needs and requirement and you can cater to them more effectively and fulfilling the very need of the customer which in turn gives you more loyal customers and even a opportunity to acquire new customers.CompuLynx Ltd (CLL) is a one-stop shop providing solutions ranging from grocery, apparel, and consumer electronics to superstore, providing smooth functioning into working of your business process. We give you services to automatize your back-office, supply chain, merchandising and store operations.With our experienced and eminent personnel, time proven process we give you optimum returns in your investments made in softwares, rendering low cost, low risk solution and this is all possible due to our eminent CompuLynx Retail IP group. CompuLynx's Oracle Retail services is delivering business solutions to leading retailers encompassing all functional areasOracle Retail accelerates and delivers innovative solutions streamlines and integrate all aspects of your Retail businesses.and CompuLynx gobally implements Oracle-Retail products.With ISMART interfaced with Oracle gives you wide coverage right from financials, HR and supply chain management. The values derived from it is reduction in cost of operating the stores, reduces the time consumption, makes consumers happy, reduces the cost while planning out for your next store. Providing a business with updated integrated solution and innovative technology in the retailing business.