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HB, govt deal inches forward despite Antwerp boardroom brawl

New partnerships: Papismedov and Masisi at the launch of HB Botswana in March PIC: HB ANTWERP
New partnerships: Papismedov and Masisi at the launch of HB Botswana in March PIC: HB ANTWERP

Government and Belgian diamond firm, HB Antwerp, have finalised the fundamentals of a keenly watched equity deal despite the turbulence kicked off by a dispute amongst the firm’s founders over strategy, Mmegi can reveal.

Oded Mansori, one of five partners who founded HB Antwerp in 2019, this week blasted his co-founders for relieving him of his management duties and has taken the dispute to courts.

Mmegi has learnt that a Belgian court is due to pronounce judgement on the dispute on September 22. In the matter, Mansori is suing his former co-founders alleging that his removal from management duties at the firm was improper.


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Botswana for the longest time was known for her virulent peace with family being an enviable institution.As the media, we are also scared to be incessantly reporting on these bloody scenes where women are brutally murdered and worse, sometimes in front of their children and loved ones. Yes, we have reported cases where men were also brutally murdered by their loved ones, but such cases are a drop in the ocean.For the past two weeks, Botswana was...

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