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Botswana to cut spending on cars, travel as diamond slump persists
By: Bloomberg 13th August 2024 Botswana plans to reduce spending on new vehicles and travel for government officials and may delay some capital projects to deal with a slump in... →
We’re moving at pace to create more agile, profitable Anglo, CE Wanblad reports 
By: Martin Creamer 25th July 2024 Diversified mining company Anglo American, which is in the process of restructuring itself, on Thursday delivered $5-billion underlying half-year... →
We’ve delivered strong second-quarter production – Anglo CE
By: Martin Creamer 18th July 2024 Diversified mining company Anglo American on Thursday emphasised its embedding of operational resourcefulness across its asset base and highlighted... →
Rhodes and his Banker: Empire, Wealth and the Coming of Union – Richard Steyn
18th July 2024 Rhodes and his Banker is an account of the remarkable friendship between a larger-than-life historical figure and a modest, unassuming banker, both... →
Petra Diamonds focusing on refinancing $250-million loan notes
By: Martin Creamer 17th July 2024 Having reset its cost base, delivering new life-of-mine (LoM) plans with a smooth capital profile, the focus of Petra Diamonds is very much on... →
Petra expects diamond prices to show modest recovery in 2025
By: Martin Creamer 16th July 2024 With market fundamentals providing pricing support in the medium- and longer-term, London-listed diamond mining and marketing company Petra... →
IMF slashes Botswana's 2024 growth forecast amid diamond market woes
By: Reuters 15th July 2024 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed Botswana’s 2024 growth forecast to 1% from an earlier April estimate of 3.6% due mainly to lower... →
SA: Gwede Mantashe: Address by Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, during the Budget Vote 34 Department of Mineral Resources And Energy, National Assembly (11/07/2024)
12th July 2024 Today, we table Budget Vote 34 of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) when the Department is being reconfigured into two... →
