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Brian Benza

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Sep 22, 2026
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Jul 17, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Brian Benza

    Botswana sharply reduces budget deficit forecast on revenue boost from central bank | CNBC Africa (opens the original)

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    GABORONE, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Botswana now expects a much smaller budget deficit this fiscal year thanks to higher-than-expected revenue from the central bank and measures to contain spending, Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe said on Tuesday. Gaolathe told an investment conference that the projected deficit for the 12 months to the end of March 2027 was 9.26 billion pula ($646.35 million), or 3.1% of gross domestic product (GDP). That compares with a deficit of 26.35 billion pula, or 8.9% of GDP,

  2. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Brian Benza

    France’s Orano expands uranium search in Botswana | CNBC Africa (opens the original)

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    GABORONE, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Botswana has granted three new uranium prospecting licences to Orano Mining, adding to the 15 licences already held by the French state-owned company, as the southern African country seeks to diversify its economy beyond diamonds, official mining registry records show. Uranium is primarily used as fuel for nuclear power plants. Botswana has significant uranium deposits and exploration projects, but does not have any operating uranium mines. Neighbouring Namibia is th

  3. Article · Jul 17, 2026 · Brian Benza

    Botswana says Anglo picks De Beers buyer, weighs options for “optimal structure” | CNBC Africa (opens the original)

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    GABORONE, July 17 (Reuters) – Anglo American has chosen a preferred buyer for its stake in diamond producer De Beers, with Botswana weighing whether to exercise its right of first refusal either on its own, with Anglo’s chosen bidder, or alongside a third party, a government official said on Friday. Anglo put De Beers, one of the world’s leading diamond companies with operations and exploration spanning Botswana, Namibia, Angola, South Africa and Canada, up for sale in May 2024 as part of a broa

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