SA state lender studies Botswana coal project
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
According to the Department of Geological Survey, the Botlhapatlou area is covered by three prospecting licences for coal all issued to Strata (Pty) Ltd. The officials said the area could possess coal and other related energy minerals such as Coal Bed Methane.
IDC Head of the Mining Strategic Business Unit, Abel Malinga, was last week quoted as saying preliminary estimates indicate that Botlhapatlou could "contain more coal than Mmamabula," which has an estimated resource of two billion tonnes. Malinga said coal from Botlhapatlou would be used to fuel South Africa's thermal power stations and reduce power supply imbalance in the region.
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...