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Botswana

How Rosy Blue bought its first diamond cutting facility in Botswana

After more than two decades of trying, the Indian-based diamond producer Rosy Blue has at last managed to secure a diamond cutting facility in Botswana.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 05.09.2022

Diamond giant Debswana takes on mining services

On 4 August, Botswana's diamond giant Debswana - a joint venture between the Botswana government and the UK's De Beers Group - quietly established a new subsidiary in Gaborone: Naledi Mining Services. Since the beginning of his term in 2018, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has been working to accelerate the sector's independence from international giants.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 30.08.2022

Diamonds: Tycoon Atang Makgekgenene steps away from the BK11 mine

On 27 July, the Canadian firm Pangolin Diamonds Corp announced that it had acquired Amulet Botswana, which owns some of the BK11 diamond mine equipment and infrastructure. Yet doubt hangs over the company that owns the site.

Subscribers only Mining 26.08.2022

Mining services tycoons snap up prized property near Gaborone Dam

Best known as the owners of the mining services company Bothakga Burrow, which subcontracts for major Botswanan companies Debswana and Morupule Coal Mine, two businessmen are now investing in real estate in the capital's southwestern suburbs - a sector that is booming.

Subscribers only Mining 23.08.2022

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

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

Free access Politics 26.07.2022

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.

Subscribers only Business 25.07.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 21.07.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 20.07.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 11.07.2022

Masisi-Khama standoff casts shadow on Debswana vs Infotrac trial

The trial of a former private intelligence provider against the diamond giant Debswana is making ripples that can be felt as far as the presidential palace in Gaborone. President Masisi's side see the case as yet another front in its dispute with exiled former head of state Ian Khama.

Subscribers only Mining 27.06.2022

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi (right) and Ian Khama.

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.

Subscribers only Mining 22.06.2022

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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.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 16.06.2022

Valentina Matvienko, President of the Council of the Russian Federation.

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.

Subscribers only Mining 08.06.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 07.06.2022

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.

Subscribers only Mining 31.05.2022

In Focus
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.

Subscribers only Mining 23.05.2022

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.

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.

Subscribers only Mining 16.05.2022

Hasina Essack Ferris and Dalton Ashikoto, co-founders of Ruri Diamonds.

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Botswana

How Rosy Blue bought its first diamond cutting facility in Botswana

Diamond giant Debswana takes on mining services

Diamonds: Tycoon Atang Makgekgenene steps away from the BK11 mine

Mining services tycoons snap up prized property near Gaborone Dam

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

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

Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

Spotlight
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

In Focus
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

The challenges awaiting the new gold owners at Mupane

After diamonds, UAE develops a taste for Botswana milk

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Botswana

How Rosy Blue bought its first diamond cutting facility in Botswana

Diamond giant Debswana takes on mining services

Diamonds: Tycoon Atang Makgekgenene steps away from the BK11 mine

Mining services tycoons snap up prized property near Gaborone Dam

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

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

Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

Spotlight 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

In Focus 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

The challenges awaiting the new gold owners at Mupane

After diamonds, UAE develops a taste for Botswana milk

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Spotlight
Putin's envoy reassures Harare and Maputo but avoids Pretoria

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