Debswana Diamond Company / De Beers / Okavango Diamond Company
Source Passport
BW-B-00002-2
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- Legal name
- Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited
- Country
- Botswana
- Type
- Business or financial institution
- Founded
- 1969
- Chief executive
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 25 February 2025
1 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- Revenue mix or named funders not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- State holds a minority stake
- People behind the owning companies not disclosed
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Needs update: last verified on 25 February 2025. Details may have changed since.
Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- Debswana
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Government of the Republic of Botswana 50% Direct State or public body De Beers (De Beers Group) 50% Direct Company - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Minority stake
- Parent group Pending check
- 50:50 joint venture between De Beers Group (part of Anglo American plc) and the Government of the Republic of Botswana
2 sources
- Anglo American plc press release, 25 Feb 2025 (Debswana is a '50:50 joint venture between De Beers and the Government of Botswana'; new 10-year sales agreement and mining licences extended 2029-2054)
- Debswana, Report to Stakeholders 2012 (50/50 partnership between the Government of Botswana and De Beers)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named investors and funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Related companies in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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