Botswana's diamonds under spotlight
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The country should use such conferences as a forum to tell its undiluted story regarding what it has to offer the world as a key player in the global diamond trade, Tombale said.
He was speaking ahead of next week's international diamonds conference in Antwerp, Belgium, where DTC Botswana and its ancillaries in Namibia and South Africa will be on the agenda.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...