(Sunday Standard) - The tension between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and De Beers group has reached a near boiling point with the recent firing of the government diamond valuator. The Botswana government diamond valuer who is a British national and was believed to be a De Beers Trojan horse showed up for work at Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTCB) two weeks ago only to find his access card had been de-activated. The dramatic firing of the government valuer marked the highest water mark so far in the shareholder tension that has been simmering between the Botswana government and De Beers in the wake of the super exceptional 41 carat blue diamond discovered at the Debswana Orapa Diamond Mine towards the end of 2018.
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