BTCL employees not ready to buy shares

Monday, January 19, 2015

Privatisation of Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited privatisation is nearing completion but employees still do not have the funds to buy the five percent of shares allocated to them.

Speaking to Monitor Business BTCL Workers Union member, Kewetse Busumane said most employees cannot afford to buy shares and they are not even sure how the process is going to work for them.

“ Most employees cannot afford to buy the shares. Maybe the top management employees are the only ones who can afford but finances limit most of us.

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BTCL employees not ready to buy shares

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