African Energy to delist from BSE
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
African Energy will exit the local bourse
In a public announcement yesterday, the company, which has a dual listing on the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), stated that its two million shares currently held on the Botswana register will be transferred to the ASX register.
The power project developer, which owns 100% of the Sese Coal and Power Project in northern Botswana, also stated that it will undertake an on‐market share buy‐back of up to four percent of its total share capital over the next 12 months.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...