https://yourbotswana.com Our Botswana is Your Botswana Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:07:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-state-owned-diamond-company-turns-to-contract-sales-to-manage-tough-market/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-state-owned-diamond-company-turns-to-contract-sales-to-manage-tough-market/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:58:50 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20366

11 February 2026 Botswana’s State-owned Okavango Diamond Company plans to increase the share of diamonds it sells to contracted buyers…]]>

11 February 2026 Botswana’s State-owned Okavango Diamond Company plans to increase the share of diamonds it sells to contracted buyers…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-state-owned-diamond-company-turns-to-contract-sales-to-manage-tough-market/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-slump-spurs-botswana-to-propose-raising-income-taxes/ https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-slump-spurs-botswana-to-propose-raising-income-taxes/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:07:32 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20360

10 February 2026 Botswana plans to raise corporate and personal taxes to offset a slump in diamond revenue and rein…]]>

10 February 2026 Botswana plans to raise corporate and personal taxes to offset a slump in diamond revenue and rein…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-slump-spurs-botswana-to-propose-raising-income-taxes/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-diamond-stockpile-swells-as-gem-price-slump-persists/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-diamond-stockpile-swells-as-gem-price-slump-persists/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:05 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=20254

20 January 2026 Botswana’s diamond stockpile is nearly double its target inventory levels amid persistent low prices, leaving the country…]]>

20 January 2026 Botswana’s diamond stockpile is nearly double its target inventory levels amid persistent low prices, leaving the country…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-diamond-stockpile-swells-as-gem-price-slump-persists/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-hits-97-mineral-mapping-coverage/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-hits-97-mineral-mapping-coverage/#respond Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:51:48 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19557

18 October 2025 Botswana has completed 97% of its national mineral mapping, a milestone that strengthens its appeal to global…]]>

18 October 2025 Botswana has completed 97% of its national mineral mapping, a milestone that strengthens its appeal to global…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-hits-97-mineral-mapping-coverage/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sale-fails-in-botswana-as-buyers-refuse-to-pay-up/ https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sale-fails-in-botswana-as-buyers-refuse-to-pay-up/#respond Sat, 27 Sep 2025 13:23:20 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=19447

27 September 2025 Botswana didn’t sell any diamonds in an unprecedented ad-hoc auction as buyers refused to pay high enough…]]>

27 September 2025 Botswana didn’t sell any diamonds in an unprecedented ad-hoc auction as buyers refused to pay high enough…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sale-fails-in-botswana-as-buyers-refuse-to-pay-up/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-debswana-to-approach-capital-markets-to-fund-jwaneng-underground-project/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-debswana-to-approach-capital-markets-to-fund-jwaneng-underground-project/#respond Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:39:46 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18694 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-debswana-to-approach-capital-markets-to-fund-jwaneng-underground-project/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-odc-to-start-contract-diamond-sales-in-september/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-odc-to-start-contract-diamond-sales-in-september/#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 17:36:40 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18633

30 May 2025 Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company plans to start contracted gem sales in September, managing director Mmetla Masire…]]>

30 May 2025 Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company plans to start contracted gem sales in September, managing director Mmetla Masire…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-odc-to-start-contract-diamond-sales-in-september/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-vp-and-fin-min-on-diamonds-diversification-and-tariffs/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-vp-and-fin-min-on-diamonds-diversification-and-tariffs/#respond Mon, 26 May 2025 18:47:21 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18611

26 May 2025 Ndaba Gaolathe is one of the most influential figures in Botswana’s new administration, but the economy and…]]>

26 May 2025 Ndaba Gaolathe is one of the most influential figures in Botswana’s new administration, but the economy and…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-vp-and-fin-min-on-diamonds-diversification-and-tariffs/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/moodys-downgrades-botswana-economy-from-stable-to-negative/ https://yourbotswana.com/moodys-downgrades-botswana-economy-from-stable-to-negative/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:53:11 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18455

14 April 2025 (IDEX Online) – Botswana’s economic outlook has been downgraded from stable to negative by Moody’s, as a…]]>

