Diamond

The Ministry of Minerals and Energy hosted a Romanian delegation as part of ongoing efforts to deepen international investment engagement in Botswana’s diamond industry and broader minerals value chain. The delegation, led by Botswana’s Ambassador to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Viorel Zaharia, was briefed on the structure …

Natural diamonds commanded strong attention at the JCK Las Vegas 2026 Show but Botswana’s presence signalled something more significant than market appeal. It marked a confident shift from resource supplier to value-driven global player, using the world’s premier jewellery platform to reinforce its leadership in provenance, beneficiati and long-term industry …

Local beneficiation has long been positioned as Botswana’s pathway to industrialisation yet progress has remained uneven despite the country’s vast mineral wealth and global market relevance. With rich endowments in industrial minerals such as soda ash, supporting industries both regionally and internationally, diamonds that generate significant luxury value worldwide and …

Sixty years of diamond leadership reached a new milestone on 18 May 2026, when Botswana was officially admitted as a member of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) at a landmark summit held at the historic Orapa House in Gaborone. The membership, announced by Minister of Minerals and Energy …

A garment entrepreneur in Gaborone, BLESEDI (not her real name),represents a growing strain beneath Botswana’s long-standing reputation as Africa’s model of resource-led stability. Her factory floor has been quiet for months. Orders have been absent since around October last year as the business went through a cost-cutting transition, leaving production …

Botswana’s economy contracted 5.4% in year-on-year terms in the fourth quarter of 2025, with a catastrophic decline in mining output exposing the full cost of the country’s reliance on a single commodity. Statistics Botswana data released recently showed the mining and quarrying industry recorded a 47% decrease in value added …

Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a 36.92-carat high-quality blue Type IIB diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana, this time not from fresh ore but from surface stockpile material, underscoring the untapped value of legacy resources. According to President and CEO William Lamb, the recovery reflects the “special nature” of …

The Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Joy Kenewendo has concluded a week of high-level engagements in New York aimed at reinforcing Botswana’s standing as the world’s leading source of responsibly mined natural diamonds and deepening ties across the global jewellery industry. The United States is the single largest and …

Botswana’s mining shift toward energy-transition metals gathered pace this week as junior explorer Botswana Diamonds Plc officially rebranded to Botswana Minerals Plc, signalling a decisive pivot from diamonds to copper and battery-linked minerals. The London AIM and Botswana Stock Exchange-listed company said the name change, effective 27 February 2026, reflects …

Bad Bunny’s half-time performance at Super Bowl LX wasn’t just a showstopper, it was a stage for Botswana’s diamonds. The artist wore a marquise-cut Desert diamond in honey tones, set in yellow gold, highlighting stones sourced from one of the world’s premier diamond producers. Designer Marvin Douglas explained, “I wanted …