BTCL IPO: Is it a good investment?

BTC IPO launch.PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE
BTC IPO launch.PIC: KAGISO ONKATSWITSE

As has been mentioned in various media platforms that the government of Botswana will be selling 49% of its Botswana Telecommunication Corporation Limited (BTCL) share to the public, through an initial public offering, of which 5 percent has been reserved for BTCL employees.

This implies that the government of Botswana will retain 51% of the shares and therefore become the major shareholder of the BTCL.

Over the past weeks a number of people have asked me the following questions: What is your take with regard to the BTCL selling of shares? Should I buy, Is it a good investment? How much should I invest? Hence the aim of this article is to answer the above mentioned questions. Allow me to start by quoting the following:

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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