14 April 2025 (IDEX Online) – Botswana’s economic outlook has been downgraded from stable to negative by Moody’s, as a…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/moodys-downgrades-botswana-economy-from-stable-to-negative/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-economic-outlook-now-negative-says-sp/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-economic-outlook-now-negative-says-sp/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:09:02 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18372

25 March 2025 Botswana’s economic outlook has been downgraded from stable to negative by S&P Global Ratings (S&P) on account…]]>

25 March 2025 Botswana’s economic outlook has been downgraded from stable to negative by S&P Global Ratings (S&P) on account…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-economic-outlook-now-negative-says-sp/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/uk-minister-for-africa-visits-botswanas-jwaneng-mine-highlights-strategic-partnership-with-debswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/uk-minister-for-africa-visits-botswanas-jwaneng-mine-highlights-strategic-partnership-with-debswana/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:56:30 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=18166

21 January 2025 In a significant diplomatic visit, Lord Collins of Highbury, the UK Minister for Africa, toured the Jwaneng…]]>

21 January 2025 In a significant diplomatic visit, Lord Collins of Highbury, the UK Minister for Africa, toured the Jwaneng…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/uk-minister-for-africa-visits-botswanas-jwaneng-mine-highlights-strategic-partnership-with-debswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-at-botswanas-debswana-fall-49-2-as-market-downturn-continues/ https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-at-botswanas-debswana-fall-49-2-as-market-downturn-continues/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:28:15 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17649 https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-at-botswanas-debswana-fall-49-2-as-market-downturn-continues/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/the-brilliance-of-botswana-diamonds/ https://yourbotswana.com/the-brilliance-of-botswana-diamonds/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 14:13:14 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17458

20 May 2024 Discover how the natural diamond industry helped transform the now thriving Southern African country with brilliant Botswana…]]>

20 May 2024 Discover how the natural diamond industry helped transform the now thriving Southern African country with brilliant Botswana…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/the-brilliance-of-botswana-diamonds/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/debswana-board-approves-key-development-phase-for-jwaneng-underground-project/ https://yourbotswana.com/debswana-board-approves-key-development-phase-for-jwaneng-underground-project/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:11:17 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17162

18 January 2024 The Board of Debswana, the 50:50 diamond mining joint venture between De Beers Group and the Government…]]>

18 January 2024 The Board of Debswana, the 50:50 diamond mining joint venture between De Beers Group and the Government…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/debswana-board-approves-key-development-phase-for-jwaneng-underground-project/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/a-new-dawn-for-the-botswana-diamond-industry/ https://yourbotswana.com/a-new-dawn-for-the-botswana-diamond-industry/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:28:15 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17091

22 December 2023 The country is at a pivotal point in its diamond journey, with the new deal between De…]]>

22 December 2023 The country is at a pivotal point in its diamond journey, with the new deal between De…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/a-new-dawn-for-the-botswana-diamond-industry/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-and-botswana-to-seek-new-diamond-deposits/ https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-and-botswana-to-seek-new-diamond-deposits/#respond Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:07:29 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=17020

22 November 2023 De Beers and the Botswana government will work together to find more diamond deposits, after both sides…]]>

22 November 2023 De Beers and the Botswana government will work together to find more diamond deposits, after both sides…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-and-botswana-to-seek-new-diamond-deposits/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-plans-extra-diamond-sales-route-after-de-beers-deal/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-plans-extra-diamond-sales-route-after-de-beers-deal/#respond Sat, 05 Aug 2023 14:12:54 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16648

4 August 2023 Botswana‘s state diamond company is planning to diversify how it sells precious stones to the market as…]]>

4 August 2023 Botswana‘s state diamond company is planning to diversify how it sells precious stones to the market as…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-plans-extra-diamond-sales-route-after-de-beers-deal/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/debswana-botspost-unveil-diamond-for-botswana-stamps/ https://yourbotswana.com/debswana-botspost-unveil-diamond-for-botswana-stamps/#respond Tue, 27 Jun 2023 18:19:15 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16514 https://yourbotswana.com/debswana-botspost-unveil-diamond-for-botswana-stamps/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-sales-reach-p6-7bn/ https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-sales-reach-p6-7bn/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:32:24 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16174

