De Beers , JVs Spend P4.3bn On Botswana Firms

De Beers Office
De Beers Office

The De Beers Group and its joint ventures spent more than P4 billion in Botswana in 2016 purchasing goods and services from local businesses according to the Group’s latest Report to Society, published last week.

The spend with Botswana-based businesses, which represented 81% of the Group’s and its joint ventures’ total procurement spend in Botswana, comprised payments for both core business and ancillary services.

De Beers Group and its joint ventures also increased the amount they invested in community development programmes in Botswana by 31% to P124 million in 2016.

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