Diamonds face lasting period of depressed prices, Botswana warns
23 January 2026 Botswana is resigned to a prolonged period of weak diamond prices with serious implications for the budget…
Tag: De Beers
De Beers Confirms Bids from Botswana, Angola and Namibia
12 January 2026 De Beers has confirmed that Botswana, Angola and Namibia have expressed interest in acquiring equity in the…
“Don’t tell me about IMF – we’re buying De Beers.” – President Boko
17 December 2025 President Duma Boko has firmly reiterated Botswana’s intention to acquire De Beers, dismissing advice from observers and…
IMF warns against buying De Beers
14 December 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned Botswana to reconsider its plan to increase its stake in…
Angola challenges Botswana in bid for De Beers’ majority stake
28 October 2025 Botswana also seeks controlling stake in De Beers Bidding war could test the Southern African states’ ties…
Botswana operations lift De Beers’ overall third-quarter output
28 October 2025 Diamond miner De Beers produced 7.7-million carats for the third quarter ended September 30, a 38% year-on-year…
Okavango to hold first contract sale
21 October 2025 Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is to hold its first contract sale direct to buyers next…
Major opportunity for the diamond business to return to old strengths, says luminary
15 October 2025 Botswana is seeking a greater interest in De Beers, and Angola is seeking an interest too. To…
Botswana, Angola push for pan-African control of De Beers
24 September 2024 Botswana and Angola are spearheading efforts to form a pan-African consortium of diamond-producing nations to jointly acquire…
Anglo American and Botswana: Divorcing and Remarrying
6 September 2025 Ernest Oppenheimer gained control of De Beers in 1929, and Anglo American bought the control from the…
Botswana “could buy De Beers outright”
30 August 2025 The government of Botswana could buy an additional stake in De Beers, or even acquire the business…
Botswana’s Government to acquire controlling stake in De Beers
24 July 2025 This development adds a layer of complexity to the ongoing sale process of the diamond producer by…
You’ll be hearing a lot more about Botswana diamonds
15 June 2025 This week, I spoke with Botswana president Duma Boko and the country’s minister of minerals and energy,…
Okavango Signs up to Tracr Platform
13 June 25 Rough diamonds being marketed by Botswana’s Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) are now being registered on Tracr, the…
BPC, Debswana partner on renewable energy
31 May 2025 Power utility BotswanaPower Corporation (BPC) and Debswana Diamond Company recently announced the signing of a memorandum of…
Botswana’s ODC to start contract diamond sales in September
30 May 2025 Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company plans to start contracted gem sales in September, managing director Mmetla Masire…
Botswana’s VP and fin min on diamonds, diversification and tariffs
26 May 2025 Ndaba Gaolathe is one of the most influential figures in Botswana’s new administration, but the economy and…
De Beers investor Botswana says serious buyers showing interest
29 April 2025 Botswana’s government said it’s optimistic that Anglo American will find a buyer for its diamond unit De…
The National Geographic Society and De Beers Group Announce Opening of New Nkashi Knowledge Centre in the Okavango Delta
11 April 2025 Led locally by the Nkashi Trust, the Nkashi Knowledge Centre in Beetsha, Botswana, is a vital community…
Botswana, De Beers sign overdue diamond deal
26 February 2025 Botswana’s government signed on Tuesday a long-delayed diamond mining and sales agreement with Anglo American unit De…
JVC Welcomes Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, Botswana’s Minerals Minister
24 February 2025 The Jewellers Vigilance Committee (JVC) has announced that the Honorable Bogolo Kenewendo, Botswana’s Minister of Minerals andEnergy,…
Did a tax dispute hold up the De Beers-Botswana deal?
19 February 2025 The diamond industry’s most important sales agreement is almost done. De Beers and the Botswana government have…
Botswana leaned on Lucara to renew diamond deal
10 February 2025 BOTSWANA may have had a lot to do with Lucara Diamond’s decision to renew a marketing agreement…
De Beers agrees on fresh sales agreement with Botswana
3 February 2025 Miner Anglo American’s diamond unit De Beers said on Monday it had finalised negotiations with the Botswana…
Botswana’s first Olympic Gold medalist is De Beers ambassador
27 January 2025 Letsile Tebogo, Botswana’s first ever Olympic gold medal winner, has been appointed a global ambassador for De…
‘They treat us like slaves’: What polishing Botswana’s diamond means for women
27 October 2024 What you need to know… In Botswana’s diamond polishing industry, thousands of women workers face harsh conditions…