Botswana unearths third biggest gem

GABORONE: Botswanan diamond firm Debswana said yesterday it had unearthed a 1 098-carat stone that it described as the third largest of its kind in the world.

The stone, found on June 1, was shown to President Mokgweetsi Masisi in the capital.

The “rare and extraordinary stone... means so much in the context of diamonds and Botswana,” said Debswana managing director Lynette Armstrong.

The biggest diamond in the world was the 3106-carat Cullinan, found in South Africa in 1905. The second largest, the 1 109-carat Lesedi La Rona, was discovered at Karowe, north-east Botswana, in 2015. |