The visiting Sierra Leone President, Tejan Kabbah, and his entourage, could have learnt a lot from a lecture on 'Diamonds for Development' presented by the Orapa-Letlhakane mines General Manager, Sebetlela Sebetlela.
The composed Sebetlela made a presentation last Monday on the valuable contribution that the diamond industry continues to add to the lives of Batswana.
RENO, NV (Mineweb.com) --The U.S. State Department and Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security have said they will implement additional measures to help stem the flow of blood diamonds into the United States.
Africa is about to come under the Hollywood spotlight. Buoyed by the critical and financial success of movies such as "Hotel Rwanda" and "The Constant Gardener," studios are unleashing a series of films not only based on life in Africa, but shot there as well.
The dark continent is about to come under the Hollywood spotlight. Buoyed by the critical and financial success of movies such as Hotel Rwanda and The Constant Gardener, studios are unleashing a series of films not only based on life in Africa, but shot there as well.
The founding director of Visit Sierra Leone, Abimbola Carrol, said today that the upcoming “Blood Diamond” movie starring Leonardo di Caprio is bad news for Sierra Leone because it threatens to undo any positive steps the country has made in the past few years. (PRWEB Sep 27, 2006)