Botswana Faces Diamond Sweatshops’ PR Crisis
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Botswana faces diamond sweatshops’ PR crisis
Sunday Standard Botswana faces diamond sweatshops’ PR crisis Botswana Diamond Workers Union (BDWU) has blown the whistle on sweatshop-like conditions in Botswana’s diamond cutting and polishing industry, creating a possible PR crisis at a precarious time for the diamond sector.The Union claims that Indian migrant workers employed in the country’s diamond cutting and polishing facilities are being forced to toil long hours under exploitative cond…
Botswana Appoints Bogolo Kenewendo as Minerals and Energy Minister in Strategic Cabinet Reshuffle
In a move signaling Botswana’s commitment to economic transformation, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has named economist Bogolo Kenewendo as the new Minister of Minerals and Energy. The appointment positions the 36-year-old former trade minister to lead Botswana’s critical mining sector and energy transition at a pivotal moment for the resource-dependent economy. Kenewendo, a respected global voice on sustainable development and Africa’s youngest c…
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