Botswana Mining Review Comprehensive Coverage of the Progress and Achievements in the Mining Sector

Botswana’s economic engine may be sputtering. The country’s ambitious target of 4.2% growth this year is in jeopardy, according to a senior central bank official, Innocent Molalapata. “From what we’ve seen so far,” Molalapata told an economic briefing, “unfavorable global conditions coupled with domestic hurdles are making it unlikely we’ll …

The Botswana government is considering increasing its shareholding in global diamond miner De Beers, according to President Mokgweetsi Masisi, following parent company Anglo American’s announcement of plans to spin off or sell the business. Botswana currently owns a 15% stake in De Beers and contributes 70% of the company’s annual …

Diamonds may be forever, but Anglo American’s grip on De Beers seems to be loosening. The Botswana government, a key player with a 15% stake in the diamond giant, is eyeing a potentially bigger piece of the pie as Anglo weighs a spin-off or sale. “This could be the best …

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Early automotive engines didn’t use any kind of filtration for the oil. It wasn’t until a patent was granted to Ernest Sweetland and George Greenhalgh in 1923 – for their product the “pure oil later” or “Purolator” – that you could buy an automobile with a full-pressure lubrication system. It …