De Beers recently sold an estimated $495 million (P6.7bn) of rough diamonds in its second auction of the year, a…]]>

De Beers recently sold an estimated $495 million (P6.7bn) of rough diamonds in its second auction of the year, a…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/de-beers-sales-reach-p6-7bn/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-intent-on-selling-more-diamonds-without-de-beers/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-intent-on-selling-more-diamonds-without-de-beers/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:26:06 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16133

Botswana will not drop its demand to sell a bigger share of the diamonds produced by its joint venture with…]]>

Botswana will not drop its demand to sell a bigger share of the diamonds produced by its joint venture with…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-intent-on-selling-more-diamonds-without-de-beers/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-mining-growth-seen-flat-amid-dim-diamond-outlook/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-mining-growth-seen-flat-amid-dim-diamond-outlook/#respond Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:36:56 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=16114

Botswana expects output from its mining sector to be flat this year, as the diamond industry loses its sparkle due…]]>

Botswana expects output from its mining sector to be flat this year, as the diamond industry loses its sparkle due…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-mining-growth-seen-flat-amid-dim-diamond-outlook/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-at-botswanas-debswana-hit-record-high-in-2022/ https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-at-botswanas-debswana-hit-record-high-in-2022/#respond Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:49:07 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=15973

GABORONE, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Rough diamond sales by Debswana Diamond Company reached record levels in 2022, data showed on…]]>

GABORONE, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Rough diamond sales by Debswana Diamond Company reached record levels in 2022, data showed on…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-at-botswanas-debswana-hit-record-high-in-2022/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-fuel-botswana-budget-surplus-as-buyers-shun-russia/ https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-fuel-botswana-budget-surplus-as-buyers-shun-russia/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2023 19:04:59 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=15844

Surplus of 0.55% of GDP recorded in six months through Sept. Botswana is second biggest diamond producer in the world…]]>

Surplus of 0.55% of GDP recorded in six months through Sept. Botswana is second biggest diamond producer in the world…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/diamond-sales-fuel-botswana-budget-surplus-as-buyers-shun-russia/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/natural-diamond-council-global-ambassador-lily-james-visits-botswana/ https://yourbotswana.com/natural-diamond-council-global-ambassador-lily-james-visits-botswana/#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2022 18:22:48 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=15382

Highlights positive impact of the natural diamond industry on education, conservation and local business NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — This…]]>

Highlights positive impact of the natural diamond industry on education, conservation and local business NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — This…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/natural-diamond-council-global-ambassador-lily-james-visits-botswana/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/diamonds-powers-botswana-back-trade-surplus/ https://yourbotswana.com/diamonds-powers-botswana-back-trade-surplus/#respond Sat, 13 Aug 2022 15:06:44 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=14947

Botswana’s trade balance, which has weakened in the past years, widening the trade imbalance, and causing large drawdowns from the…]]>

Botswana’s trade balance, which has weakened in the past years, widening the trade imbalance, and causing large drawdowns from the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/diamonds-powers-botswana-back-trade-surplus/feed/ 0 https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-sees-russian-diamond-ban-opening-door-to-synthetic-gems/ https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-sees-russian-diamond-ban-opening-door-to-synthetic-gems/#respond Tue, 17 May 2022 16:18:51 +0000 https://yourbotswana.com/?p=14601

Botswana, Africa‘s top diamond producer, sees a prolonged ban on Russian diamonds opening the way for synthetic gems to expand market share, the…]]>

Botswana, Africa‘s top diamond producer, sees a prolonged ban on Russian diamonds opening the way for synthetic gems to expand market share, the…]]> https://yourbotswana.com/botswana-sees-russian-diamond-ban-opening-door-to-synthetic-gems/feed/ 0