Debswana Diamond Company

𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐘 Chief Walker and Keynote speaker at the 10th Annual Purple Walk and Commemoration, Executive Head of Corporate Affairs at Debswana, Ms. Rachel Lungile Mothibatsela has called on stakeholders to rally behind efforts to raise awareness on epilepsy and do more to care for those living with the condition. Ms. Mothibatsela said this recently at Purple Day, an occasion on which Botswana joins the international community in commemorating the International Epilepsy Day and increase awareness about epilepsy worldwide. Ms Mothibatsela said that the Botswana Theme for 2025 “WALKING FOR A PURPOSE, STAND UP FOR EPILEPSY” is designed to encourage and challenge everyone on how they handle people with epilepsy. “It is a clarion call for various stakeholders, government, private sector, schools, NGO’s, medical sector and all of us to take keen interest in knowing more and doing more about epilepsy”, she said. Ms. Mothibatsela implored Corporate Botswana to be more involved in promoting epilepsy awareness and supporting efforts to get conversations going about this condition. “There are workplace interventions that can be adopted to raise awareness and to equip employees with how to deal with colleagues living with epilepsy. We must take it upon ourselves as peers, supervisors and subordinates, to be protectors of our colleagues living with epilepsy”, she added. Debswana employees were amongst the walkers and attendants at the event, showing care towards a noble cause.

DEBSWANA SHARES INSIGHT AT THE IDEAL BOTSWANA SUMMIT 2025 Debswana Diamond Company was recently part of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Advancement, and Local Empowerment (IDEAL) Botswana Summit 2025 held at Royal Aria, Tlokweng on the 19th to the 20th of March 2025. Socio Economic Development Manager Mr. Patrick Mokwele was a panellist alongside other industry captains on Thursday, 20th March 2025 discussing a topic titled “The Role of Resource Governance in Driving Sustainable, Inclusive Growth.” Mr. Mokwele shared best practice citing the importance of approval and ownership by management and oversight by leadership structures as well as the importance of setting goals and measurements against commitments. Mr. Mokwele shared that at Debswana, to drive sustainable and inclusive growth, the Socio-Economic Development (SED) program is an integrated approach, focused on leveraging core business activities in order to maximise the positive developmental contribution to communities. He further spoke on how the Company is resourcing and capacity building around focus areas which include Enterprise and Supplier Development, Local Employment & Skills Development and Synergies with Infrastructure. The IDEAL Botswana Summit 2025 is a platform designed to galvanize government leaders, businesses, and communities to embrace the power of IDEAL principles as key social and governance metrics in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks.

𝐊𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐒𝐈 𝐘𝐀 𝐓𝐒𝐈𝐄 𝟓-𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍! Get ready for an electrifying day of fun and giving back! Join us on April 5th for the Second Annual Kgetsi ya Tsie 5-Aside Tournament; a day packed with thrilling matches, top-notch entertainment, and an incredible community spirit! Bring your family, friends, and all the good vibes as we come together for an unforgettable experience. Let’s make a difference while enjoying great football, laughter, and celebrations.

𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐍 ‘𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐒𝐆 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍’ Executive Head of Safety and Sustainability at Debswana Ms. Mpho Mosate made a thought provoking presentation in her masterclass at the ESG Board and Corporate Roundtable held yesterday, 12 March 2025, in Gaborone. Taking a practical approach, by including presentations by industry practitioners and ESG experts, the goal of the event was to capacitate governing structures on ESG, promoting accountability and transparency as well as to drive commitment to the sustainability and inclusive sustainable development. Ms. Mosate delved into the importance of ESG and its governance, as well as transformation in other spheres of the global ecosystem and how that is impacting ESG. She also shared on approaches to double materiality and discussed case studies from Debswana and other players in the mining industry. She closed by emphasising on the importance of ESG strategy performance measurement.

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𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍'𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 Today, Debswana reaffirms its commitment to accelerating action towards a diverse and inclusive workplace and society. Together, we celebrate the achievements of women and empower each other to drive positive change for a brighter future for all. 𝐑𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐤𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚, 𝐛𝐨 𝐌𝐦𝐞

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OUR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE (PdM) TEAM AT THE ERB FORUM As the 5th Annual Engineering Forum is concluding today, 7 March 2025, our PdM team is at Boipuso Hall in Gaborone sharing with the engineering community knowledge on PdM and learnings from Debswana’s approach to maintenance. Discussions at the stall include core capabilities and sub capabilities for the implementation of PdM operationalisation. The team is also sharing on the importance of change management in supporting operationalisation and how best to integrate PdM into the work management process. Stall visitors are also being made aware of the benefits and value PdM could bring to an organisation.