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Lucara names record diamond ‘Motswedi’

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Lucara Diamond on Tuesday awarded prize monies of P100,000 and P50,000 to two Batswana who won a one-month-long competition to name the diamonds uncovered at the company’s Karowe Mine.

Unaswi Nduna, who won P100,000, said the inspiration for the name Motswedi for the 2,488-carat stone was because it symbolises honouring diamonds as a source of pride and heritage and for being the wellspring of prosperity for Botswana.

Koketso Keipate won P50,000 for naming the 1,094-carat diamond Seriti, representing the diamond’s innate dignity and honour which “commands respect without demanding it”.

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Lucara names record diamond ‘Motswedi’

Lucara Diamond on Tuesday awarded prize monies of P100,000 and P50,000 to two Batswana who won a one-month-long competition to name the diamonds uncovered at the company’s Karowe Mine.

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