Botswana’s tech innovators get Orange backing
CEO reaffirms telco’s commitment during an announcement of winners of the Orange Social Venture Prize.
Andrew Maramwidze
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Botswana faces uphill challenge to bolster digital competitiveness
Southern African country ranks low on the Institute for Management Development World Digital Competitiveness report.
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BancABC acquisition opens up Botswana market for Access Bank
Access Bank opens a subsidiary in the Southern African country and readies to tap into growing digital banking solutions market.
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Standard Chartered Botswana leans towards digital to edge out competition
Digital partnerships with third party service providers inked to ensure ease of access for clients have also started to gain momentum.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card secures US$15m funding
Pan-African focused company, launched in Nigeria in 2018, confirms plans to ramp up hiring and expansion strategy.
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Orange Money partners Botswana streaming platform to extend reach
Collaboration aims to support country’s arts industry.
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Botswana floats tender to bolster remote connectivity
Tender comes on the backdrop of the government's approved digital transformation strategy (SmartBots).
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Botswana Telecommunications triggers DX strategy to streamline operations
Telco absorbs COVID-19 pressure to record double digit growth, maintains resilient posture to continue trajectory.
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Absa-backed hackathon adds depth to Botswana’s tech skills pool
Inaugural event a success as government urges innovation, underlines importance of ICT.
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Ye! Botswana helps close tech skills gap
Strategic objective for 2021 is to equip 100,000 young people with market-relevant skills globally.
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Paratus invests US$6m to bolster fibre rollout
Further development of the company’s two-year focus on connectivity.
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Botswana scouts for new mobile wireless services provider
Industry regulator floats tender for spectrum licence.
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Orange Botswana intensifies mobile money ambitions with restructure plan
Orange Money to become a subsidiary of the Group with announcement of new reserve bank regulations.