Diamond company sponsoring Botswana's World Athletics Relays and other major events as part of industry revitalisation strategy.
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Botswana Sunday Standard
… Powered by Debswana, which is the world’s leading diamond producer by value and volume, this year’s championship promises unprecedented excitement. …
African Chess Kings and Queens Fight for the Crown in JwanengWeekend Post
… Holding access to 25 percent of Debswana’s run-of-mine production, ODC is one of the country’s most influential diamond marketing institutions. …
ODC’s expansion in India sparks transparency concernsDaily News Botswana
… Additionally, he said it pioneered issuance of the first-ever Mining SLT to Debswana and became the first to allocate land utilising the Land Information System (LIS) through the Geo-Spatial Information Centre (GSIC), successfully hosted a visiting Ugandan delegation in 2024 and …
New land-use policies target FMD crisisDaily News Botswana
… Mogae tried to broker peace by calling parties to his office: unbeknownst while the union honored the call, the mining company, Debswana’s lawyer, Parks Tafa, was at the labour court to interdict the strike. …
Festonomics - How Festus Mogaes Economics Policy Shaped Botswanas Development LegacyDaily News Botswana
Botswana’s hosting of the 2026 Debswana World Athletics Relays is proving to be more than just a sporting success, emerging as a strategic turning point in the country’s efforts to revitalise its diamond industry. …
World Relays economic legacy lives onBotswana Sunday Standard
… Botswana produced 4.81 million carats, about 67 percent of group output, underscoring Debswana’s dominance. …
De Beers output rises on Botswana strengthMmegi
The Botswana Boxing Association (BBA) has taken proactive steps to support the relays, including donating boxing equipment to Debswana for exhibition during event activations.The initiative is aimed at linking sport with Botswana’s diamond industry whilst contributing to the even …
Sport hits pause for World RelaysThe Botswana Gazette
Facing criticism over the pace of marketing for the Debswana World Relays Gaborone 2026, organisers say limited funding and slow corporate buy-in constrained their rollout GAZETTE REPORTER Questions are mounting over the management of the Debswana World Relays Gaborone 2026, with …
Questions Mount Over World Relays Promotion StrategyWeekend Post
… Meanwhile, sources within the LOC suggest that some athletes have demanded a share of sponsorship funds linked to the World Relays, including P16 million from Debswana and P5 million from Stanbic Bank Botswana. …
Team Botswana threatens withdrawal from CampMmegi
There is something deeply significant and strategic about the fact that some of the greatest support for Botswana’s historic hosting of the World Athletics Relays has come from the diamond sector.Debswana, the Okavango Diamond Company and Lucara are pumping in tens of millions of …
The natural nexus of God-given giftsMore than one hundred chess players from 18 African countries are competing in Jwaneng for the 2026 African Individual Chess Championships, running until 27 June. The event is powered by Debswana and comes during the African Chess Confederation's Golden Jubilee year.
22 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
More than one hundred chess players from 18 African countries are competing in Jwaneng for the 2026 African Individual Chess Championships, running until 27 June. The event is powered by Debswana and comes during the African Chess Confederation's Golden Jubilee year.
22 June 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Botswana's state-owned Okavango Diamond Company has extended operations into India, holding rough diamond viewing sessions in Mumbai at the Bharat Diamond Bourse Complex. The move has raised questions about the company's presence in the Indian diamond hub and why operational details remain undisclosed.
9 June 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Ngwaketse landboard chairperson has called for new land-use policies to address the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in the Southern region, proposing stricter biosecurity measures including protection of veterinary buffer zones and reducing land allocation turnaround times to 48 hours.
25 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
An article chronicles the late former president Festus Mogae's most prominent economic policy decisions throughout his career, from his studies in Development Economics at Oxford and Sussex universities through roles at the Ministry of Finance, the International Monetary Fund, and the Bank of Botswana, to his eventual presidency.
18 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana's 2026 Debswana World Athletics Relays featured 120 locally sourced natural diamonds embedded in competition medals as part of a strategy to revitalise the diamond industry and position Botswana as a leader in ethical, traceable diamonds amid declining demand and competition from lab-grown alternatives.
5 May 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
De Beers' rough diamond production rose to 7.13 million carats in the first quarter of 2026, up 17 percent year-on-year, with Botswana's mines producing 4.81 million carats—about 67 percent of group output.
4 May 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
The Botswana Boxing Association has donated boxing equipment to Debswana for exhibition during World Relays event activations, linking sport with Botswana's diamond industry.
1 May 2026 · Mmegi →
The Local Organising Committee for the Debswana World Relays Gaborone 2026 faces criticism over its marketing pace, citing limited funding and slow corporate buy-in as constraints on their promotional rollout.
29 April 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
As Botswana hosts the World Athletics Relays, Team Botswana athletes have threatened to withdraw from camp in protest over unpaid incentives and inadequate allowances. Athletes argue that the BNSC Performance Incentives and Rewards Package, unchanged since its 2022 revision at P100 per day, no longer reflects inflation and rising costs.
28 April 2026 · Weekend Post →
Debswana, the Okavango Diamond Company and Lucara are investing tens of millions of Pula in Botswana's hosting of the World Athletics Relays, the event's first time in Africa, held in Gaborone.
28 April 2026 · Mmegi →