De Beers and Botswana to Seek New Diamond Deposits
22 November 2023 De Beers and the Botswana government will work together to find more diamond deposits, after both sides…
China’s MMG seals $1.9 billion deal to buy Khoemacau copper mine in Botswana
22 November 2023 Chinese miner MMG Ltd’s share price jumped on Tuesday to a near eight-week peak after it agreed…
Lucara Botswana unearths yet another whopper
21 November 2023 “Dumelang, betsho. I am so delighted to learn that Lucara has made yet another big diamond discovery…
Botswana still wants HB Antwerp model, even without HB
17 November 2023 Botswana miner Lucara Diamond may have nixed its agreement to sell all its big stones to HB…
WDC praises establishment of permanent Kimberley Process secretariat in Botswana
17 November 2023 World Diamond Council (WDC) president Feriel Zerouki has said the finalisation of arrangements for the establishment of…
Botswana funnyman William Last KRM wins international award
15 November 2023 Congratulations are in order for popular Botswanan comedian William Last KRM. The funny-man recently bagged himself an…
Si6 jags high-grade copper-silver in Botswana
14 November 2023 Si6 Metals has jagged shallow, high-grade supergene and primary copper-silver drill intersections at its Dibete project in…
Lucara to spend US 20.3 million on prospecting
14 November 2023 Lucara Diamond Corp praised its sparkling third quarter results saying they put it in a good mood…
Savute Safari Lodge undergoes a complete rebuild
11 November 2023 Luxury Safari operator, Desert & Delta Safari – Botswana has announced plans for the complete rebuild of…
Cheetahs become more nocturnal on hot days. Climate change may trigger fights among predators
9 November 2023 Cheetahs are usually daytime hunters, but the speedy big cats will shift their activity toward dawn and…
Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana?
8 November 2023 Where is the most beautiful town in Botswana? Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is known…
Botswana conducts due diligence on HB Antwerp stake, president says
8 November 2023 Botswana seeks 24% stake in Belgian diamond trader. HB Antwerp to get 10% of state gem company’s…
Botswana’s ban on imported vegetables is working, says its president as he seeks re-election
7 November 2023 With elections due next year, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke of successes and ambitious plans in a…
Putting the LEA into leather
4 November 2023 Looking to put the LEA into local leather, Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) has teamed up with the…
Promoting Excellence in Healthcare: Botswana launches National Laboratory Strategic Plan
31 October 2023 It aims to modernise and upgrade laboratory infrastructure to better standards, ensuring the safe and efficient handling…
Botswana has the best justice system in Africa – WJP
31 October 2023 The World Justice Project ranks Botswana’s justice system as the best in Africa and one of the…
Botswana-Namibia heavy-haul line back on track
An ambitious cross-border railway expansion project that many industry insiders said was dead in the water since it first made…
Botswana announces discovery of manganese deposits
27 October 2023 Botswana has found manganese deposits in its southwestern villages of Lobatse, Ramotswa and Kanye, Botswana’s minister of…
Botswana’s ODC halts diamond sales as industry seeks to reduce glut
25 October 2023 Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) has temporarily halted its rough stone sales as part of an…
Botswana launches “elephant express” bus to safeguard community
23 October 2023 Botswana on Sunday launched an “elephant express” bus to transport the community and school-age children in its…
GloWAL: A New Global Water Resources Initiative
23 October 2023 A new global laboratory network is empowering countries around the world to generate the data needed to…
Unlocking opportunity: Tati Nickel Mine for sale by auction in Botswana
20 October 2023 In the heart of the African mining industry, a unique opportunity is emerging that promises new potential…
Airlink boosts presence in Botswana and Zambia
20 October 2023 Airlink has opened new country offices in Gaborone and Lusaka to enhance customer services in Botswana and…
Lotus’ acquisition of A-Cap approved by Botswana officials
19 October 2023 ASX-listed Lotus Resources has received regulatory approvals, a key condition precedent to implementing its proposed schemes of…
1st PPP in solar power, Bobonong and Shakawe power stations commissioned
19 October 2023 The Bobonong and Shakawe solar photovoltaic power stations are coming on stream in Botswana. These facilities, built…
Botswana Pride celebrations shine brighter and more vibrant
18 October 2023 Activists marched in Batswana capital on Oct. 7 Gaborone, the vibrant capital city of Botswana, recently witnessed…