The District Commissioner for Selibe Phikwe announced that 237 individuals classified as non-former employees of BCL mine must vacate government-purchased houses within three months. The decision aims to allocate the 1,232 government-purchased BCL houses to eligible former BCL employees, of whom 1,139 qualified after assessment.
20 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
The District Commissioner for Selibe Phikwe announced that 237 individuals classified as non-former employees of BCL mine must vacate government-purchased houses within three months. The decision aims to allocate the 1,232 government-purchased BCL houses to eligible former BCL employees, of whom 1,139 qualified after assessment.
20 August 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
NexMetals Mining has extended a high-grade copper-nickel zone at its Selebi Main project, boosting confidence that the former BCL mine could support a larger resource as the Canadian company advances plans to restart the operation.
27 July 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit says it has assembled the largest industrial investment pipeline in its history, valued between P5.9 billion and P6.8 billion, as it repositions itself into a national industrialisation platform.
1 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
NexMetals Mining Corp. has reported improved metallurgical results at its Selkirk project in Botswana. Tests using core from its 2025 drilling programme confirmed Selkirk can produce separate saleable copper and nickel concentrates, strengthening the case for developing it as a standalone mine rather than a stranded asset.
4 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
A new Auditor General report has revealed serious gaps in government bookkeeping, with high-value transactions linked to BCL and Tautona Lodge failing to properly reflect in official records.
27 April 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →