The natural nexus of God-given gifts

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Adding lustre: Boko and Kenewendo unveiled the diamond-embedded medals on Monday PIC: WORLD RELAYS

Ahead of the World Relays, the country’s elite athletes are gathered in camp on the diamond soils of Letlhakane. The diamond-embedded medals on offer also show off the country’s world-renowned tourism. God-given gifts are shining for the world in the Diamond Jubilee year, writes MBONGENI MGUNI

There is something deeply significant and strategic about the fact that some of the greatest support for Botswana’s historic hosting of the World Athletics Relays has come from the diamond sector.

Debswana, the Okavango Diamond Company and Lucara are pumping in tens of millions of Pula into the prestigious event, which in coming to Gaborone, marks its debut in Africa.

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The natural nexus of God-given gifts

Ahead of the World Relays, the country’s elite athletes are gathered in camp on the diamond soils of Letlhakane. The diamond-embedded medals on offer also show off the country’s world-renowned tourism. God-given gifts are shining for the world in the Diamond Jubilee year, writes MBONGENI MGUNI

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