BSB Merger Near Completion
Monday, February 10, 2014
This follows the passing by Parliament in December 2013 of the Botswana Postal Service Amendment Bill and approval by Cabinet of a Holding Company, the Botswana Post and Savings Group Limited, under which the merger will operate.
BSB is ramping up its branch network expansion across the country in an effort to proliferate services and accessibility as part of its transformation process into a fully-fledged commercial bank. On the other hand, Botswana Postal Services (BPS) is also expanding its product range to bring services closer to the unbanked and rural clients head of the merger.
Figures released by the country’s electoral management body have shown that a total of 1, 037, 684 people have registered to vote.However, eligible voters could be discouraged by events leading to the voting day like poor execution of advance voting amid talks that the elections could be unfair.There have also been threats by certain opposition politicians that shall the elections not be free and fair, they will halt them.Despite these...