Botswana will not drop its demand to sell a bigger share of the diamonds produced by its joint venture with De Beers, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Thursday, raising the stakes in talks to renew a sales deal that expires in June. Botswana and De Beers mine diamonds under an …
Read More »Torsa Global expands to Africa, thanks to Mining Indaba
Torsa Global has revealed that it is in the process of establishing a Johannesburg-based office to service the mining industries of the Central African Copperbelt, Botswana, and Mozambique. The company is also looking to expand its services to Morocco. Speaking on the sidelines of the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, …
Read More »WearCheck training courses boost investment into condition monitoring
“For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head.” These wise words were voiced by the founding father of the US – Benjamin Franklin – in the 18th century, little knowing they would still be highly relevant more than three hundred years later. Condition monitoring specialist …
Read More »‘Cobre heading down the right path at its Ngami copper project’
COBRE Minerals (ASX: CBE) is not simply content with finding a single good copper project in Botswana; it is on the hunt for a district in the sands of this nation which is so rich in a multitude of diverse minerals and diamonds. And if the company’s most recent exploration …
Read More »Paratus Data Centers Unequalled in Africa
African-born telco, Paratus Group, has announced that all five of the Group’s Data Centers (DCs)have been awarded ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 27001 (information security), and PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) certifications and this commitment to compliance is understood to be unequalled on the African continent. Paratus is Africa’s …
Read More »MINING INDABA 2023 DELIVERS A RECORD POST-PANDEMIC TURNOUT IN ATTENDANCE
Investing in African Mining Indaba 2023 has delivered a record post-pandemic turnout in attendance, which is testament to the ever-increasing appetite for investing on the continent. The four-day Indaba, held from 6-9 February 2023 in Cape Town, provided delegates with insight into the future of mining, current operational trends and …
Read More »FQM hands over ablution block to Kyafukuma
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) through its Kansanshi Mine has handed over an ablution block and a solar water system to Kyafukuma Secondary School in Solwezi District of North-Western Province. The toilets are waterborne and have running water, and are solar-powered with a 10,000 litres PVC water tank and a mud …
Read More »Open data dialogue reach extractive, energy sectors
Over one thousand stakeholders from the extractive and energy sectors, will gather for the 2023 EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) Global Conference, this year. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is a global standard for the good governance of oil, gas and mineral resources. It seeks to address the key governance …
Read More »Botswana demands larger share of revenue from De Beers
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to walk away from talks on the extension of De Beers’ mining rights in the country unless it got a larger share of revenues. However, De Beers is confident of maintaining its long-standing partnership with Botswana, a company official said recently, but said some …
Read More »Eskom in bilateral negotiations with Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia to bolster power imports
South Africa’s power utility company, Eskom, is reportedly engaged in bilateral negotiations with Botswana, Mozambique and Zambia in a bid to bolster imports and curb incessant current load shedding. The utility is already importing 300 MW more from the Southern African Power Pool and plans to increase to about 1 …
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