Botswana is not just mining diamonds anymore. It is shaping the next generation of diamond entrepreneurs. We spent time inside the De Beers Diamond Enterprise Development Programme to meet the Batswana building businesses across the value chain from design to trading. This is where the future of the industry is being built. | THE BOTSWANA GAZETTE

Diamond mining company De Beers has announced the successful launch of the maiden voyage of its new diamond-dredging ship. The vessel is the largest of its kind in the world and cost the company a reported $470 million (£343 million). Port of Cape Town, South Africa, is the destination of the ship’s first journey. There it will be fitted with mission equipment before commencing its first dredging operations off the Namibian coast in early 2022. #dregger #shiplife #shipping #ship #maritime #marin