Current Business Issues in African Countries
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Botswana
Below, is a sample of companies that have verified websites. The list is provided for illustrative purposes, is not exhaustive, and does not represent an endorsement of the listed companies.
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Diamond Companies
Debswana Diamond Company
Debswana is the largest diamond miner in Botswana. It’s a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of Botswana and De Beers Group. It operates all major diamond mines in the country: Jwaneng Mine, Orapa Mine, Letlhakane Mine, and Damtshaa Mine. Debswana is credited with transforming Botswana’s economy: diamond revenues from the company are a foundational part of national GDP, exports, and government revenue.
DTC Botswana (rough diamond sorting / trading)
DTC Botswana is the rough diamond sorting and valuation arm operating in Botswana. It’s a 50/50 joint venture between the Botswana government and De Beers. • It handles rough diamond output (primarily from Debswana) — sorting, valuing, and preparing diamonds for sale globally.
Copper/Nickel Mining
Premium Nickel Resources (Successor/redeveloper)
Owns/develops the former Selkirk (and possibly other) copper nickel deposits in Botswana.
Khoemacau Copper Mining Pty. Ltd. (KCM)
https://www.mmg.com/our-business/khoemacau/
Active in copper mining / exploration in Botswana; has acquired some past assets.
Beef Processing
Botswana Meat Commission (BMC)
The largest and historically dominant beef slaughtering/processing organisation. It operates major abattoirs (in Lobatse, Francistown, and Maun), processes beef (including exports), and handles by products, packaging, canning, etc.
Senn Foods
A privately owned Botswana meat processing company (established 1985). They run their own abattoirs, process fresh & frozen meats (beef, small stock, poultry), and produce processed meats and canned products for domestic and regional markets.
Tourism
Ker & Downey Botswana
A high end safari operator & lodge manager, offering luxury, bespoke safari experiences across Botswana — in the Okavango, Moremi Reserve, Central Kalahari, and other wilderness areas.
Kwando Safaris
A 100% citizen owned Botswana safari operator, known for wildlife safaris, camps and mobile safaris run by local staff — giving travelers an authentic, locally driven safari experience.
Manufacturing
Kwena Concrete Products (Pty) Ltd (often “Kwena Concrete/KCP”)
Concrete and masonry products: bricks, blocks, pavers, kerbstones, pre-cast concrete products, concrete railway sleepers.
Kgalagadi Plastics Industries
Plastic products and packaging materials manufacturing.
Universities
University of Botswana (UB)
The oldest and largest public university in Botswana. It offers a broad range of programmes — sciences, humanities, engineering, medicine, social sciences, business, etc. It has campuses in Gaborone, Francistown, and Maun.
Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)
Public university, located in Palapye; specializes in science, engineering, technology, and related disciplines.