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Reason why Masisi lost Botswana elections
Botswana's new president Duma Boko said on Friday he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with global diamonds mining giant De Beers as soon as possible.“The relationship with De Be...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 07:06hrs | 4960 | by Staff reporter
Khanye promises his best to the club and fans
Zimbabwe footballer Nkosilomusa Khanye who plays as a striker for Young Stars in Botswana promises to continue with his fine form from last season.The Zimbabwean plays his football in the Bots...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 19:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Masisi gets better value for Botswana diamonds from De Beers
Botswana and De Beers Group have agreed a new diamond sales deal in which the African country, the world's No. 1 diamond producer by value, gradually increases the share of rough stones it gets ...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 13:03hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Botswana threatens to sever ties with diamond giant De Beers
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned that his country may sever ties with diamond giant De Beers if talks to renegotiate a sales deal prove unfavorable to his government.Masisi al...Published: 16 Feb 2023 at 04:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF proposes to give away platinum to foreign Capitalists
In 1991, the Zimbabwean economy took its first major dive with the adoption of the IMF/World bank neo-liberal "Economic Structural Adjustment Programme" (ESAP). In Zimbabwe, this process was headed by...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:06hrs | | by ZCP
Fresh bid to smear Zimbabwe diamonds exposed
A fresh attempt to smear the country's diamond sector has emerged with the culprits bent on scuppering partnership manoeuvres between Zimbabwe and Botswana where the later will offer expert support in...Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim consolidates diamond mining in Chiadzwa
Zimbabwe has consolidated diamond mining operations in Chiadzwa procedurally and indicated that it will not dump this model as it has worked effectively in other countries, a Cabinet minister has said...Published: 22 May 2016 at 09:35hrs | 2 | by Lincoln Towindo
Chiadzwa diamonds lose their glitter
Diamond production in Chiadzwa plummeted from 12 million carats in 2012 to 3,36 million carats in 2015 due to diminishing alluvial deposits and anxieties over amalgamation of companies operating there...Published: 14 Feb 2016 at 10:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Death of Infrastructure in Zimbabwe
We know from studying Greco-Roman history that civilisations do die, especially if momentum of human enlightenment is not maintained. Civilisations are also killed by wars, diseases and abuse of polit...Published: 15 Sep 2015 at 10:09hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Zimbabwe's mineral wealth: From purse to zurse
FOR those of you who, like me, with a deep interest in the subject of political economy, will remember the phrase 'resource curse'. A quick reference to Wikipedia will tell you that the term&nbs...Published: 08 Aug 2015 at 07:34hrs | | by Welshman Ncube
Community Share Trusts: 'So what?' attitude at play
Talk on Community Share Ownership Trusts has died away. And in the hope to re-awaken the once much talked about programme, Cde Robert Mugabe recently made the following statement, one more similar...Published: 31 Oct 2014 at 14:06hrs | | by Zisunko Ndlovu
Al Jazeera searches for good governance in Africa
In part two of The Battle for Africa, Emmy-winning Sierra Leonean journalist Sorious Samura travels to Ghana and Botswana in search of that most scarce of African commodities – good governance. ...Published: 02 Sep 2014 at 09:24hrs | | by Kevin Kriedemann & Joy Sapieka
Two diamond firms to remain in Marange
Government has formally informed diamond companies in Marange that only one or two of them will be left to mine, after they failed to properly account for revenue realised from their operations....Published: 23 Apr 2014 at 23:34hrs | | by Staff Reporter
'Shut down Chiadzwa diamond fields'
The state media on Sunday reported that Zimbabweans across various socio-economic strata are urging the Government to take decisive action to restore accountability in Chiadzwa, including shutting dow...Published: 16 Mar 2014 at 06:24hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe calls for 100% mine ownership
Economic empowerment does not only apply to foreign-owned companies, but also to local firms willing to partner Government in various sectors of the economy, President Mugabe has said....Published: 22 Feb 2014 at 18:05hrs | | by Tendai Mugabe
Botswana: Jwaneng Diamond Mine, launch Multi-billion dollar project
Debswana was proud to host a ceremony at Jwaneng Mine today to celebrate the official launch of Jwaneng Mine’s Cut-8 extension project. Guests of honour were H E President Khama, Pre...Published: 12 Dec 2010 at 00:05hrs | | by Byo24 Africa
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