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BIHL mum as Letshego slips deeper

Cards close to the chest: Lesetedi
Cards close to the chest: Lesetedi

Botswana Insurance Holdings Limited (BIHL) has opted to keep mum on the downward performance of its associate, Letshego Holdings, despite the microlender’s troubles eating deep into the group’s performance.

For the year ended December 2023, Letshego reported an 82% drop in pretax profit from P684 million to P121 million.

The downward trend extends further to the previous financial year in 2022 where Letshego reported a 30% drop in pretax profits to P801 million, with the weaker performance partly due to below-par performances in Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, and Rwanda. The pre-tax profits for the year to December 2022 were later restated to P684 million to take account of the effects of inflation in accordance with international accounting standards.


Editor's Comment
No room for perjury

It seems some government accounting officers, sworn to tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing else but the truth" before Almighty God, may have deliberately lied during the committee’s vital work. If proven, this is not merely unprofessional; it is perjury, a serious criminal offence and it strikes at the very heart of responsible government.The PAC’s role is fundamental. After each financial year, it painstakingly examines how public...

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