Mauritian and Botswana IT outfit launched

Monday, March 21, 2011

Mauritius' state-owned company, State Informatics Ltd (SIL), has partnered with Batswana to form SILBOTS.

A Mauritian and Namibian hybrid known as SILNAM is a minority shareholder in SILBOTS. SIL Mauritius was incorporated in 1989 and provides a large array of ICT services and solutions.

Speaking at the launch of the company at GICC last Wednesday, SILBOTS Chairman Ashveen Kissoonah said Botswana's stable political environment, low tax rates, good infrastructure and good industrial relations had attracted the Mauritian investors whose company has a 20-year IT legacy.

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