Three years ago, Barclays took a punt of P1.5bn on plucky Botswanan outfit Choppies, who put it all on red, as it were, investing in store openings in Zimbabwe. They were hoping to get their total up to 50 by the end of 2015, a number they missed to the tune of 20 shops, or let’s see, let’s see, 40% of what they’d planned. Nevertheless, they believe they are within sight of their goal of becoming something The Voice of Botswana call “The Full National Player” in Zim.