ODC seals deal to add sparkle to diamonds
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Rapaport’s RapNet trading platform boasts daily listings of 1.6 million valued at over $7.4 billion (P101bn), with 16,000 members in 97 countries. Rapaport also publishes the Rapaport Price List, the diamond industry’s standard for the pricing of diamonds. The GIA is the diamond industry’s main grading and certification institution for quality and type of stones.
Under the partnership, ODC’s diamonds will be assigned a 'green star' rating identifying their origin and potentially securing a premium in a market that is increasingly demanding diamond traceability and the highest ethical sourcing standards.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....