Job cuts fears increase as Debswana re-opens

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Work resumes on Monday at Debswana Diamond Company's three mines in an atmosphere of job insecurity and the possibility that the shutdown will be extended.

As the global economic recession reduced Botswana diamond sales close to zilch in the last two months of 2008, Debswana gave its employees a four-week extended holiday in December as a cost-saving measure.

Sources close to the company say the diamond miner will on Monday announce cuts in   capital spending, production and jobs.

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