Letshego bullish in risk averse climate
Monday, September 13, 2010
At a time when most financial institutions have posted average results characterised by a slowdown in profit growth, Letshego expects its profits for the interim period to be significantly higher than the same period last year, indicative of a strong appetite for short-term loans among the public.
"Letshego would like to inform shareholders that the company expects profit before tax for the six months to July 2010 to be 40 percent higher than in [the] same period last year," reads a trading update from the company.The results will be announced around mid-October.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...