Debswana: 48 years as Botswana�s engine of growth

It was almost five decades ago on Monday June 23, 1969 when De Beers Botswana Mining Company was born. At that time, it would have been impossible to predict that the same company would develop to become the mainstay of the country’s economy or that it would transform the country from one of the poorest in the world to one of upper-middle income status. BusinessWeek Staffer PAULINE DIKUELO reflects on the transformation of the company celebrating 48 years of existence