Debswana spends P4 billion on citizen-owned businesses
Debswana Diamond Company, a 50–50 joint venture between the Botswana government and De Beers Group, spent P13 billion on procurement ...
Tag: Bogolo Kenewendo
Minister updates House on failed BPC solar project
Minerals minister Kenewendo regrets how government lost millions Botswana Power Corporation’s renewable energy subsidiary, the Lesedi Project, collapsed due to ...
Govt pushes strong diamond marketing in NDP12
Moves to operationalise De Beers deal The Minister of Minerals and Energy, Bogolo Kenewendo, said the government aims to strengthen ...
A Diamond Cannot Be Manufactured In A Lab- Boko Pushes Back At Lab-Grown Diamonds
Making his debut at the JCK Las Vegas Show—the world’s premier diamond industry event—Boko led Botswana’s charge to assert that ...
Diamond Council urges U.S. to exempt natural diamonds from tariffs
The World Diamond Council (WDC), a U.S.-based organisation representing the international natural diamond value chain, is calling on the U.S. ...
Nearly P100m spent on BCL liquidation annually
The government has turned down a P75 million budget request for BCL Mine's care and maintenance costs in the upcoming ...
Botswana – De Beers sign crucial diamond deal
President Duma Boko has hailed the new agreements between the Botswana government and De Beers Group as a “good deal,” ...
Bank Gaborone Appoints Olebile Makhupe as Managing Director
Bank Gaborone has announced the appointment of Olebile Makhupe, the Bank’s first Motswana and female Managing Director, effective 1 July ...
