The billions reasons behind Botswana�s defiance
Friday, July 14, 2017
Any day now, the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security will send a Request for Tender exclusively to China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), laying out terms and conditions for the purchase of the Morupule B power station. The Chinese firm, a subsidiary of a state-owned entity, will assess the proposal and make an offer to buy out government.
That offer will go to Cabinet and if approved, the troubled 600-megawatt power station will pass from government’s hands into an entity owned indirectly by the Chinese government, for a price many expect to be well below the P15 billion it has cost to build the plant.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...