Morupule B sale deal hits the rocks
Friday, June 08, 2018
Government, as the sole shareholder in the Botswana Power Corporation, had been leading talks with China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC), a state-owned company and related entity to China National Electrical Engineering Corporation (CNEEC), which built the 600MW power station.
Information reaching Mmegi indicates that talks broke down largely due to differences over the offer submitted by the Chinese for the power station. The two parties had already clashed over terms of the deal where government wanted the Chinese to commit to using non-Chinese material for the remedial works at the power station.
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...