Investor Mail

23/07/2025

Top Trader Alert: Golesedi Monngakgotla!🚨

Mr. Golesedi Monngakgotla scooped 2nd place in the BSE Stanbic Bank National Finance & Investment Competition 2025.

He made a bold P1.9 million gain on the simulator by choosing the right shares at the right time. His reward? A P5,000 voucher to buy real shares on the BSE and start his investing journey!

This competition is run by the BSE and Stanbic Bank Botswana to help young people learn how the stock market works. Players get demo money to test their skills over 3 months.

18/07/2025

Top Trader Alert! Khanson Enock 🚨💰

Say hello to Ms. Khanson Enock, the #1 Champion of the BSE Stanbic Bank National Finance & Investment Competition 2025!

She made profit of P3.39 million by trading like a pro on the virtual stock market.

For her smart moves, she won a P7,500 share voucher to start investing in the real world.
This was all part of a 3-month competition where young people got to trade in a demo-but-realistic stock market. They learned how to buy, sell, take risks, and build wealth, without using real cash at first. Thanks to the BSE ( theofficialbsel ) and Stanbic Bank, this challenge gives future investors the tools to grow and glow in the real market.

16/07/2025

Yesterday, we had the privilege of attending and covering the Awards Ceremony for the 2025 edition of the BSE Stanbic Bank National Finance and Investment Competition, held at the Botswana Stock Exchange offices.

This annual initiative continues to celebrate financial literacy, investment knowledge, and excellence among Botswana’s youth future investors and leaders who will help shape the country’s capital markets.

In her opening remarks, BSE’s Head of Market Development, Ms. Thapelo Moribame, applauded participants for their impressive grasp of financial concepts through the Stock Market Simulator, reaffirming the BSE’s commitment to promoting youth empowerment and financial education.

Representing Stanbic Bank Botswana, Ms. Realeboga Phoi highlighted the bank’s focus on cultivating financially literate, purpose-driven leaders and the importance of equipping youth with smart investment tools.

A key moment of the event was a panel discussion with the top three winners, who shared insights into their trading strategies and lessons learned about long-term wealth creation and decision-making under pressure.

🎉 Congratulations to this year’s winners:
🥇 1st Place: Ms. Khanson Enock – awarded a P7,500 share voucher
🥈 2nd Place: Mr. Golesedi Monngakgotla – awarded a P5,000 share voucher
🥉 3rd Place: Ms. Loretta Moalosi – awarded a P2,500 share voucher

The ceremony concluded with a symbolic bell-ringing, formally inducting these bright young minds into Botswana’s capital markets community.

At Investor Mail, we remain committed to amplifying stories like this where financial literacy meets youth empowerment to build a stronger, smarter, and more inclusive investor community.

14/07/2025

Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) is spending a lot of money to make its internet faster and more reliable.

This has reduced the cash the company has on hand, which might worry some investors. But BTC says this investment will help it grow and keep its profits strong in the future.

BTC’s Boitumelo Paya is confident, saying: “We will go and fetch the revenue; we will deliver margins.”

14/07/2025

Chelsea, Currency, and Value Exchange

Yesterday, a football fan placed a P1 bet on Chelsea to beat PSG — the team that’s been dominating the Champions League.

Chelsea won 3 nil. The fan walked away with P18.

If you took that P18 and exchanged it for British money today, you would get £1.

In simple terms:

P18 = £1 (British Pound)

Just like betting odds tell you how much you can win, an exchange rate tells you how much of your money you need to get another country’s money.

• In the bet: P1 won you P18.
• In currency: P18 gets you £1.

In both cases, it’s a value trade.

The only difference is the playing field — one is sport, the other is the financial markets.

Note: betting is not investing, it is being used for illustrative purposes.

11/07/2025

Shareholders of the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) know the game has changed: with more competition, signing up new customers is not as easy as before.

So, rather than just chasing bigger subscriber numbers, BTC management is switching gears, intending to fetch more revenue from each customer for investors.

08/07/2025

Take Note!

Unit Trusts are an easy way to use professional investment managers without worrying about high costs. They pool your money with like minded investors then invest.

When you shop for unit trusts, always know what that unit trust invests in then track what events affect your investment. It’s your responsibility to know what you want to make a decision on what you choose based on your goals. An investment professional guides you by asking questions so always answer honestly and let them know when you don’t understand.

04/07/2025

BTC grew its sales as more people and businesses bought its data and internet services. However, many customers haven’t paid their bills yet.

This includes the government, which is facing money problems due to falling diamond sales. Because some businesses depend on government contracts, they too have struggled to pay BTC, including small businesses.

As a result, the company made less actual cash than it usually does, a situation made tougher by a hefty dividend payout.

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02/07/2025

Gold is like the lifeboat on the Titanic. When the ship steers into storms (geopolitical) wars, inflation, uncertainty), central banks jump to gold to stay afloat. Most central are banks buying more gold which shows how important it is to keep your money protected 🛟💛

30/06/2025

Take Note!

If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together!

As bank debt becomes increasingly expensive, it's time to explore unconventional ways of raising funds, such as metshelo. We've observed banks progressively raising their prime lending rates by a range of 0.75% to 1.00%. This increase negatively impacts you, as borrowing costs have risen.

Pooling resources together and supporting one another to invest in appreciating assets is crucial. This is precisely what we do in our Wealth Builders Club through our metshelos.

In June, we successfully closed the following contributions:

P20,000 was contributed to our stock metshelo, allowing 5 members to receive P4,000 each to invest in shares. To date, we have accumulated shares worth P100,000.00.

P40,000 was contributed to our property metshelo, enabling 2 members to receive P20,000 each to advance property projects. Year to date, we have invested a total of P240,000.00.

As of the end of June, the total cumulative contributions and distributions amount to P360,000.00.

28/06/2025

Normally, when something becomes scarce, its price goes up. For example, in Botswana, there is less cash circulating, and even banks have less money to lend.

This shortage is why interest rates are rising,borrowing costs more when money is tight.
A similar situation is happening with platinum. It is becoming harder to find, so its price has been increasing.

Usually, when demand stays high but supply is low, prices rise because of the law of supply and demand.

However, according to a report by the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC), platinum is different. Its production and use don’t change quickly with price. This means even if supply stays low and demand high, the market imbalance can last for a long time without prices adjusting as expected.

Investors who have been enjoying a slice of action on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) are reminded of this unusual behavior and what it means for the outlook for platinum.

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26/06/2025

Long-term investing isn’t always smooth, but the goal is worth the climb. 💼🌤️
Even through tough seasons like Market Noise & Hype, Political Uncertainty, Geopolitical Tensions, investors stay the course.

Because success isn’t about timing the market. It’s about time in the market. ⏳📈 Professional investors say the longer you hold equities, the less risky they become over time. They ignore short-term noise and volatility.