Botswana diamond mine expansion gets the nod

South African diamond mining giant De Beers has announced that the shareholders of Debswana, most prominent of which is the Government of the Republic of Botswana, have greenlighted a major extension project at the world’s richest diamond mine,...

Southern African pressure for greater gem manufacture begins bearing fruit

The government of Botswana, in it weekly press circular issued on Sunday, confirmed that a total of 15 diamond-cutting and -polishing companies had been licensed in the country to date and heralded the formation, last week, of DTC Botswana by...