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Yellow Card Botswana relishes Africa’s first crypto licence

Cleaning house: Thobego says Yellow Card is launching a massive anti-scam campaign
Cleaning house: Thobego says Yellow Card is launching a massive anti-scam campaign

Pan-African crypto exchange, Yellow Card, plans to use its position as the country and continent’s first licensed operator to squeeze out scammers and set industry standards. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI speaks to Yellow Card country manager, Keletso Thophego on a fintech sector where an estimated 40,000 Batswana are active

Mmegi: What is the significance of receiving an operating licence to Yellow Card?

Thophego: It has a lot of significance looking at the context of the African market. Botswana is more harmonised for innovations to come and thrive and while many people are in crypto, there are also a lot of scams and Ponzi schemes.

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Students wellbeing is a priority

The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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