Kebonang firm on secrect mining deals

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FRANCISTOWN: The Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Sadique Kebonang has insisted on secrecy around big Government mining contracts, as such deals are “confidential by nature”, a stance that goes against recent World Bank recommendations.

Kebonang differed with the World Bank and the opposition, who advocate for more transparency in commercial Government deals.

“No country signs transparent agreements.  Commercial agreements are confidential by nature because of the sensitivity of information they have. Even the World Bank, when they give us loans some details of the loan agreement are kept secret,” Kebonang argued yesterday.

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