The diamond industry's Wonder Woman :: Mmegi Online

The security of Botswana's diamonds are literally in her hands, but the first female engineer across the Diamond Trading Company network has grown accustomed to bearing huge responsibilities. In this Question and Answer, Prudence Mabua tells Mmegi Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, how her life is inseparably linked to Botswana's diamond success story

Mmegi: Briefly explain your role at Diamond Trading Company Botswana?

Mabua: I'm the Technical Services Support Manager, which is a senior management position. I am the manager coordinating all the activities to do with security technology in the DTCB complexes as well as the secure transfer facility from where we transport our diamonds. I ensure that the technology is state of art and protects the commodity that keeps our GDP going. This area includes the CCTV, access controls and other technology to make sure that entry is very secure.

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