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Debswana

Company nameDebswana Diamond Company Ltd.
IndustryMining
PredecessorDe Beers Botswana Mining Company
FoundedJune 23, 1969
HeadquartersGaborone
Area servedWorldwide
ProductsDiamonds
Coal
Owner(s)Government of Botswana (50%)
De Beers (50%)

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Debswana Diamond Company Ltd, or simply Debswana, is a giant mining company located in Botswana, and is the world's leading producer of diamonds by value. Debswana is a joint venture between the government of Botswana and the South African diamond company De Beers; each party owns 50 percent of the company. Debswana operates four diamond mines in central Botswana, as well as a coal mine.

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Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about Botswana's De Beers-State-owned Debswana Diamond Company's Jwaneng mine.
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The Tropic of Capricorn 3 of 20 - Namibia & Botswana - BBC Travel Documentary, recorded 07.03.2009 Simon Reeve presents a travel documentary as embarks on a journey along the Tropic of Capricorn, the line of latitude which cuts through Southern Africa, Australia and South America. In the four-part BBC2 series Tropic of Capricorn, broadcast in 2008, Simon followed the southern border of the tropics region around the world. While filming Tropic of Capricorn, Simon travelled through Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil. The journey took him to stunning areas of the world, but it was also a chance for spontaneous discoveries about the changing global environment, poverty, globalisation, AIDS, the rise of the Chinese economy and the suffering of Africa. For more information on the programme, see en.wikipedia.org . For more information on Simon Reeve, see en.wikipedia.org .
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This week marked the 40th anniversary of a partnership between De Beers and Botswana. In celebrating the event, De Beers shared some historical photos, which are included in this broadcast. Nicky Oppenheimer, chairman of De Beers, remarked that the partnership had a bright future. "It is built on the shared commitment to turn Botswanas national resources into national assets, the unflinching dedication of its Batswana employees, and its resilience in the face of even the strongest of storms. It is the bedrock of a wonderful bond which De Beers has with the people of Botswana. Long may it continue! Winning designs of the HRD Awards for 2009 are displayed in the broadcast as well. HRD and the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) issued the following descriptions of the winners on June 18, 2009: "Against the backdrop of a fairy tale, the 2009 HRD Awards diamond jewelry design contest organized by AWDC reached its climax today, with the announcement of a winner and four finalists. "Taking the top prize in the competition was Isabelle Geeroms, 45, of Belgium. Her entry Mirror Mirror on my hand is a ring made out of white gold and ceramics. Her inspiration comes from the fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves." With a handful of frailness, she disposed dazzling diamonds in the mirror, symbolizing the yearning for passion and tenderness. The 114 diamonds with a total weight of 10.28 carats, are provided by Luc Vets Diamant. The jewel itself is sponsored by Gemsset. Finalist <b>...</b>
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Visit wwww.asiabusinesschannel.tv - Botswana. Asia Business Channel (ABC) - is an independent production company specialized in producing programs that focus on the economic development as well as the sights and sounds of countries in focus. These special programs are aired on a regular basis on Asia's premiere television network, Channel News Asia.
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Botswana-African Success Story
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Orapa Mine Hospital scores hat-trick - Mmegi Online Tweet this news
Mmegi Online--The Orapa facility has been in operation for 40 years and apart from servicing -Debswana- mine employees and their families, also serves as a district hospital for the Boteti region. "It accommodates referrals from Rakops Primary Ho - Date : Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:46:28 GMT+00:00
New De Beers CEO Philippe Mellier Visits World's Richest Diamond Mine Jwaneng - www.JewelryNe.ws Tweet this news
www.JewelryNe.ws--The new De Beers Group CEO, Mr Philippe Mellier visited Botswana on a familiarisation tour of -Debswana- operations. He was also had briefing sessions with the -Debswana- senior leadership. The briefing covered year to date company perfo - Date : Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:02:07 GMT+00:00
New De Beers Group chief visits Debswana - The Bostwana Gazette Tweet this news
The Bostwana Gazette--The new De Beers Group Chief Executive Officer, Philippe Mellier, last week visited Botswana on a familiarisation tour of the -Debswana- operations, where he attended briefing sessions with -Debswana's- senior management on the - Date : Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:10:52 GMT+00:00
Botswana reclaims diamond producer top spot - Mmegi Online Tweet this news
Mmegi Online--After slipping to second place in 2009 as -Debswana- slashed production in response to the global economic downturn, Botswana has regained the top spot as the world's largest rough diamond producer by value ahead of Russia. ... - Date : Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:26:18 GMT+00:00
Botswana world's top diamond producer in 2010 - Economic Times Tweet this news
Economic Times--In 2009, local miner -Debswana- - a joint venture between Be Beers and the Botswana government - had slashed production due to the global economic downturn. According to statistics release by the Kimberley Process, a UN certified scheme, d - Date : Thu, 04 Aug 2011 05:49:30 GMT+00:00
BONA loses players to constituency league - Mmegi Online Tweet this news
Mmegi Online--The five teams are Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB), Moshopa Lovers, -Debswana- Young Stars, Modipane United and Blue Aces. BONA president Tebogo Lebotse said teams could not raise enough players as some had left to join the constitue - Date : Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:26:35 GMT+00:00
New BMWU president lambasts Cut 8 project - Mmegi Online Tweet this news
Mmegi Online--The union boss said the project has made diamond giant, -Debswana- to surrender its core mining operations to another company, Majwe Joint Venture/Basil Read, which now operates a mine within a mine. He said -Debswana- has not considered fut - Date : Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:18:29 GMT+00:00
Capital equipment market to remain strong - Caterpillar - Creamer Media's Mining Weekly Tweet this news
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly--Such opportunities include the delivery of the largest electric rope shovel to Southern Africa, at -Debswana's- Cut 8 project, at the Jwaneng diamond mine, in Botswana. Some 20 m in height and weighing 1 382 t, the - Date : Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:13:18 GMT+00:00
De Beers record sales to boost govt coffers - Mmegi Online Tweet this news
Mmegi Online--Firmer rough prices in the first half of the year pushed De Beers sales to a record high of $3.5 billion (P22.49bn), translating into richer pickings for the government through -Debswana- that contributed 72 percent of the world's large - Date : Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:53:09 GMT+00:00
Diamond Company Debswana hosts 'Leadership' seminar for local Human Resources ... - www.DiamondNe.ws Tweet this news
www.DiamondNe.ws---Debswana- hosted about 20 Human Resources Directors to a leadership workshop at its Head Office in Gaborone on the 8th July 2011.. The seminar saw the Human Resources executives ponder on the topic 'Does Leadership Matter', ex - Date : Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:13:08 GMT+00:00



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