9th August, 2008
In 1967, the year after Botswana gained its independence from Britain, a huge diamond mine was discovered in a remote area called Orapa, about 250 miles from the capital city of Gaborone.
Nicky Oppenheimer talks about the new Voorspoed Mine.
Nicky Oppenheimer talks with John Fraser of South Africa's Classic FM radio.
Nicky Oppenheimer's byline has been featured in World Policy’s 25th Anniversary issue.
Varda Shine, Managing Director of the Diamond Trading Company was recently interviewed by Bloomberg's Emerging Markets Programme on diamonds in the current economic climate.
Peter Gumbel talks to Stephen Lussier about the state of the diamond market.
The state company role of majority stakeholder is under review, writes Tom Burgis.
Africa is more democratic today than at any point since the start of decolonialization. The amount of aid flowing to the continent, exceeding $30 billion, has never been greater.
After about ten years in existence, Peo Venture Capital, a Debswana and De Beers partnership, has created over 1200 jobs and funded 59 projects in Botswana.
Strong demand helped diamond producer De Beers post a 10% rise in rough diamond sales for the first half. Gareth Penny, Managing Director of De Beers, spoke to CNBC about the results.
Belgo-British Conference: Natural Resources - Challenges and Opportunities, 12-13th of November in Brussels.
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