‘Diamonds are a girl’s best friend’

The logistics business in Botswana is “easy,” as long as you have experience, know-how, competent sub-contractors and business savvy. Otherwise, it can be a nightmare for shippers unfamiliar with the transport picture of a country whose shipping needs keep pace with a well-performing economy, says Gertrude Bosekeng, clearing agent for Zebra Shipping, a firm that has been a fixture in the Botswana transport scene for 15 years. “We do a lot of work for Diamond Manufacturing in Serowe, which is 350 km from Gaborone,” said Bosekeng. The firm imports manufacturing equipment made in SA for use in the diamond belt.