Vander9 Nov 2021 12:53
But PF’s suggestion/expectation, on the 21st June was that the contract provided for a start in September. There would be a provision of 90 days for the necessary prepping which would commence post ratification. So Ratification had to happen, to meet those time scales by July 1st. (Roughly, I can’t be bothered with the irrelevance of counting the exact date)
So Pete’s expectation, published to shareholders via RNS’ (with all of the frustration and experience that he has endured in Africa for nearly a decade) was ratification in about 10 days. Else the timeframes/provisions set out in the contract were nonsense. He repeated “days or weeks, not months” allegedly at the AGM to a poster here.
That was over four months ago - and ratification has yet to materialise. Nor is there an explanation. And RNS’s are held up as reliable!!
The other African contract semi- signed almost TWO YEARS ago, subject to just a local reshuffle, or such. Exact explanation is irrelevant because it was obviously bo((ocks). And there has since been no explanation on that either. Spot the difference.
Boots on the ground is intended to reassure, but without ratification they’re just kicking their heels, literally.
So Vander, you might not be surprised, I still think Christmas will come, and go - and we could if history is anything to go by be talking about this in March next year or beyond.
If Pete was 40 minutes late for a dinner date, I’d bet that being a reasonable gent, he’d call his host and alert them. Blame the cat or something.
He’s running a listed company, FOR US. He said the contract would start in September. That statement was unreliable.
It might be the cat’s fault (joke) - it doesn’t matter who’s fault it is. An explanation is OVERDUE.