Govt forges ahead with HB deal
Tuesday, November 07, 2023 | 890 Views |

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The deal was shrouded in doubt last month after Lucara terminated its own 10-year agreement with HB, citing “material breaches of financial commitments”. Prior to that, the Belgian diamond trader was shaken after one of its co-founding partners initiated a lawsuit alleging he had been kicked out of the firm.
Last month, when asked by Mmegi whether the termination of the Lucara deal would have an impact on government’s own negotiations with HB, Masisi said government would “determine the course it would take”
Hurt as he may have been, former president Ian Khama, Sir Seretse’s senior son who was given an opportunity to speak on behalf of the Seretse family, couldn’t mince his words as he took advantage to shred his successor Mokgweetsi Masisi to pieces.He, however, did not clearly mention names but he referred to Masisi as the leader of a political party that was founded amongst others by his father.He would also address him as the former State...