Absa, the new name for Barclays Bank of Botswana, has combined both its name change and the introduction of an innovative vertical card to make a grand entry into the local banking scene.

University of Botswana lecturer and researcher Richard Rooney has poured cold water on the efforts by the government of Botswana to make BTV as well as other government owned radio stations a vehicle for entertainment and education in the country.

The new Minister of Finance and Economic Development has made his intentions clear in as far as Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the country.

Botswana based investment Management Company, Kgori Capital introduced an online transaction platform offering a convenient way for investors to transact online.

The Botswana Telecommunication Corporation Limited Foundation continues with its CSR initiatives with a donation to Maiphitlhwane Primary School in Pitsane of two desktop computers, a printer and cartridges worth twenty-two thousand seven hundred and forty-five thebe (P22, 745.00).  

Letshego Holdings Limited, which is headquartered in Gaborone and has been publicly listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange since 2002, has partnered with MTN to launch mobile money loans in Eswatini.

The Botswana government is moving towards automating water quality monitoring.

The Huawei ICT competition which started off in Botswana in October 2019 with roadshows in four universities across the country is here to stay, according to the organisers. 

After a long struggle with operating their tier 1 ERP system, ZAMTEL engaged RPC Data to assist them in addressing the challenges they were facing.

The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA/ The Authority) has sent an SOS to reputable organisations to help the entity with its metering and billing verification guidelines for audit purposes.

BITRI Chief Executive Officer Prof Shedden Masupe has unveiled a raft of new projects.

The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) hosted the January 2020 edition of the Opening Bell Ceremony with news that the bourse is making concerted efforts to embrace digital technology as a growth path.

Next month, a concerned entity will facilitate the launch of yet another IT innovative platform in the form of ‘digital citizen’ initiative that seeks to protect and alert Batswana to the ever increasing dangers of unfriendly internet use and postings.

The year has started on a right footing for the local telecommunications company Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTCL).

According to a United Nations report, Botswana has undertaken significant steps to ensure government and citizens are aware of what SDGs are all about.

inDriver, an international online transportation application headquartered in USA, is now available to residents of Gaborone.

The oldest public company in Botswana, Botswana Post, continues to follow ride the innovation train with every day seeing the post coming up with life improving technologies, especially the ones that speaks to fintech.

The Botswana Medicines Regulatory Authority BoMRA has made strategic interventions in the health  space by introducing the Medical Safety Mobile App.

Three young people have been selected as winners of the Youth Climate Change Challenge supported by the Delegation of the European Union to Botswana and SADC. 

Mascom Wireless Botswana is taking big strides as it readies for the launch of 5G technologies.