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Angolan President Joao Lourenco (C) watches as Endiama CEO Jose Manuel Augusto Ganga Junior (L) shakes hands with Alrosa CEO Sergei Ivanov (R), in the Kremlin in Moscow, 4 April 2019. © Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool

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Mining 23/05/2022

Sanctions-hit Alrosa's woes impact on continent's diamond producers

Mining 16/05/2022

Diamonds link South African showbiz star and Botwsana business mogul

Hasina Essack Ferris and Dalton Ashikoto, co-founders of Ruri Diamonds. © Interafricaid/Dalton Ashikoto/Facebook

Mining 12/05/2022

Opposition political figure spearheads Moopetsi Mining's move into Gaborone

Based in Limpopo in South Africa, the mining services firm Moopetsi Mining has set up shop in Gaborone in partnership with the former youth league president of the centrist Alliance for Progressives party, Jacob Kelebeng. [...]

Mining 06/05/2022

Vedanta Zinc on the hunt for new CEO

Having been run by a management committee for two years, Vedanta's zinc subsidiary is looking for a new CEO to support its strategy to increase production. [...]

Mining 06/05/2022

Debswana ditches foreign suppliers to stick to Masisi's will

The parastatal firm has begun a complete overhaul of its maintenance and fuel supply contracts. The aim is to squeeze out multinational companies to make room for Botswana-owned businesses. [...]

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Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal

The whole region of southern Africa, and especially South Africa, remains extremely dependent on coal mines, despite protests from environmentalists and pressure from the West in the form of billion-dollar subsidised plans to speed up the coal phase-out. [...]

The Duvha coal-fired power plant, owned by state-owned utility Eskom, in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, on June 3, 2021. © Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Diplomacy 05/05/2022

Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

Neglected since the outset of the Bolsonaro era, Brazil's diplomatic apparatus on the African continent is undergoing a complete overhaul with a reassigning of senior officials to the country's key embassies in southern Africa. [...]

Mining 04/05/2022

Dubai-based diamantaire Stargems sets up shop in Gaborone

One of the world's biggest diamond dealers, the Dubai-based Stargems Group, is on the cusp of joining the growing number of diamond groups moving into the Botswanan capital, Gaborone. [...]

Politics Mining 22/04/2022

Khama-Masisi rift casts shadow of political instability over miners

Botswana, used to being a top performer, has plummeted in the Fraser Institute's annual ranking of countries attracting mining investment. One reason for this is investors' fear of an uncertain period to come after the 2024 general election. [...]

Botswana's president Ian Khama and his vice president Mokgweetsi Masisi in 2018, before the latter succeeded him as president. © Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP

Mining 19/04/2022

The challenges awaiting the new gold owners at Mupane

Botswana's only gold mine is about to change hands, having been bought by Hawks Mining Co. The company, founded by Galane Gold's operational managers, is set to restructure the site - despite $18m of debt. [...]

Business 18/04/2022

After diamonds, UAE develops a taste for Botswana milk

Botswana has more to offer Emirati investors than just its gems: milk. [...]

Mining 07/04/2022

Masisi uses Lucara to pressure De Beers for better revenue-sharing deal

President Masisi wants to make De Beers share proceeds from polished stones from the Debswana mines that Botswana runs jointly with the firm. He hopes their new arrangement will be similar to miner Lucara's deal with diamond dealer HB Antwerp. [...]

Mining 28/03/2022

Masisi's diamond strategist, Jacob Thamage, visits UN headquarters in New York

Botswana's Jacob Thamage, coordinator of state-owned diamond-processing centre Diamond Hub Botswana and new chair of the Kimberley Process following Botswana's assumption of the organisation's presidency in November, was in New York 21-22 March [...]

Mining 22/03/2022

Botswana's diamonds attract South African coal investor Magni Investment

The new company Naledi River Diamonds, a joint venture between south Africa's Magni Investment Holdings (51 %) and Botswana's APTK Group (49 %), was created on 14 March #Botswana [...]

Mining 17/03/2022

Masisi pitches to Dubai investors in bid to boost Gaborone diamond polishing business

Botswana is still struggling to have all of the diamonds allocated for domestic processing polished internally. President Masisi visited Dubai on 11 March in the hope of winning over new investors who might be willing to bet on the Botswana capital's future as a diamond hub. [...]

