Miss Botswana pageant makes a comeback
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Maphanyane
This time around, the winner will walk away with a whopping P100, 000 cash, together with other prizes. Miss Botswana was last held in 2013 when Rosemary Keofhitlhetse was crowned the queen. The Miss Botswana media director, Tshepo Maphanyane said this year the pageant has changed a number of elements. She assured that there would not be any challenges in terms of handing over the prize money to the winner as it happened in the past.
Miss Botswana licence holders, Botswana Council of Women (BCW), will take charge of the pageant.
That sounds like good news. But the report also warns that this may simply be because our digital economy is still young, not because we are safe. As more people shop, bank and pay online, criminals will follow.We Batswana do not need a report to tell us that danger is real. Many of us have heard of or fallen victim to KYC scams. A caller impersonates your bank or mobile money provider. They say they need to “verify” your account. They ask...