Lucara Botswana's pledges 6.5 million Pula towards the COVID-19 pandemic
Friday, April 17, 2020
Naseem Lahri, Lucara Botswana Managing Director
Given the COVID-19 impact we are seeing around the globe, including our beautiful country, we as Lucara Botswana are continuing to support our fellow Batswana. In so doing, we are striving to do that which is sustainable and in alignment with what is the ‘right thing to do’.
Our efforts are centered on maintaining those United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) that we hold dear to us. By the support we are rendering. We are hoping to make an impact on some of those important SDG’s like zero hunger, good health and well-being and gender equality
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...