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Ex-boss of De Beers Botswana Sheila Khama goes into consultancy

Sheila Khama, who has served in senior roles at several mining giants and is the aunt of the former Botswanan president Ian Khama, has struck out on her own. In founding her own consultancy firm, SK Resources Consulting, she is hoping to offer her services to African governments as well as to the private sector. [...] (307 words)

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South African steel boss Miriam Motha bets on Botswana

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

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Russia's BPC group aims to tighten its grip on African banks' e-money systems

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Masisi and De Beers woo diamond dealers with safaris

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