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ODC is yet to make its mark

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Centre-piece: The ODC continues to hold the Okavango Blue amidst concerns that the stone may sell for less than it potentially could have

Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is a highly strategically placed organisation within the government structure. An organisation that is at the centre of the most treasured resource that drives the country’s economy.

It is important and quite befitting that the shareholders on the government side, i.e. us the populace, get full understanding of its activities, in terms of the management of this resource, towards ensuring that it gives the best returns to the nation.

For 54 years Batswana have had no access to the international diamond markets, including more than ten years after some of us laid our necks on the guillotine for it, and advocated for the reservation of a percentage of diamonds for independent marketing. The result of this intervention was the setting up of ODC.

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