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Botswana’s Diamond Backbone Holds But Barely

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. …

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Leadership Reset at Old Mutual Botswana

Old Mutual Botswana is entering a new leadership phase following the resignation of Group Chief Executive Officer Priscillah Ndadi, marking a strategic transition for the business as it builds on a period of operational reset and alignment. Ndadi will step down effective 1 July 2026, with her tenure concluding on …

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Sibanye Is Squeezing More Value From Rustenburg and Marikana

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 …

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Botswana Seeks Economic Pact With Zimbabwe to Pivot From Diamonds – Updated

Botswana is aggressively pursuing an enhanced economic partnership with Zimbabwe, part of a sweeping strategy by Africa’s largest diamond producer to rapidly insulate its economy from a volatile global gemstone market. The structural pivot was underscored during a weekend bilateral meeting in Harare, where Botswana’s newly appointed Vice President and …

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Martin Engineering launches world first N2® Air Cannon Intelligence System

The global leader in bulk material handling solutions, Martin Engineering, has launched a transformative digital system that unlocks opportunities to maximise the efficiency, reliability and performance of industrial air cannons. The N2® Air Cannon Intelligence (ACI) System gives operators of cement plants and other large-scale, high-temperature facilities unprecedented insight into …

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