Financial Literacy Paramount For Youth, Public

Thapelo Tsheole PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Thapelo Tsheole PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

With a mandate to equip youth and the general public with the importance of being financially literate, Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) CEO, Thapelo Tsheole said that the BSE annual Senior Secondary School Finance & Investment Competition is scheduled for August 17, 2019.

To be held under the theme, Importance of a Financial-Literate Botswana, Tsheole pointed out that it will be a ceremony celebrating excellence, diligence and commitment through their annual youth-focused flagship initiative.

Speaking during the official August 2019 opening bell ceremony, he stated that it does not only give him great pleasure to not only recognise the hard-work and achievements of last year’s winners, but to also shed light on the importance of promoting financial education in the society, especially at grass-root level.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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