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Botswana has built one of Africa’s most technologically sophisticated bulk water distribution systems, transforming its command center outside the capital into a regional reference point for utility automation and real-time monitoring. Operating out of the Mmamashia Water Treatment Plant near Gaborone, the state-of-the-art Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system …

Botswana is accelerating plans to diversify its mineral-dependent economy, turning toward alternative metals and localized manufacturing to cushion against prolonged volatility in the global diamond market. Diamonds currently account for roughly 80% of the southern African nation’s export revenue and 30% of its gross domestic product. However, falling market prices …

SKF South Africa’s Application Engineering Services cover a wide suite of solutions including installation, lubrication systems, condition monitoring and bearing remanufacturing. At the core of the company’s Application Engineering strategy is a commitment to move beyond the development and installation of housings, bearings and sealing systems by integrating reliability services …

Botswana is launching a sweeping overhaul of its state-dominated mining sector, driving a capital deployment push into non-diamond mineral exploration, domestic downstream processing, and citizen-led supply chains to insulate the economy from a volatile global diamond market. The southern African nation, the world’s largest diamond producer by value, is grappling …

Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a mammoth 1,305.4-carat rough diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana, a discovery that underscores Southern Africa’s standing as a global powerhouse for critical minerals and precious stones. The gem described as a white, unbroken stone measuring 79.9 by 34.1 by 51.9 millimeters …

Zimbabwe is repositioning energy as the central lever for infrastructure-led growth, placing efficiency and clean power at the core of its development strategy. Addressing delegates at the Southern Africa Eco-Infrastructure Summit 2026 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, the Minister of Energy and Power Development, July G. Moyo framed the region’s infrastructure …

Marubeni Corp. agreed to acquire South African automotive retail and services provider TiAuto Investments, marking the Japanese trading giant’s first foray into Africa’s automotive maintenance sector. The Tokyo-based company is expanding its global aftermarket footprint by taking over a business that operates 161 stores across South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, …

De Beers contributed an estimated P11.31 billion to Botswana’s economy in 2025, a figure that would signal resilience in most years. However, it comes at the end of one of the toughest periods the global diamond industry has faced and falls just short of the P11.47 billion recorded in 2024. …

Old Mutual Botswana is entering a new leadership phase following the resignation of Group Chief Executive Officer Priscillah Ndadi, marking a strategic transition for the business as it builds on a period of operational reset and alignment. Ndadi will step down effective 1 July 2026, with her tenure concluding on …

The Sibanye-Stillwater company is betting on proximity over depth. The JSE-listed miner is advancing seven shallow, adjoining platinum group metals (PGM) projects across its South African portfolio, all focused on the upper group two (UG2) reef, mechanised where possible and deliberately structured as low-capital-intensity, brownfield extensions rather than new greenfield …