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Martin Makgatlhe, stock exchange king and friend of the powerful

Financier Martin Makgatlhe. © Botswana Stock Echange

A familiar figure both on the stock market and the political scene in Gaborone, these days the financier Martin Makgatlhe is a key player in the country's affairs through his connections with the ruling BDP party and the clan of former president Masire. [...] (545 words)

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Gaborone helps Minergy coal venture weather difficult market conditions

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Gulf investors keen on ex-De Beers geologist's new venture

Lepate Vincent Ramokate left De Beers to strike out on his own in 2014. His latest company Eland Resources has drawn the attention of businessmen based in the United Arab Emirates. [...]

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De Beers hopes to sparkle in the fight against Covid-19

De Beers is killing two birds with one stone by gifting diamonds to Botswanan healthcare workers: the giveaway boosts the company's image in Botswana, its biggest sources of gems, and should help put it in President Masisi's good books, as negotiations on renewing its diamond sales contract have been ensuing for over a year. [...]

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Masisi and De Beers woo diamond dealers with safaris

President Mokgweetsi Masisi and De Beers CEO Bruce Cleaver on 2 December opened Diamond Impact week with a message to international dealers: "Come to Botswana, we have safaris!" [...]

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Farouk Ismail, Choppies founder and political philanthropist

One of Botswana's wealthiest tycoons, Farouk Ismail, frequently donates to the country's most high-profile charities. Founder of country's supermarket leader Choppies, which has stores across southern Africa, this charitable strategy is a way of making friends with Botswana's heads of state. [...]

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Old hand returned to helm of anti-corruption body as Masisi strives to gloss over problems

In an effort to dampen criticism of DCEC's perceived lack of independence, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has made the third change in three years at the top of the agency. The "new" boss is none other than Tymon Katlholo, who ran it for more than a decade at the turn of the millennium. [...]

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Lynette Armstrong's levers of influence to consolidate Debswana's diamond business

Having suddenly found herself at the helm of Debswana in 2019 following the premature death of her predecessor, Lynette Armstrong has been running Botswana's leading diamond producer in an acting capacity. With the appointment of a permanent managing director pending, she has been activating her networks as well as renegotiating the contract to sell the company's diamonds with its two shareholders, the Botswanan state and De Beers. [...]

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