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Politics 26/07/2022

Lord Hain takes up case of former president Ian Khama in House of Lords Free

The Labour Party's Lord Peter Hain. © Justin Ng/UPPA/Avalon

Business 25/07/2022

Retail and construction tycoons Ottapathu and Boxshall-Smith invest in Mokolodi reserve

Retail tycoon Ram Ottapathu, the owner of Choppies shops, and Wharic Construction boss Angus Boxshall-Smith have bought a very exclusive piece of land in the plush Mokolodi suburb of Gaborone. [...]

Mining 21/07/2022

Masisi welcomes Premium Nickel Resources move into tourism

Ater buying BCL's mining assets, Canadian Premium Nickel Resources has just invested in the region's tourism sector, much to the delight of President Masisi, who wants mining groups to boost the country's second biggest source of revenue, which was hit hard by Covid-19. [...]

Mining 20/07/2022

Jwaneng MP angles for Debswana business

State-owned diamond producer Debswana's promise that more than $1.5bn in contracts this year will go to Botswana-owned companies is attracting interest even among opposition MPs. [...]

Mining 11/07/2022

De Beers-Gaborone deal still stuck on state's share

On 29 June, the diamond giant De Beers and the Botswana government decided to add a third one-year extension to their contract for the sale of diamonds produced by their joint venture Debswana. [...]

Mining 27/06/2022

Masisi-Khama standoff casts shadow on Debswana vs Infotrac trial

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi (right) and Ian Khama. © Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP

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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

Mining 22/06/2022

Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

The Australian entrepreneur, already among the most active players in the recent wave of international investment in metal exploration in Botswana, is expanding his operations. He relies on a network of local partners. [...]

SpotlightCommodity traders Diplomacy 16/06/2022

Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

On a tour of southern Africa, Russian Federation Council leader Valentina Matvienko promised Zimbabwe and Mozambique that their imports of basic necessities would not be hit by the war in Ukraine. But the Kremlin envoy notably did not include South Africa in her trip. [...]

Valentina Matvienko, President of the Council of the Russian Federation. © Maxim Shipenkov/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Mining 08/06/2022

Debswana hopes new, outsider MD will bring the shine back to its diamond business

Faced with court cases and internal corruption investigations, Debswana, the joint venture between the Botswana government and diamond colossus De Beers, has appointed a newcomer to be MD in Andrew Motsomi. [...]

Andrew Motsomi, new MD of Debswana. © Debswana

Mining 07/06/2022

Constell Group seeks to expand diamond operations in Botswana

The Indian group, which advises Botswana's diamond industry, has joined the ranks of other major diamantaires that have recently flocked to grow their footprint in the country. [...]

Mining 31/05/2022

India's Pramukh Gems sets foot in Gaborone

Responding to calls from President Mokgweetsi Masisi's administration, the Indian diamond group Pramukh Gems, which already operated a subsidiary in Botswana, is moving to Gaborone. [...]

Focus Mining 23/05/2022

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

The West's sanctions on the Russian mining colossus Alrosa, the world's largest diamond producer, are taking a huge toll on Angola, its main partner. That has left the field open for the world's second largest diamond producer, Botswana, to charge ahead. [...]

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

Mining 16/05/2022

Diamonds link South African showbiz star and Botwsana business mogul

Ruri Diamonds is the result of an unlikely alliance between Botswana's business community and South African showbiz. The company's creation is further proof of the dynamism of the diamond sector in Gaborone, which is attracting investors from all over the world. [...]

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

Mining 12/05/2022

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Lord Hain takes up case of former president Ian Khama in House of Lords Free

Retail and construction tycoons Ottapathu and Boxshall-Smith invest in Mokolodi reserve

Masisi welcomes Premium Nickel Resources move into tourism

Jwaneng MP angles for Debswana business

De Beers-Gaborone deal still stuck on state's share

Masisi-Khama standoff casts shadow on Debswana vs Infotrac trial

Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal

Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

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Debswana hopes new, outsider MD will bring the shine back to its diamond business

Constell Group seeks to expand diamond operations in Botswana

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

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Debswana ditches foreign suppliers to stick to Masisi's will

Brasilia injects fresh blood into its African diplomatic corps

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Khama-Masisi rift casts shadow of political instability over miners

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

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

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Jwaneng MP angles for Debswana business

De Beers-Gaborone deal still stuck on state's share

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Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

Debswana hopes new, outsider MD will bring the shine back to its diamond business

Constell Group seeks to expand diamond operations in Botswana

India's Pramukh Gems sets foot in Gaborone

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

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

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After diamonds, UAE develops a taste for Botswana milk

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Botswana's diamonds attract South African coal investor Magni Investment

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