South African state miner dumps Botswana coal project
Friday, March 05, 2010
The Bosa Energy project in Botswana was meant to explore for coal, coal bed methane and uranium in the world's top diamond producer. Coal resources within a proposed joint venture operation were estimated at 30-billion tons.
"(African Exploration) has opted to move out of the project after assessing the... market for the product," chief executive Sizwe Madondo told Reuters in response to emailed questions. He cited a number of factors for AEMFC's withdrawal, including South African power utility Eskom "not committing to a power station in the area, logistics to other potential markets and funding requirements".
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...