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Specialised Exhibitions, the largest trade show organiser in Southern Africa, is pleased to announce that its Securex South Africa, A-OSH Expo and Facilities Management exhibitions are confirmed to go ahead for 2022, with the exciting addition of Firexpo to the Securex show. The four trade shows will take place from …

According to solar trade body the Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA), Plans for a huge renewables-powered green hydrogen project in Botswana and Namibia have been expanded fourfold, from 1GW of generation capacity to 5GW. The project, in Southern Africa, was among the examples cited by the trade body as evidence …

BHP has reported lower volumes at Olympic Dam due to a planned smelter maintenance campaign, completed in January 2022. This was partially offset by higher volumes at Antamina. Escondida copper production decreased by 15% to 488 000 t due to concentrator feed grade decline, despite a record performance for material …

Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Lefoko Moagi, revealed that the biofuels guidelines were created as a tool to guide stakeholders, both local and foreign, who want to invest in biofuel production in Botswana. Botswana, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the Biofuels …

De Beers has revealed that diamond output from its Botswana operations increased by 23% to 5.2 million carats in the three months to Dec. 31. This was the result of a planned treatment of higher-grade ore at the Jwaneng mine, which was partly offset by lower production at Orapa, due …

Botswana wants to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy. The southern African country is launching a call for expressions of interest for the development of a project to build six solar photovoltaic plants. The plants will be built through public-private partnerships (PPPs) involving independent power producers (IPPs) and the state-owned …

Giyani Metals Corp. CEO Robin Birchall said with the delivery of further exploration success at Otse and K.Hill Extension, is putting Giyani in the best position to capitalise on its first-mover advantage in the battery-grade manganese space. The company has completed its initial exploration drilling campaign at the Otse manganese …

Flotek Managing Director Vijay Naik has revealed that the new manufacturing plant comes as a big technological revolution in the mining and farming industries in Botswana and will create at least 270 jobs for Batswana. On Friday 10 December 2021, Botswana’s home-grown pipes and fittings manufacturer Flotek officially launched its …

Botswana is attempting to diversify its economy away from resource revenues by establishing itself as a financial hub. However, experts argue that more work is needed to develop the country’s knowledge economy. A 1, 758-carat diamond the size of a tennis ball was extracted from a Botswana mine in April. …

Kavango Resources has signed an option agreement with Power Metal Resources to purchase up to 51.15 per cent of the issued share capital of Kalahari Key Mineral Exploration (KKME). Kavango will acquire a 60 per cent effective interest in prospecting licences PL310/2016, PL311/2016, and PL202/2018, collectively known as the Molopo …