By Donald Magapatona National Geographic Society and the international diamond miner De Beers have extended Okavango Eternal Partnership for five more years. The new pact is building on five years of conservation, livelihoods and storytelling impact and the renewed Okavango Eternal partnership will deepen collaboration with governments and communities across …
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African mines are under growing pressure to improve productivity, contain energy costs and reduce emissions while maintaining safe and reliable operations. Against that backdrop, ABB is advancing a more integrated approach in which electrification, automation and digitalisation work as connected parts of the same operating system. ABB South Africa and …
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Africa does not have a shortage of minerals. The harder proposition is making those minerals work harder for the economies that host them. A deposit can be world-class on paper and still struggle to attract capital, because what sits between discovery and development is a network of power, water, transport, …
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By KELVIN DUBE Botswana’s energy transformation reached a defining milestone on 28 August 2026, when Minister of Minerals and Energy Bogolo Joy Kenewendo officially launched the country’s first large scale renewable energy project, the Mmadinare 100MW solar PV plant. The facility forms part of the Integrated Resource Plan for electricity, …
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Global diamond giant, De Beers Group’s Science & Technology division has revealed SynthDetect 2, the next generation desktop diamond screening instrument. The first SynthDetect instrument and its successor SynthDetect XL – released in 2017 and 2018 respectively have been among the most successful instruments in De Beers Group’s suite of …
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By Donald Magapatona The ground Serval Resources has chosen to retain in Botswana sits in a copper belt that is steadily proving its commercial credentials, giving the exploration company a renewed runway to test ground along a mineralised trend already linked to an operating mine. Serval has secured the renewal …
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After 20 years of dedicated leadership from Thomas Holtz, Multotec announces the appointment of Johan Robbertse as its new Group Chief Executive Officer, during a formal handover at Electra Mining Africa 2026, marking the beginning of a new chapter for one of South Africa’s leading mineral processing equipment manufacturers. Robbertse …
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When Good Oils Go Bad Part 5 By Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck This edition of WearCheck’s “When Good Oils Go Bad” series gives insight into microdieseling. There’s a creature in the ocean that kills its prey without ever touching it. Say hello to my little friend – Synalpheus fritzmuelleri, …
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By KELVIN DUBE 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 …
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A new exhibition platform aimed squarely at the continent’s energy buyers was unveiled in Johannesburg, South Africa on 9 September 2026 and the message from the podium was unambiguous. Electricity is no longer a line item to be managed quietly in the background. It has become a board level concern …
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Botswana Mining Review Comprehensive Coverage of the Progress and Achievements in the Mining Sector
