Batswana skeptical of Bitcoin
Friday, December 08, 2017
While other Southern African countries such as neighbouring South Africa and Zimbabwe have embraced Bitcoin, in Botswana people still have reservations about this technology.
As Bitcoin has a reputation for being unpredictable, unsafe and volatile, in Zimbabwe it has become a safe haven for many fretting over the liquidity situation in that country.
That rare sight deserves heartfelt praise, not only for President Duma Boko and his administration, but also for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), the Mogae family, and the entire country.President Boko’s decision to grant a full state funeral to a man who belonged to a rival party was a mark of true statesmanship. He recognised that national leadership carries a weight that belongs to the whole...