Well done, says impressed Singapore President

"My visit has afforded me a chance to see something that you don't often see in Africa. I commend your leaders because they realised early on that there is a need to establish an effective and successful mine that dominates in world markets."

Nathan said this when he visited Debswana's Orapa and Letlhakane mines over the weekend. "One has to remember that your industrial resources didn't come with independence but your leaders then knew what needed to be done for Botswana to take and run them professionally," he said.