Author: Staff Writer

Botswana’s telecom regulator, Botswana Communication Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), recently enforced stricter Know Your Customer (KYC) rules requiring all SIM cards to be registered. Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC), which has about 18% of users in the country, said this has had an impact on its customers.  What we have seen as BTC is that

The profit of the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) made between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, is respectable. But a growing pile of unpaid bills has increased.

One of the key questions about the financial performance of the Botswana Telecommunication Corporation (BTC) is that revenue — the money it earns from customers — has not grown as quickly as all its investment spending. At the end of…

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) is rethinking its data centre. What started as a way to run its own systems is now making money because of new laws and more need to store data locally. Acting CEO Boitumelo Paya said the data centre brought in about P20 million for shareholders.  If

Investing on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) is a bit like going shopping. There are many good things on the shelves, but more and more people are…

Gold is like the lifeboat on the Titanic. When the financial ship faces storms like wars, inflation, or uncertainty, central banks turn to gold to stay…

Platinum is becoming harder to find, and its value is rising. Normally, when something is scarce, the price goes up, and producers respond by making more.…

What if you could lend money to a company or government like a bank and still be able to sell that loan later? You’re not buying…

FNBB is like that farmer who grows both maize and keeps goats. If the rains fail and the maize struggles, the goats are expected to still…

Botswana’s diamond money is drying up, and that’s putting pressure on the government’s budget. Most people with bank loans rely on government salaries to pay them…