The first fossil thrips in Africa: this tiny insect pest met its end in a volcanic lake 90 million years ago
Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...
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The first fossil thrips in Africa: this tiny insect pest met its end in a volcanic lake 90 million years ago
South Africa’s first and only Black palaeoentomologist, Sandiso Mnguni, who studies fossil insects, recently described a fossil thrips from Orapa Diamond Mine in Botswana that’s more than 90 ...
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De Beers secures new diamond deal with Botswana
Debswana, a 50:50 joint venture between De Beers and the Government of Botswana, operates the Jwaneng and Orapa diamond mines, two of the world's most prolific diamond sources. This new ...
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De Beers and Botswana sign diamond partnership
Debswana operates the Jwaneng and Orapa diamond mines in Botswana and is a 50:50 joint venture between De Beers and the Government of Botswana. Duncan Wanblad, Chief Executive of Anglo American ...
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De Beers secures new diamond deal with Botswana
Debswana, a 50:50 joint venture between De Beers and the Government of Botswana, operates the Jwaneng and Orapa diamond mines, two of the world’s most prolific diamond sources. This new arrangement ...
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De Beers, Botswana formally sign new marketing agreement
Debswana, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers and the Government of Botswana, operates the Jwaneng and Orapa diamond mines in Botswana The agreement falls in line with an in-principle agreement ...
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Demand creation: The heart of the new diamond deal
Government expects to see a recovery in diamonds from July, helping budget revenues and a tightening economy. Key to that ...