It has become generally known that at least three entities are bidding for Anglo American’s 85% stake in De Beers. These include former De Beers’ executive-led consortiums, as well as sovereigns, being Botswana and Angola. Namibia, which was initially reported to be in the hunting, has since officially stated that it is still considering its position.
Botswana and Angola, De Beers’ biggest producer and its most prospective ground respectively, met recently in Gaborone to iron out an apparent clash over their individual desires to both take up a majority stake in De Beers. Ministers exclusively told Mmegi recently that the two were “perfectly aligned.” The heartbreaking reports carried elsewhere on this publication of a woman killed in Metsimotlhabe and four family members perishing near Metsimaswaana Bridge are, devastatingly, not isolated incidents. They represent the sharp, painful tip of a weekend that has seen far too many collisions, injuries, and losses on the roads.
This alarming spike in fatalities is a screaming siren we cannot ignore. It compels a direct and urgent plea to every…
