International

The world’s diamond market may be navigating a difficult cycle but Botswana is using the downturn to make a bigger case for the value of its natural diamonds and the economic opportunities that can be built around them. As President Advocate Duma Boko leads the Botswana delegation at the 81st …

De Beers London presents Vibrations: a High Jewellery universe inspired by the quiet yet enduring power of inland water. The collection celebrates De Beers London’s deep connection to the Earth and its diamond-sourcing countries. Dedicated to life-enriching bodies of water in Botswana, South Africa and Canada, three new sets join …

South Africa’s mining modernisation and infrastructure needs are opening a new commercial front for Italian technology companies, with eight firms using Electra Mining Africa 2026 to pursue partnerships across mining, energy, automation and industrial technology. The Italian delegation, assembled under the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) with support from the Italian …

Angola, Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia delegation heads to US as demand from mining and industrial growth accelerates grid investment Southern Africa’s growing electricity requirements are opening a new commercial front for US energy technology companies, as power-sector decision makers from Angola, Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia travel to the United States …

The Ministry of Higher Education and China invested Khoemacau Copper Mining have signed a collaboration agreement to establish a Mining Center of Excellence at Maun Technical College in the country’s North West District, aimed at training technical workers for the local mining sector. Speaking at the signing in Gaborone, Minister …

A century of jewellery heritage has come full circle in Botswana, with the Udell family, owners of US luxury retailer London Jewelers, visiting Orapa Mine alongside the Klein family as part of the company’s 100th anniversary celebrations. The visit brings together two fourth-generation family businesses whose relationship is closely tied …

Botswana is looking to technology as a key enabler of a more secure and resilient energy system, with the Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Joy Kenewendo engaging Huawei Technologies Botswana on the potential application of renewable energy solutions. The engagement examined how emerging energy technologies could help expand access …

Now in its thirteenth year as Africa’s premier investment conference, AFSIC 2026 agenda has been unveiled. Scheduled mid-October at the Park Plaza Westminster, London, this year’s programme is the most comprehensive in the conference’s history, spanning critical industry sectors, drawing an exceptional calibre of investors, and backed by unprecedented sponsor …

The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) has signed a strategic agreement with the Botswana Stock Exchange Group (BSE) to establish Africa’s first “sister-hub” commodity trading corridor, creating a direct bridge between Dubai’s global financial network and Southern Africa’s vast mineral reserves. The partnership, signed between DMCC and the operator of …

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 …