African Energy seals Sese disposal deal
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Under this deal, FQM will purchased 51 percent stake in the power project located in the central district for $8 million (P76 million). A statement from the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) listed company states that all conditions precedent to the conclusion have been met. “FQM will now purchase an initial 51 percent stake in African Energy Holdings and will become project manager for the Sese project,” reads the statement.
Under the agreement, FQM can earn 75 percent interest in the Sese project through an investment of $20 million (P170 million) and other loan arrangements.
But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...