At this year’s JCK Las Vegas show, the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) hosted an exclusive “House of Botswana” event, celebrating the Southern African nation’s profound legacy in natural diamonds. Held at the Natural Diamond Club within Yardbird Table & Bar at The Venetian, the evening brought together global leaders, industry insiders, and luxury enthusiasts to […]

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Lucara Diamond Corporation has officially named its extraordinary 2,488-carat diamond, discovered in August at the Karowe mine in Botswana. The gem, now known as Motswedi, holds the title of the world’s second-largest diamond ever unearthed. The name Motswedi, meaning “a water spring” or “flowing underground water that emerges to sustain life,” was chosen from over […]

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The government of Botswana is to go ahead with its purchase of a 24 per cent stake in HB Antwerp. That’s according to documents providing details of finance minister Peggy Serame’s national 2024/25 budget, presented on Monday (5 February). It will reportedly pay $65m for shares in the company. Okavango, the the state-owned diamond company, […]

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Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi says the new De Beers deal will make his country “truly the global capital of diamonds for the first time”. In an interview with Bloomberg TV he welcomed the sales and mining agreements thrashed out two weeks ago. “We’re very happy with the outcome. It could have been better but you […]

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The Botswana government is to see its share of De Beers diamonds double from 25 per cent to 50 per cent over the next 10 years, after both sides reached a last-minute agreement on Friday (30 June). Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi had repeatedly threatened to walk away from the deal unless De Beers agree to […]

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Bruce Cleaver, outgoing CEO of De Beers, says the company’s joint ventures with the Botswana and Namibia government are “win-wins” for both countries. He was speaking on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to Namibia’s President Hage Geingob. The long-standing De Beers deal with Botswana has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks, after its President […]

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Debswana yesterday announced details of “the world’s first 5G-oriented smart diamond mine project” in conjunction with the Chinese tech corporation Huawei. By connecting over 260 pieces of equipment at the Jwaneng mine, in Botswana, it says it has increased both efficiency and safety. Transferring data in real time makes equipment like mining vehicles more efficient, […]

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Amazon is selling copies of Meghan Markle’s diamond engagement ring at the rock-bottom price of just $25. The real thing features a cushion-cut diamond sourced by Prince Harry from Botswana, with two smaller stones that belonged to his late mother, Princess Diana, set in the yellow gold band by royal jewelers Cleave and Company. The […]

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Raises Funds To Help Student Scholars from Diamond Communities Before an audience of industry leaders, heads of state and foreign dignitaries, The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) last night bestowed its Diamonds Do Good Award for Community Stewardship to leading diamond miner ALROSA and its Diamonds Do Good Award for Community Building to the leading independent […]

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