Diamantaires convene for beneficiattion pitso

The pitso, which will be attended by over 250 people including 70 delegates from around the world, is the first-ever conference to be convened in the country on beneficiation as Botswana seeks to become an international diamond trading centre. In an interview with Mmegi, the Chairman of the Botswana Diamond Manufacturers Association (BDMA), Mervin Lifshitz, said discussions would centre on measures and policies to ensure value addition to Botswana diamond production and the creation of more downstream industries.

"What we want to see is discussions of the problems that we have in the industry," Lifshitz said. "We want to understand, as stakeholders in the industry, what problems we face and how we can come up with solutions for these challenges.