Botswana News

An extremely rare Botswana-mined large diamond sets a new record at Christie's auction in Geneva.

A 13-year-old girl has become the youngest South African to win the world chess federation title of Woman International Master, it was reported on Monday.

Chinese and African leaders have met in Gaborone, Botswana, to discuss ways of jointly tackling critical issues such as AIDS, malaria,schistosomiasis, reproductive health, access to life-saving vaccines and non-communicable diseases among others, as the 4th International Roundtable on China-Africa Health Cooperation held to explore new partnerships ... (more)

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African Copper Plc , announces production of 2,429 Mt of copper in concentrate for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 from its 100% owned mines in Botswana.

The petroleum exploration Licences Number, 123/2013, 124/2013 and 125/2013 were awarded to Transfer Holdings Limited on 29 April 2013.

LGBT rights advocates in more than 100 countries around the world will commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia on May 17 with a series of marches, workshops, performances and other events.

GABORONE, Botswana, - African Press Organization - Today, Chinese and African leaders will come together at the 4th International Roundtable on China-Africa Health Cooperation to explore new partnerships to address some of the most pressing health challenges facing Africa and strengthen an innovative health partnership based on south-south ... (more)

The International Monetary Fund guided a workshop on the Special Data Dissemination Standard in Gaborone, Botswana, this week for officials from central banks, national statistical offices, and ministries of finance from eight African countries 1 . The workshop, which benefitted from financial support from the United Kingdom's Department for ... (more)

The Okavango Diamond Company will hold a pilot sale of rough diamonds on June a Za Z26.

Having ruled Botswana since 1965, the BDP was undergoing a major split - a split that was so serious and so messy that many thought it would be close to impossible for the party to regroup, let alone win the 2014 general elections.

Apparel and textile members of Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association have reported lack of local and export orders for June and beyond, putting jobs of about 4,000 workers at stake.

The Bank of Botswana cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2010 to help support a flagging economy.

Botswana Diamonds, the Irish AIM listed diamond explorer has extended its Memorandum of Understanding with the private South African company over the 13 licence block in the Gope area of Botswana.

A model shows three rings the 'Star of Kashmir', a rarest Kashmir sapphire weighing 19.88 carats, with richly saturated and homogenous cornflower blue colour, estimate SFr.2,400,000-2,900,000 , a diamond ring by Graff, set with an oval-shaped, d colour, type IIa 26.24 carats diamond, estimate SFr.2,250,000-3,250,000 and a ring set with a ... (more)

Lucara Diamond Corp. is pleased to announce that it will hold its first Large and Exceptional Stone Tender which will close on May 22, 2013.

Reuters President of the Republic of Botswana, Seretse Khama Ian Khama. Botswana President Ian Khama has received two stitches in his face after being clawed by a cheetah, local media reported on Monday.

Bottled water which was recently condemned as unfit for human consumption, has found its way into Botswana's market where reports say it goes for between 6 and 7 pula per bottle.

Dwarfed by the towering African elephant, Sandi Groves is unafraid. Her voice is monotone and calm as she welcomes the gathered tourists to come forward, to touch and feel the rough grey hide and to stroke the long, heavy trunk, to see the wire-like tail hairs and place their hands in the soft, cool skin under the tree-trunk-sized elbow.

Diamond mining companies are slowly raising their production levels even as many of a Zthe major mines continue to face operational challenges.