MultiChoice Botswana Founded in December 1992 as a joint venture between RSM (Pty) Ltd and MultiChoice Africa, Botswana is the second oldest of MultiChoice Africa’s joint ventures and has been a pioneer territory for the business
Botswana has always been a key market in MultiChoice’s expansion across the African continent. Following its launch with just 370 subscribers, Botswana’s subscriber base has grown substantially and subscribers enjoy world-class service from the national call centre in Gaborone, offices in Maun and Francistown and agencies in Selebi Phikwe, Ghanzi, Mahalapye, Letlhakane and Palapye. As the business expands so will the number of agencies and installer network, to service subscribers. MultiChoice Botswana supports a network of installers who provide subscribers with access to leading technology. Our broadcast technology includes the IS 7 satellite,
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providing Botswana with access to the DStv Premium bouquet, DStv Compact, DStv Compact Plus, DStv Family, DStv Access and DStv FreeView bouquets, as well as a number of specialist market bouquets such as the Indian bouquet. MultiChoice Botswana has grown its involvement as an investor and supporter of a number of socially deserving causes in the country. Under the provisions of a Memorandum of Understanding entered into between MultiChoice Botswana and the Botswana Ministry of Education, 30 MultiChoice Resource Centres comprising digital satellite television facilities have been established. The company has also lended it’s support to charitable causes such as the SOS
children’s villages in Gaborone and Francistown, Cheshire Foundation and a special needs class at Ithuteng Primary School. The support provided ranges from material or monetary donations, provision of free DStv services or participation in their fund raising activities. MultiChoice Resource Centres (MRC) Programme Introduction At MultiChoice Africa we believe that as an African business, we have an obligation to support the development of human capital on the continent. In making our contribution, we continue to leverage our core assets and expertise to nurture talent, harness skills and
expand opportunity across Africa by providing access to digital satellite technology and premium educational content. The strategic driver of our Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programme is that our business exists within a broader social, environmental and economic context. In the interest of sustainability, we have chosen to focus on a key government priority in all countries, namely education to maximize benefits for communities, country governments, the business and our partners. Our CSI initiative on education is therefore primarily, although not exclusively, activated through the MultiChoice Resource Centre (MRC) initiative. Now in its fifth