Another blow for Milk Afric as US investors exit
The Botswana Development Corporation (BDC) has parted ways with US investors who pumped P40 million into the Milk Afric project,…
New project to boost sustainable wildlife management and food security in southern Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the French Development Agency (AFD) on Wednesday launched a new 3.5 million Euro project…
Botswana looks to coal to curb diamond dependency
Botswana must diversify into commodities such as coal and base metals as a matter of urgency, after a difficult year…
Power Metal Resources steps up surveying at Botswana joint venture ahead of IPO spin-off
Power Metal Resources is stepping up surveying at its Botswana joint venture ahead of IPO spin-off. The companies are preparing for…
Botswana intensifying effort to attract non-diamond exploration
Botswana has intensified efforts to digitise and make geoscience information readily available to local and international potential investors in an…
Corruption Perception Index shows Botswana is becoming more corrupt
Having been knocked off its pedestal by Seychelles in the Corruption Perception Index, Botswana’s score in a ranking system maintained…
Botswana, an African oasis- BusinessDay NG
The story of the rise of Africa, the result of consistent economic growth and political stability on the first continent…
Gold executives who turned to copper say Botswana will join ranks of important producers
When John Munro and Johan Ferreira were last employed in the South African gold sector, it could still claim a…
Botswana’s Debswana diamond exports fell 30% in 2020
Exports of rough diamonds mined by the Debswana Diamond Company fell 30% in 2020, statistics released by the Bank of…
Botswana, Namibia vow to jointly fight COVID-19, facilitate cross-border trade
Namibia and Botswana have agreed to work closely towards the procurement and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines as well as cross-border…
Media freedom in Botswana improves under Masisi
Reporters without Borders (RSF) has ranked Botswana the 39th country in its World Press Freedom Index (WPFI)in 2020 out of…
Fencing-in of Botswana elephants could explain why 350 elephants died in one area, reveals UP-led study
An international study led by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Professor Rudi van Aarde suggests that the mass die-off of…
Lucara recovers 378 ct diamond from Karowe
Diamond miner, Lucara Diamond, has recovered an unbroken Type IIa 378 ct gem-quality top white diamond from the milling of…
Diamond trade is roaring back thanks to stuck-at-home shoppers
The global diamond trade spent years in the doldrums, only to be crippled by the pandemic just as things started…
Solar provides multiple options to manganese mine in Botswana
Canada-based Giyani Metals is planning to build a solar plant for its manganese mining site in Botswana. The company is…
Botswana’s Kimberly Process dream deferred
Botswana’s dream of assuming chairmanship of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme will have to wait until 2022 at the very…
Botswana’s private coal miner to double output if it wins Eskom contract, says CEO
Botswana‘s privately owned coal miner, Minergy will double its output by opening a new mine if it wins a contract to…
Giyani plans demo plant for Botswana manganese project
Canadian producer, Giyani Metals has chosen US-based engineering services firm Tetra Tech to complete a concept design study for a…
Botswana is now looking for bids to build 200MW of CSP
Under a new integrated resource plan published by the Government in December 2020, Botswana plans to build 200 MW of…
Tlou Energy executes pilot PPA with Botswana Power Corp for Lesedi project
Tlou Energy is an ASX, AIM and BSE listed company focused on delivering power in Botswana and southern Africa through…
SI6 Metals (ASX:SI6) makes tracks at WA and Botswana Projects
Exploration company SI6 Metals (SI6) has released an update on its drilling operations in WA and Botswana The company has…
African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Red tape delays start of trading under new pact
Trading under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the ambitious continent-wide free trade agreement which has been signed by…
Lucara kicks off 2021 with 341-carat white diamond find
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has found an unbroken 341-carat white gem-quality rock at its prolific Karowe Mine in Botswana, with analysts…
Debswana terminates $1.3bn contract with Thiess
De Beers-owned Debswana Mining Company has reportedly terminated a $1.3bn contract with a unit of Australian firm Thiess to extend…
Botswana not equipped for remote working, IMF maintains
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic magnified a litany of deficiencies in the way many countries the world over operate.…
Heard the one about the internet?
I do a lot with my phone – conducting financial transactions, reading books, and especially lately, watching a young comedian’s…