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I’m polite to an extreme. So, I’ll snooze rather than unfollow on Facebook. Unfortunately it’s a 30-day term and I always get stunned, like tonight, seeing convicts waltzing in the streets 😰
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Your challenge tomorrow, if you’ll accept it, is to play Pink Floyd’s ‘Shine On,You Crazy Diamond’. That classic is 13:3mins long. My very debatable piece in @MmegiOnline on rough diamonds, is 2,700 words or 13mins long for most readers. Play the track while reading! Have fun 😬
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WATCH: Minerals and Energy minister, Bogolo Kenewendo, is cautiously optimistic about the bounceback of natural diamonds. Government and its partners have intensified their strategic marketing efforts as an industry and signs of recovery are being seen. Catch the full article in
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Exclusive: For 55 years, Bob Woodward has unearthed some of the deepest secrets in Washington, D.C., uncovering the Watergate scandal and following many presidents.
In his new memoir, out Nov. 24, he names some of his confidential sources. wapo.st/4jMBnGK
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Africa’s biggest IPO has already secured as much as $1.6 billion of fully funded commitments — setting up a likely allocation squeeze as international investors race to secure a stake in Aliko Dangote’s refinery business. Read more: bloom.bg/4imET8m
📷: Damilola Onafuwa/Bloomberg
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The iPhone Duo, one of Apple’s biggest new products in years, is drawing a growing number of complaints from customers who say the foldable display cracked after just hours or days of use. Read the full story: bloom.bg/3WNedGw
📷: Surya Mangi
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A series of aggressive bee attacks across South Africa has left several people hospitalised and animals dead.
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Just got off my deadline and catching up. Still can't believe what the Proteas did vs the Aussies! Was tracking via X btw!
And Sri Lanka vs England chasing 429 in an ODI! Even the Kiwis vs India was a nail-biter.
You have to #lovecricket
#SAvsAUS 🏏
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A majority of U.S. adults said AI is a bad thing for society, with about one-third saying it is “extremely” or “very” bad.
Roughly two thirds of Americans overall say the government is not doing enough to regulate the growth and development of AI. wapo.st/47ssKtw
ALT Cartoon depicting a person at a computer with numerous error message boxes stacking up on the screen. The messages repeatedly ask, "Do you want to stop?" with "Yes" and "Accelerate" options. Above, text reads "57% of Americans say AI is a bad thing for society, new poll shows.
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1.66 billion shares against the 1.37 billion on offer, indicating oversubscription of 21 percent.
Under the terms of its prospectus, Kwa Nokeng’s two selling shareholders will make more shares available to ensure all investors receive their full allocations
UPDATE: @MboBW
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BIG RETURNS: Kwa Nokeng IPO closes with P1.66bn investment
The Botswana Stock Exchange has closed its first Initial Public Offer (IPO) since 2017, with investors scrambling for the Kwa Nokeng shares on offer.
A statement from the Exchange indicates that investors applied for
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The Botswana Stock Exchange's (BSE) market capitalisation or the market value of all listed shares, has risen by more than P389 billion since the beginning of the year, with investors generally enjoying steady returns. mmegi.bw/article/124464
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NexMetals has tripled the resource estimate at its Selebi North deposit to 8.95 million indicated tonnes with higher grades of copper & nickel as well the new inclusion of an estimate for cobalt, after a drilling campaign over tens of thousands of metres. mmegi.bw/article/124466
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Anthropic said it plans to put 5% of its shares into a new fund that the AI company says will enable it to make donations that can address “the public good,” including mitigating AI’s impact on the job market. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The Night Rolls In, - Greg Mort, 2011.
American,b.1952-
Watercolour, 14 × 20 in. 35.6 × 50.8 cm
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Fried-chicken chain KFC reached an agreement to serve Coca-Cola beverages at its US locations, dislodging PepsiCo from a longtime restaurant partner bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
A few years ago…
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🏦 Africa's biggest stock markets by size — top 10 in june 2026.
•🇿🇦South Africa — JSE — $1.5 Trillion
•🇳🇬Nigeria — NGX — $117 Billion
•🇲🇦Morocco — BVC — $111 Billion
•🇪🇬Egypt — EGX — $81 Billion
•🇧🇼Botswana — BSE — $75 Billion
•🌍West Africa — BRVM — $28 Billion
•🇰🇪Kenya — NSE — $25 Billion
•🇬🇭Ghana — GSE — $22 Billion
•🇹🇿Tanzania — DSE — $13 Billion
•🇺🇬Uganda — USE — $12 Billion
Source: (African Markets)