Debswana
| Type | Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mining |
| Predecessors | De Beers Botswana Mining Company |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Bruce Cleaver Chairman Andrew Maatla Motsomi Managing Director[1] |
| Products | Diamonds Coal |
| Owner | Government of Botswana (50%) and De Beers (50%) |
Number of employees | 6,400 (2020)[2] |
| Website | debswana.com |
Debswana Diamond Company Limited e itseng ka leina khutswe la Debswana, ke kompone ya moepo kwa Botswana, e e ntshang diteemane tsa boleng jo bo gaisang mo lefatsheng ka bophara.[3] Debswana e na le meepo ya teemane e le mene kwa dikgaolong tsa botlhaba le legare la Botswana, le moepo wa magala.[3] Debswana ke kompone e e pataganetsweng ke goromente wa Botswana le kompone ya diteemane kwa Aforika Borwa ya De Beers, bobedi bo kgaogana dipoelo tsa kompone ka go lekalekana.[3]
Meepo[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]
Meepo e e mo taolong ya Debswana ke e e latelang:
- Ya diteemane
- Orapa diamond mine, o butswe ka ngwaga ya 1971[3][4]
- Letlhakane diamond mine, o butswe ka ngwaga wa 1975[3][4]
- Jwaneng diamond mine, o simolotse go bereka ka ngwaga wa 1982[3]
- Damtshaa diamond mine, o butswe ka ngwaga ya 2003[3]
- Ya magala
- Morupule Colliery, o butswe ka 1973[3]
Ditso[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]
Kompone ya Debswana e simolotse e le De Beers Botswana Mining Company ka ngwaga wa 1968,[4] kgwedi ya Seetebosigo ele malatsi a le masome mabedi le boraro, morago ga gore modupa maje wa De Beers a tlhaole maje a a nang le diteemane kwa Orapa ka dingwaga tsa 1960. Dingwaga tse tlhano morago ga foo, puso ya Botswana ya oketsa seabe sa yone go tswa kwa go 15% go ya kwa go 50% . Ka ngwgaa wa 1992, kgwedi ya Mopitlo ele masome mabedi le botlhano, leina la kompone la fetoga go nna Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited. Maikaelelo a kompone ke go epa ditemane le tsotlhe tse di amanang le tsone. Kompone ya Debswana e eteletse pele meepo ya Orapa, Letlhakane, Jwaneng le Damtshaa. Meepo ka bone jwa yone e nnile le seabe se segolo mo go kgolong ya itsholelo ka poelo ya diteemane, e fetotse lefatshe la Botswana mo go ikaegeng ka temothuo ka dingwaga tsa 1960 go nna lefatshe le le nang le kgolo ya itsholelo.[3][5]
Debswana e ne ya upolola teemane ya boleng jwa 1,098 carat mo Botswana ka ngwaga wa 2021 kgwedi ya Seetebosigo. Go dumelwa fa e le lejwana la boraro ka bogolo go epiwa.
Letseno le Dipoelo[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]
| Ngwaga | Letseno (Billion US$) | Boleng bobo ntshitsweng (carats) | Letseno ka ngwaga |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011[6] | 1.08 | 22,900,000 | |
| 2012[6] | 0.7 | 20,200,000 | 35% |
Seabe mo itsholelong[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]
Ditirelo tsa go epa diteemane di tlhotlheleditse kgolo ya istholelo ya Botswana thata, e letla gore e gole go tswa mo go nneng lengwe la mafatshe a a humanegileng mo lefatsheng ka bophara ka nako ya fa le tsaya boipuso ka ngwaga wa 1966 go nna lefatshe le le mo maemong a a fa gare mo itsholelong, le na le letseno la $9,200.00 ka ngwaga wa 2004. Lefatshe le na le maikaelelo a go nna lengwe la mafatshe a a kwa godimo mo itsholelong ka ngwaga wa 2036.[7] Ka ntlha ya se, ditirelo tsa go beeletsa madi tse dikgolo di le pedi di bona lefatshe la Botswana e le lefatshe le go babalesegileng go le adimisa madi mo Aforika. Bongwe mo borarong jwa dipoelo tsa lefatshe ke tsa diteemane. Kompone ya Debswana ke yone kompone e e ikemetseng ka nosi e e hirang batho ba bantsi go gaisa tse dingwe mo lefatsheng la Botswana, e firile batho ba ka tshwara dikete tse thataro le makgolo a le mane, 93% ya bone e le Batswana.[7]
Go tshwaiwa diphoso[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]
Kompone ya Debswana e tshwailwe diphoso ke mokgatlho wa Survival International wa mafatshefatshe o o lwelang ditshwanelo tsa beng gae, go bo ba sa tlotla ditshwanelo tsa setho tsa Basarwa ba ba nnang kwa Botswana. Fa e sale ka dingwaga tsa 1980, mokgatlho o o kwadile dipego tsa gore puso ya Botswana e dirile letsholo la tlhorontsho go ba ntsha mo lefelo leo gore go diriwe dipatlisiso tsa moepo. Moeteledipele wa pele wa Debswana Louis Nchindo o rile " Puso e na le tshiamelo mo go fuduseng Basarwa kwa lefelong leo la tlhokomelo diphologolo...go maleba gore puso e tseye tshwetso e o. Fa e seng jalo ke mang o o ka batlang go sala mo fifing fa ba bangwe ba tswelela pele?"[8] Go ya ka Stephen Corry, mogogi wa Survival International, Basarwa ga ba a siiwa ke dinako, ditshwanelo tsa bone tsa setho le tsa setso di tshwanetse go tlotliwa. Puso ya Botswana e ganetsa magatwe a e bua fa ele go feteletsa. Go santse go sena bosupi jwa go epa ga kompone ya Debswana kwa Central Kalahari Game Reserve ka kompone e butse meepo go sele jaaka kwa Jwaneng,Orapa,Letlhakane le Damtshaa.[9]
Bona gape tse di latelang[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]
Metswedi[fetola | Fetola Motswedi]
- ↑ De Beers Group (22 May 2022). "Debswana Diamond Company appoints Andrew Maatla Motsomi as Managing Director". De Beers Group. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ↑ Debswana (10 May 2020). "Fast Facts: All Items: Debswana". Gaborone: Debswana Diamond Mines Limited. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Mining Technology(May 2020)."Debswana Diamond Mines".Mining-technology.com.London.Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Debswana History".www.debswana.com.Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ↑ Debswana(2020)."About Debswana Diamond Company".Debswana Limited.Gaborone.Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mbongeni Mguni (1 August 2013)."Government Revenues From Debswana Bear P6 Billion".Mmegi Online.Gaborone.Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 World Bank (10 May 2020)."Overview of Botswana".World Bank.Washington, DC.Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ Survival International (31 March 2003)."Bushman Land Carved Up for Diamond Exploration".Survivalinternational.org.Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ Survival International Archives(2005)."Survival and the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve: 39 questions".Survivalinternational.org.Retrieved 10 May 2020.