Mascom loses first round of tariff war

The cellular network service provider had dragged the Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA), along with rivals Botswana Telecommunication Corporation Limited, and Orange Botswana (Pty) Ltd, to court to secure an interdict on a March 24, 2017 directive that ordered a reduction in tariffs.

Opposing the application were Dutch Leburu and Kgotso Botlholwe, who argued that the matter was not urgent in that Mascom Wireless had three months (from March to May) to approach the court, but only chose to do so on May 30, a day before the implementation of the directive.