Botswana could never disrupt diamond trade - Mogae
Friday, October 26, 2007
Mogae said that for the first time, diamond cutting and diamond polishing were now taking place in Botswana.
He said that a total of 16 cutting-and-polishing houses had been licensed and six of them were already operational. The remaining ten would be operational in the next three years.
That is a very important and ambitious project. We aim to be a diamond centre no less than, and comparable to, Antwerp, Tel-Aviv and Mumbai, he said.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...