Debswana to Spend P20 Billion On Expansion
All Africa (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Debswana will spend $3 billion (P20 billion) over the next 15 years on extending the life of Jwaneng Mine.
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Debswana to Close Damtshaa Until End of 2010
All Africa (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Debswana plans to extend the closure of Damtshaa Mine until the end of 2010 due to uncertainty in the market, Managing Director Balckie Marole said yesterday.
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Pay Stalemate in the Diamond Family
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The management of Debswana is scheduled to meet the Botswana Mining Workers Union (BMWU) on Friday to discuss the ongoing impasse regarding a 15 percent pay hike that employees are demanding.
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Nchindo and Co to Enter Plea Today
All Africa (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
The former Managing Director of Debswana Louis Nchindo, his son Garvas and former senior members of Debswana Management Joe Matome and Jacob Sesinyi will today enter a plea in respect of the 36 counts of corruption and other charges that hang over their heads.
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Convicted 'Abductress' to Know Her Fate Today
All Africa (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
The defence lawyer in the kidnapping case of former secretary at Debswana, Mmabatho Sekgoma, has pleaded with the Regional Magistrate (South) Lot Moroka to spare his client a custodial sentence.
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Court to Rule in Child Abduction Case
All Africa (Free subscription) | 23/09/2009
Gaborone Regional Magistrate Lot Moroka will today hand down the sentence on the kidnapping case that involves Debswana employee, Mmabatho Sekgoma, who is accused of abducting a seven-year-old boy.
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Govt/De Beers Oppress Minority Groups - Report
All Africa (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
A report on the mining industry in Botswana has castigated the government of Botswana and diamond giant, Debswana of oppressing communities living in mining areas.
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Debswana HIV/Aids Policy Wins Praises
All Africa (Free subscription) | 22/09/2009
Despite its sarcastic report and heavy criticism of De Beers and Debswana operations in Botswana, Bench Marks Foundation, acknowledges that the mining giants are the best when it comes to HIV/AIDS programmes and care for their employees.
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Debswana Bullish As Marole Begins Second Tenure At the Helm
All Africa (Free subscription) | 14/09/2009
As signs of recovery in the global economy begin to show, diamonds giants, Debswana believe the worst is over for them although full recovery is only expected in the next two years.
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World diamond market picking up significantly - Debswana
Mineweb - Daily news headlines (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
But the group acknowledges that production will be down to a mear 20m carats
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Debswana says world diamond prices start to recover -
Business Report (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
World demand for diamonds has improved "significantly" since the start of the year and prices began to recover a few weeks ago, producer Debswana said.
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Debswana says world diamond prices start to recover
Business Report (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
World demand for diamonds has improved "significantly" since the start of the year and prices began to recover a few weeks ago, producer Debswana said.
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10 Facts about Botswana
Thoughts from Botswana (Free subscription) | 20/08/2009
I thought I'd answer a few commonly asked questions by making a list of 10 interesting facts about Botswana you may or may not know. 1. Setswana is the language and culture. Batswana is the word used for many citizens of Botswana. One citizen is a motswana. 2. Botswana currently has a population of just over 1.6 million people. The country is about the size of France or Texas. 3. The majority of the...
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Murder Suspects Freed for Lack of Evidence
All Africa (Free subscription) | 17/08/2009
Suspects in the brutal killing of the late Debswana assistant communications officer, Irene Nthoi have been freed by the High Court for lack of evidence.
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Louis Nchindo in Court On Monday
All Africa (Free subscription) | 13/07/2009
The High Court application in which Louis Nchindo,his son Garvas, and former Debswana employees Joseph Matome and Jacob Sesinyi are challenging a ruling made by then Village Chief magistrate Lot Moroka that the state ought not to provide further particularities in most of tthe charges that Nchindo and his co-accused face,will continue on Monday.
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