Mobile money users jump four fold
Monday, May 12, 2014
Orange was the first in launching mobile money services in Botswana
A statement from the Ministry of Transport and Communications noted that the mobile money market has also grown substantially over the years such that, “un-banked persons can now receive and send money at their own convenience”.
Mobile money allows cash to move as fast as a Short Message Service (SMS), with the customer of a particular mobile operator, registering for the service and depositing the money with any approved vendor/agent of that operator.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...