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi arrived in Dubai on 11 March 2022. © Office of the President| Republic of Botswana/Twitter

Diplomacy Defence 17/03/2022

Volunteers forced to wait before joining International Ukrainian Legion

In Pretoria, the Ukrainian embassy has received many requests from South Africans and neighbouring nationals to join the fight against Russia, yet at the moment there are several obstacles stopping them from going. [...]

Mining 14/03/2022

Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi looks to leave his mark on the Kimberley Process

Taking advantage of its position as current chair of the Kimberley Process, the Botswana government wants to reinstate diamond certification control measures that fell into disuse during the pandemic. The objective is to ensure the longevity of the Kimberley Process brand, but also to be proactive in the leadership of the organisation, which could see its headquarters built in Gaborone. [...]

Botswana's Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi. © Facebook/Lefoko Moagi

Mining 11/03/2022

Ex-supermarket tycoon Saleem Malique wants a piece of mining pie

Malique, after selling his shares in the Payless supermarket chain, is now venturing into Botswana's growing mining sector alongside a Sri Lankan investor. [...]

Mining 09/03/2022

Infotrac trial exposes shareholder brawls for control of Debswana

As the diamond producer Debswana's shareholders, De Beers and the Botwsana government, continue to negotiate the appointment of its new managing director, a lawsuit filed by a contractor hired to run a background check on its former CEO sheds lights on a muted battle for control of the firm. [...]

Mining Defence 04/03/2022

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Sanctions-hit Alrosa's woes impact on continent's diamond producers

Diamonds link South African showbiz star and Botwsana business mogul

Opposition political figure spearheads Moopetsi Mining's move into Gaborone

Vedanta Zinc on the hunt for new CEO

Debswana ditches foreign suppliers to stick to Masisi's will

Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal

Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

Dubai-based diamantaire Stargems sets up shop in Gaborone

Khama-Masisi rift casts shadow of political instability over miners

The challenges awaiting the new gold owners at Mupane

After diamonds, UAE develops a taste for Botswana milk

Masisi uses Lucara to pressure De Beers for better revenue-sharing deal

Masisi's diamond strategist, Jacob Thamage, visits UN headquarters in New York

Botswana's diamonds attract South African coal investor Magni Investment

Masisi pitches to Dubai investors in bid to boost Gaborone diamond polishing business

Volunteers forced to wait before joining International Ukrainian Legion

Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi looks to leave his mark on the Kimberley Process

Ex-supermarket tycoon Saleem Malique wants a piece of mining pie

Infotrac trial exposes shareholder brawls for control of Debswana

Russia sanctions accelerate Airbus and Boeing's hunt for African titanium

Nikunj Mehta expands into the diamond sector

Gaborone to update regulatory framework to hit renewables targets

Gaborone and Vienna battle to host Kimberley Process headquarters

Minergy Coal suffers collateral damage from Transnet's woes

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Sanctions-hit Alrosa's woes impact on continent's diamond producers

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Opposition political figure spearheads Moopetsi Mining's move into Gaborone

Vedanta Zinc on the hunt for new CEO

Debswana ditches foreign suppliers to stick to Masisi's will

Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal

Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

Dubai-based diamantaire Stargems sets up shop in Gaborone

Khama-Masisi rift casts shadow of political instability over miners

The challenges awaiting the new gold owners at Mupane

After diamonds, UAE develops a taste for Botswana milk

Masisi uses Lucara to pressure De Beers for better revenue-sharing deal

Masisi's diamond strategist, Jacob Thamage, visits UN headquarters in New York

Botswana's diamonds attract South African coal investor Magni Investment

Masisi pitches to Dubai investors in bid to boost Gaborone diamond polishing business

Volunteers forced to wait before joining International Ukrainian Legion

Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi looks to leave his mark on the Kimberley Process

Ex-supermarket tycoon Saleem Malique wants a piece of mining pie

Infotrac trial exposes shareholder brawls for control of Debswana

Russia sanctions accelerate Airbus and Boeing's hunt for African titanium

Nikunj Mehta expands into the diamond sector

Gaborone to update regulatory framework to hit renewables targets

Gaborone and Vienna battle to host Kimberley Process headquarters

Minergy Coal suffers collateral damage from Transnet's woes

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