African diamond crusade
Monday, April 04, 2011
The Almighty God is going to be taking us on a long diamond journey that will ultimately take us to where God has destined for us as a nation and as a continent. It is a long winding road, and certainly one with thorns, sharp needles, poisonous serpents, masweswa, scorpions and all wicked vices. But it nevertheless is a road that must be travelled.
It is an effort motivated by the desire to serve the continent, and to contribute to the shifting of mindsets towards the direction of continuous improvement in our diamond industry, for the benefit of all. It is motivation born out of discontentment with the continuous deviation from the purposes for which God gave us huge deposits of diamonds - a finite resource which God gave us for a season. It is a cry for total independence!
That sounds like good news. But the report also warns that this may simply be because our digital economy is still young, not because we are safe. As more people shop, bank and pay online, criminals will follow.We Batswana do not need a report to tell us that danger is real. Many of us have heard of or fallen victim to KYC scams. A caller impersonates your bank or mobile money provider. They say they need to “verify” your account. They ask...