Botswana polishes diamond business
13th Nov 2006, 20:37 GMT
Kenalemang Moitsheki squints through an eyepiece at a tiny diamond as a cutting tool etches heart-shaped facets on the gem. Moitsheki had never seen a raw diamond before she secured a training place at Botswana's new Eurostar cutting factory, even though her country produces a quarter of global supply.
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