DTC Botswana to conduct first sale on Monday
Friday, April 25, 2008
The sale will be exclusive to DCT Botswana clients, the 16 licensed sightholders made up of some of the world's leading diamond cutters and polishers registered in Botswana last year for the express purpose of creating a sustainable diamond manufacturing industry.
DTC Botswana's Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Manager Kago Mmopi says the sale will start on Monday and end on Wednesday. It will resume on Monday May 5 after Labour Day holidays. Mmopi says the precise value of the aggregated diamonds to be sold next week will be established after the sale.
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