BTC reaches seven-year high on BSE
Friday, December 12, 2025 | 190 Views |
Confident: Peschel sees support for the share price getting stronger
BTC, with more than 40,000 individual investors, is the Botswana Stock Exchange’s most retail-heavy counter, a state of affairs that dates back to its historic Initial Public Offer (IPO) in 2016. However, the concentration of retail investors and their tendency for impulse trading behaviour, combined with the fact that BTC shares are restricted to citizens, has affected share price growth over the years.
BTC shares traded below the listing price of P1 from roughly December 2019 to January 2024, dipping to a record low of 60 thebe in November 2020.
As the Botswana National Front (BNF) discusses a policy to place suitably qualified members in strategic positions, the guiding consideration should remain whether an individual is the best person to serve the country. There is nothing wrong with qualified party members applying for public positions. Political affiliation should neither disqualify a capable candidate nor give them an advantage over others. Every Motswana deserves a fair...