PICKING diamonds in the dirt has become a pipedream for many African nations, but Botswana, a landlocked nation mainly made up of the Kalahari desert, has continued to pick diamonds in the fray of socio-economical and political chanllenges facing other African countries today.

A Namibian energy company specializing in the exploitation of geothermal and solar energy, Africa Geopower, Ltd is set to start the construction of an 8MW geothermal power plant at Rehoboth as part of a geothermal energy rollout programme that is expected to ease the country’s power shortages.

From Tawanda Kanhema in Beitbridge
INTENSIFIED patrols on Zimbabwe’s border with South Africa are failing to deter border jumping and smuggling along the Limpopo River, with illegal crossings facilitated by well organized syndicates taking place right under the nose of Zimbabwean law enforcement agents manning the old Limpopo bridge.Illegal crossings have become a cash cow for [...]