Botswana Life plugs financial literacy gap
Friday, September 23, 2016
In an interview with BusinessWeek, Botswana Life CEO, Bilkiss Moorad said they have decided to embark on the initiative after observing that there are gaps in general knowledge and understanding of financial products and services amongst locals.
“We have realised that most people do know how to save and are interested in saving but the main problem is how they use those savings. It matters to us to empower them and contribute by raising the general levels of financial literacy,” Moorad said.
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...