BTCL: An unmissable opportunity

Before the end of the year, the Ministry of Transport and Communications will broadly circulate a prospectus detailing an offer of 352 million shares in Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL) to Batswana.

Government is selling 44 percent of its stake in BTCL and giving Batswana exclusive rights to the sale. Each of the shares will be sold for P1 and although the prospectus is not out yet, a minimum investment threshold of 100 shares in likely to be set.

This means one needs not much more than just P100 to become a shareholder in BTCL.

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