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	Top Stories Dump diamonds for digital? Botswana bets on tech Botswana diamonds: second huge stone unearthed in a month Big diamond found in Botswana, could be world's 3rd largest

	Top Stories Botswana: First people in the nation learn Transcendental Meditation

	Top Stories Botswana court denies Kalahari Bushmen water rights Botswana gives Bushmen tough conditions
Positive Trends Short Summaries of Top Stories Dump diamonds for digital? Botswana bets on tech 16 December 2021 - Botswana has begun investing in the idea of a 'knowledge-based economy' -- one that does not rely on a finite resource. Everytime an aeroplane streaked the sky over Kgomotso Phatsima's village in rural Botswana, she would pause, look up and vow she too would fly high one day. Not only did she become one of the country's first female military pilots, the 36-year-old has also built an organization that trains thousands of young girls in robotics, coding, and entrepreneurship programmes. Phatsima is just one part of a nationwide push to diversify Botswana's economy, investing in science, tech, and entrepreneurship to lessen a dependency on diamond mining. (more) Botswana diamonds: second huge stone unearthed in a month 7 August 2021 - An exceptionally large and white 1,174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, trumping another huge precious stone that was found in the African country in June. Botswana leads the world for the largest precious stones, accounting for six in the top 10 list. The country is Africa's leading diamond producer. (more) Big diamond found in Botswana, could be world's 3rd largest 17 June 2021 - A huge diamond weighing more than 1,000 carats, which could be the third-largest mined in history, has been discovered in the southern African country of Botswana. The high-quality gemstone weighing 1,098.3 carats was unearthed earlier this month in the Jwaneng mine owned by Debswana, the mining company jointly owned by the Botswanan government and the De Beers Group. (more) Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond 17 June 2021 - A 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined, has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American's De Beers and the government. ... It is the third largest in the world, behind the 3,106 carat Cullinan stone recovered in South Africa in 1905 and the 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona unearthed by Lucara Diamonds in Botswana in 2015. (more) One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana 17 June 2021 - One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana, the country's government has announced. The 1,098-carat stone, believed to be the third largest 'gem-quality' diamond ever found, was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday [16 June]. (more) Botswana unveils blue diamond to rival the Hope Diamond 18 April 2019 - Botswana has unveiled a blue diamond whose value could outstrip that of the storied Hope Diamond: the 20.46-carat, close-to-flawless Okavango Blue. The diamond was presented in Gaborone, Botswana by the state-owned Okavango Diamond Company. Found as a 41.11-carat rough stone ... is the largest blue diamond ever found in Botswana. While the Hope Diamond is larger at 45.52 carats, the Okavango Blue's immense value lies in its clarity. (more) Botswana's economy to return to growth this year: cenbank 30 May 2016 - Botswana's economy will return to growth this year after contracting in 2015 as water and electricity supply stabilise, the central bank said on Monday. (more) Diamond the size of a tennis ball could sell for over $70 million 4 May 2016 - It's a rock for the ages. A 3-billion-year-old diamond the size of a tennis ball -- the largest discovered in over a century -- could sell for more than $70 million, auctioneer Sotheby's said Wednesday. The 'Lesedi la Rona' diamond was unearthed last November in Botswana. The auctioneer said the rough gemstone 'of exceptional transparency' could yield the largest top-quality diamond ever cut and polished. David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby's jewelry division, called the discovery 'the find of a lifetime' and the auction unprecedented, because no rough diamond of this size has ever been auctioned. (more) Lesedi la Rona among largest diamonds ever found 4 May 2016 - The 1,109-carat Lesedi la Rona diamond, to be sold by Sotheby's in London on June 29, is one of the biggest gem-quality diamonds ever discovered. Discovered in Botswana in 2015, it joins an elite list of hefty rocks: (more) World's biggest diamond to be auctioned in London 4 May 2016 - 'Lesedi la Rona,' the largest gem-quality rough diamond discovered in more than 100 years, will be auctioned in London next month and is expected to sell for $70 million, international auction house Sotheby's said on Wednesday, 4 May. Unearthed in Botswana in November 2015 by Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp., the gigantic gem is about the size of a tennis ball and is believed to be between 2.5 billion to more than three billion years old. The Lesedi La Rona's color and transparency are typical of a rare and coveted subgroup called Type IIa diamonds, according to a study by the Gemological Institute of America. (more)
Success of Maharishi's Programmes Short Summaries of Top Stories Botswana: First people in the nation learn Transcendental Meditation 17 March 2009 - Botswana has taken a step toward national invincibility with the first people in the nation learning the Transcendental Meditation Programme, and interest in the technique growing. (more)
Flops Short Summaries of Top Stories Botswana court denies Kalahari Bushmen water rights 21 July 2010 - A court in Botswana ruled Wednesday that indigenous dwellers in one of the driest parts of the world will not be allowed to drill wells for water. The Botswana High Court said the Bushmen people were not entitled to use a well already established on their traditional land in the Kalahari Game Reserve or excavate a new one. 'In the last ten years, Botswana has become one of the harshest places in the world for indigenous peoples. If Bushmen are to be denied water on their lands when it is freely provided it for tourists, animals, and diamond mines, then foreigners should be asked if they really want to support this regime with their visits and jewelry shopping,' said Survival International director Stephen Corry in a statement. The Bushmen said the government first sealed a well used by them in in 2002 to drive them off their land to make way for tourism and mining. (more) Botswana gives Bushmen tough conditions 15 December 2006 - Botswana's government Thursday accepted a court order to allow the Bushmen, the nation's last hunter-gatherers, to live on their ancestral lands. But at the same time, officials imposed tough conditions likely to prevent most or all from returning. (more)