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Serame backs Masisi's assertions on gov't-De Beers talks

Peggy Serame PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Peggy Serame PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

FRANCISTOWN: The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Peggy Serame has strongly backed President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s stance that Botswana should get more from its relationship with De Beers.

Serame was speaking at a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) women’s wing empowerment workshop in Francistown on Saturday. Talks between the government and De Beers over a new sales agreement are currently underway.

It is anticipated that the talks will be completed at the end of June. Since the talks began some months ago, Masisi has been vocal about the demands of the government.

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