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Pan-African telecommunications provider Paratus Botswana and Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat Communications SA are deploying low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks to drive digital transformation across Southern Africa’s mining sector. The companies showcased their integrated network architecture as official connectivity partners at the Future of Mining Summit 2026, targeting remote operations …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Lifting Africa is proud to announce Ground Mobility Systems as the Official Ground Mobility Solutions Sponsor of the Forklift Driver Competition, taking place at Electra Mining Africa 2026 from 7–11 September 2026 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec. As one of South Africa’s leading providers of heavy-duty ground mobility, aluminium …

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 …

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. …

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 …

In an era defined by resource security and supply chain realignment, Standard Bank leveraged its presence at DRC Mining Week to reinforce a clear investment thesis, that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains one of the world’s most compelling yet complex mining destinations. Producing approximately 70% of the world’s cobalt …