Hope for Teemane Diamond Company�s reopening

The local diamond manufacturing industry is under pressure
The local diamond manufacturing industry is under pressure

SEROWE: There is hope that the over 300 retrenched former employees of Teemane Manufacturing company in Serowe might be reinstated to their jobs.

This was said by Member of Parliament for Serowe North, Kgotla Autlwetse, in the backdrop of advanced talks to re-open the factory.

The diamond cutting and polishing company, previously owned by Diarough, closed down early this year due to commercial pressures, which led to over 300 job losses.

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