De Beers, led in India by Toranj Mehta, upholds leadership in the diamond industry through integrity, sustainability, and ...

The Bank of Botswana has raised its benchmark policy rate sharply from 1.9% to 3.5%, seeking to narrow the gap between its key rate and the higher lending rates charged by commercial banks. The move ...

Angola produced 10.7M carats by Sept 2025, 72% of annual target Output driven by Catoca, Luele mines; exports up but sales value fell 14% Angola expands supply as Botswana, De Beers cut output to ...

Increases MoPR from 1.9 percent to 3.5 percent At a pivotal meeting on October 30, 2025, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) ...

De Beers and Endiama discover a new kimberlite deposit in Angola, the first in 30 years, changing the global diamond map.

But the large role of the mining sector in the Southern African economy means that these countries are also vulnerable to ...

Botswana has pledged to enforce strict due-diligence and transparency standards. Analysts say that will be key not only to reassuring international partners but also to winning public confidence at ...

Diamond mining needs supply chain collaboration. Botswana is seeking a greater interest in De Beers, and Angola is seeking an ...

The government plans to use the funds raised by the new citizenship by investment program to support key national priorities ...

Horgan, who was born in Belfast, was a co-founder & director of Botswana and South Africa-focused diamond explorer Botswana Diamonds PLC; co-founder & chair of Iraq and Ghana-focused oil & gas ...

Geologists at the Botswana mines made a remarkable discovery: a diamond that is split cleanly in two. One half is brilliant pink, while the other half is colourless. The formation is so rare, ...

The stone, unearthed at the Karowe mine in northeastern Botswana, is now under study by the Gemological Institute of America ...