It’s unclear how the lapsing of the Botswana agreement without a new one in place will affect diamond mining operations.
Diamond-mining giant De Beers will continue operating in Botswana after signing a new 10-year agreement in principle with the government there late on Friday night after months of negotiations, but some of the finer details still have to be ironed out. ..From World War 1 to present-day cosmopolitan South Africa and beyond, the Sunday Times has been a pillar in covering the stories that matter to you.
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