Botswana’s proposed 25 percent De Beers stake is taking shape as luxury investors pursue majority…
Diamonds
As diamond revenues weaken, the African Development Bank says Botswana must diversify domestic revenue through…
Production rebounds, but the company says planned maintenance and weak trading conditions are expected to weigh on output later this year GAZETTE REPORTER De Beers’ rough diamond production rose 88…
Falling diamond and copper exports pushed Botswana to its second-largest trade deficit of 2026, even…
Weaker diamond and mining output drove slight GDP contraction in early 2025 GAZETTE REPORTER …
Executive vice president of De Beers, Paul Rowley, outlines evolving consumer trends, sustainability challenges and…
BoB report attributes the decrease partly to “sluggish demand for rough diamonds and diamond jewellery”…
The 549-carat Sethunya diamond and the 1,080-carat Eva Star stone just fetched the combined king’s…
Sold to conglomerate led by HRA Group of Companies Sale marks Lucara strategic focus on…
Notes Botswana database is too massive to analyse by traditional human methods It includes around…
Decline driven by a 22% decrease in rough sales volumes Sales of rough fell to…
But diamonds still leading commodity 70.6% (P4.169bn) of total exports UAE, India main recipients at…