Kandjoze against exporting of rough diamonds
Written by Etuna Shikalepo on 28 March 2017.WINDHOEK, 28 MAR (NAMPA) - Minister of Mines and Energy, Obeth Kandjoze has expressed disappointment that about 80 per cent of rough diamonds sold by Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) in 2016 was exported out of the country.
Kandjoze revealed this during an engagement session with the diamond industry in the capital on Monday afternoon.
“I would like to make it categorically clear that the current trend of high rough diamond exports is of grave concern to the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Namibi ...