{"id":281324,"date":"2025-09-25T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T02:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/botswana-shifts-economic-strategy-amid-surging-demand-for-lab-grown-diamonds\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T02:05:00","slug":"botswana-shifts-economic-strategy-amid-surging-demand-for-lab-grown-diamonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/botswana-shifts-economic-strategy-amid-surging-demand-for-lab-grown-diamonds\/","title":{"rendered":"Botswana shifts economic strategy amid surging demand for lab-grown diamonds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yMETLrgiNoc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Botswana shifts economic strategy amid surging demand for lab-grown diamonds\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yMETLrgiNoc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Botswana is moving to reduce its dependence on diamonds by diversifying within the mining sector, tapping into rare earths and other minerals while ensuring in-country processing to create jobs and add value. 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