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"When there is a rush, people come in, take whatever they want to take, and go, leaving gaping holes in Africa."
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Lefoko Maxwell Moagi"We are making headway. We are very optimistic. We are fully aware what it means for Botswana, for De Beers and what it means to the diamond industry. We will gravitate towards something that will be a shared win, if not a win-win for all of us."
Lefoko Maxwell Moagi is a Motswana politician and educator. He served as Minister of Minerals and Energy in Botswana until October 2024, having been appointed to the position in 2019 by the current president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi. His term began on 13 February 2022.
"When there is a rush, people come in, take whatever they want to take, and go, leaving gaping holes in Africa."
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"The Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and the engineering consultancy studies will commence this financial year."
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"Some technical challenges were experienced in one of the boiler components and the deficiency in the design is being corrected after a root cause analysis was conducted to determine the root cause."
"I approved the acquisition of Khoemacau Copper Mining by MMG Group, which has committed to expanding the mine production and creating 1000 more jobs in addition to the 1700 currently supported by the mine."