Debswana extends mining services contract

Oscar Nkala|Published

Thiess has secured a two-year extension of its mining services contract at the Jwaneng Mine, which is owned by Botswana mining giant Debswana Diamond Company.

Debswana shuts down mine

Oscar Nkala|Published

Debswana Mining Company has closed down its Lethlakane Open Pit diamond mine because it had reached the end of its lifespan.

‘Dangerous for Zim to adopt the rand’

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Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya says Zimbabwe cannot adopt the South African rand as the main trading currency.

'My staff spend too much time in the toilet. ’

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Former Namibian trade minister David Namalenga says workers at his textile factory spend “too much time” in the toilet.

Zimbabwe nixes adopting the rand

Oscar Nkala|Published

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has ruled out the adoption of the South African rand.

Namibia lightens visa requirements

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Namibian President Gage Geingob says the country will soon start issuing African passport holders with visas on arrival.

Zimbabwe revises controversial import rules

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Zimbabwe’s government issues “clarification” notice regarding regulations that virtually banned the importation of all basic commodities.

Namibians face acute food insecurity

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More than 700 000 Namibians are facing acute food insecurity amid mounting livestock deaths.

SA unveils revised livestock export rules

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The South African government has finally unveiled the new stringent livestock import requirements.

Oil price, investor mood to slow Angola’s growth

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Economic think-tank Business Monitor International says Angola’s economy will only register sluggish improvements in 2017.

Rand sours Zimbabwe’s prospects

Oscar Nkala|Published

The Zimbabwean economy will continue to suffer deflationary pressures throughout 2016.

Botswana’s growth to slow

Oscar Nkala|Published

Botswana’s economy will grow at 3. 7 percent in 2016 as water and power supply deficits continue to weigh on productivity in key sectors.

Visa regs weigh on Namibian business

Oscar Nkala|Published

The Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the new stringent visa regulations have created a bureaucratic hurdle.

Botswana beef industry strangled

Oscar Nkala|Published

The Botswana government says three years of successive drought have hit the country's livestock and arable farming sectors hard.

SA farmers look to Africa

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South African commercial farmers group Agri-All Africa announces plans to step up agricultural investments in 11 African “priority destinations”.

SA firm to invest in Zambian solar products

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Specialised Solar Systems has announced plans to invest R10 million in the development of a solar products factory and a marketing and services office in Lusaka. ...

Lucapa sells $23m-worth of gems

Oscar Nkala|Published

Lucapa Diamonds earns $23. 1 million from the sale of rough diamonds from the Lulo Diamond Project in Angola in the first quarter of 2016.

AfDB vows help for Malawi and Mozambique

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African Development Bank pledges to fund developments in the agriculture, energy and infrastructure sectors of Malawi and Mozambique.

8 ‘special’ diamonds found

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Australian miner Lucapa Diamond Company announces the recovery of eight large special diamonds, including a 68. 1 carat gem.

Botswana to be power self-sufficient by 2019

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IBM says Botswana is set to attain self-sufficiency in power generation in 2019.

De Beers subsidiary launches conservation plan

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Forevermark backs new initiative aimed at saving and conserving rhinos in Botswana.

Choppies expands in Zim

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African retail group Choppies Enterprises says it will open two more supermarket outlets in Zimbabwe by mid-March.

Work starts on ACE cable

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Orange and members of the Africa Coast to Europe consortium have started laying a 5 000 km long under-sea cable.

Miner banks on Bots nickel

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Botswana Metals says initial results from exploration work at the Maibele North nickel project show the existence of significant resources.