Local farmers show huge appetite for technology
Monday, October 05, 2015
The agricultural mobile application which is supported by Orange Botswana is said to be registering about 260 new users on a daily basis. The new mobile application was designed for farmers in underserved communities.
The m-Agri application is accessible through the short code *118# and is a brain child of a young entrepreneur Martin Setimela under his start-up company Brastorne Group. It is currently only available to Orange customers.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...