The Debswana secret

PAC quizzes PS on secrecy surrounding sale agreement

Permanent Secretary (P.S) in the Ministry of Minerals and Energy, Ellen Richard-Madisa says the auditor general is free to look at the Debswana accounts as well as the sale agreement between the mining company and De Beers, but what is prohibited is to keep a copy of those documents.

Madisa was appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week, and responding to questions posed by Jwaneng Mabutsane Member of Parliament (MP), Mephato Reatile.

The MP had wanted the P.S to state the Act that protects the secrecy be...