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The $1 Billion De Beers Question

For more than a century, De Beers was synonymous with diamonds. The company that...

Public Servants Panic Over Shrinking Pension Savings

Panic is spreading among Botswana’s public servants after many claimed their monthly pension contributions...
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Banks urged to help fund mining exploration as critical minerals race intensifies

Absa Bank Botswana Managing Director Keabetswe Pheko-Moshagane has advised commercial banks to work more...

De Beers executive urges mining industry to treat Social Investment as core business strategy

Mining companies risk undermining their long-term viability if they continue to treat community investment...

Mining Collapse Drags  Economy Into 5.4% Contraction

Botswana’s economy took a sharp hit in the final quarter of 2025, with official...

Lucara recovers a stunning 36.92 carat blue diamond from Karowe mine 

Lucara Diamond Corp, operating the Karowe diamond mine in Letlhakane has announced the recovery...

Botswana Named Among World’s Top 10 Mining Jurisdictions

Botswana has been ranked among the world’s top ten most attractive mining jurisdictions, according...

Meropa Resources Dumps Workers Amid Khoemacau Tender

The Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU) has accused Meropa Resources of abandoning workers at...

Botswana and Ghana Show How Africa’s Mining Agenda Is Moving Inward

It is often said that Africa holds close to a third of the world’s...

What Gold and Copper Tell Us About the New Logic of Mining Investment in Africa

When gold broke through the US$4,000 mark in October last year to reach new...

Inside Moagi’s BPC, mining licences money-laundering saga

A High Court application has lifted the lid on an alleged web of corruption,...

Absa calls for a collective action to keep the mining industry alive

Historically, minerals have contributed 30-40 percent of government revenues, with diamonds accounting for  over...

Sandvik secures major mining equipment order in Botswana

JCHX Mining Management Company Limited, a Shanghai Stock Exchange listed global mining contractor headquartered...

Debswana shuts down it’s Letlhakane operations

Debswana Diamond Company will cease production activities at its Letlhakane Tailings Plant (LTP) and...

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The $1 Billion De Beers Question

For more than a century, De Beers was synonymous with diamonds. The company that...

Public Servants Panic Over Shrinking Pension Savings

Panic is spreading among Botswana’s public servants after many claimed their monthly pension contributions...

P125 Million Vanishes Into DIS Secrecy

A digital transformation project meant to secure Botswana’s electronic government infrastructure has instead exposed yet...

Manpower Shortages, Ageing Equipment Behind Omang Replacement Delays

Manpower shortages and ageing production equipment are behind the prolonged delays in issuing replacement...