Khoemacau confident of side-stepping Boseto 'curse'
Friday, March 01, 2019

Paya and Ferreira debrief on the project PIC: MBONGENI MGUNI
The enduring memory of Boseto’s three year presence in north-western Botswana will be that of the 422 workers who were summarily dismissed and loaded onto buses under riot police guard at 0230hrs, as the long-suffering mine finally breathed its last.
Boseto ground to a halt on poor copper prices, high operating costs and weak operating capital.
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...