Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- Botswana’s government will encourage new mining ventures to offer citizens the right to buy as much as 24% of ...

GABORONE, March 1 (Reuters) - Botswana expects output from its mining sector to be flat this year, as the diamond industry loses its sparkle due to a contraction in consumer spending and weaker demand ...

The licences are in a little-explored corridor linking Namibia's Damara Belt with Zambia and the DRC's Copperbelt.

Gaborone, Botswana — Botswana says one of the largest diamonds ever found has been unearthed at one of its mines and will be put on show on Thursday. The Botswana government believes the huge ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The Government is seeking to learn from Botswana as Kenya's mining sector readies for take ...

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The world’s largest diamond was discovered near Pretoria, South Africa in 1905 when Frederick Wells, a mine superintendent, carried out a routine inspection at the Premier Mine. The 2,492 carat ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIU Group, headed by Austrian investor Cevdet Caner, has announced the acquisition and restart of the Tati Mine in Botswana. This marks the beginning of a new chapter for Tati ...

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Global diamond giant De Beers said it will go ahead with a planned $1 billion investment to extend the life of its flagship Jwaneng mine in Botswana, even as last year ...

GABORONE, Botswana — In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and an entire nation’s economy — built on ...