Letshego To Instill Responsible Financial Practices
Monday, September 04, 2017
Chris Low
During the presentation of the group’s results for the half-year ended June 30, 2017 in Gaborone on Friday, the financial services group said it would also imbed a social performance measurement system across the business from 2017.
Group managing director, Chris Low indicated that during 2016, following the conclusion of a Social Environment Due Diligence (SEDD), the group embarked on a social impact survey with over 7,000 Letshego customers across five countries of operation, which are Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...