DTCB gives D�Kar pupils diamond treatment

D'Kar pupils at the Three Dikgosi Monument.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
D'Kar pupils at the Three Dikgosi Monument.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

They may be based more than 710km away from Gaborone, deep in the rural Kgalagadi desert, but recently D’Kar Primary School pupils were literally given a diamond treatment, courtesy of the Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB).

The pupils, mostly Basarwa, were in Gaborone for four days, as part of the company’s social responsibility programmme. DTCB adopted D’Kar Primary School in 2006 and unveiled a P2 million sponsorship for three years.

The pupils, mostly from Standard 7, toured diamonds facilities as well as sight-seeing around Gaborone.

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