Botswana Diamond Discovery
Manfred Marx discovery in the Kalahari transformed Botswana's economy after independence
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
November 13, 20148m 53s
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Show Notes
Manfred Marx was the man who discovered the diamonds which transformed Botswana's economy. As a young geologist in the 1960s his find in the Kalahari desert completely changed the country's fortunes after independence.
Photo: Diamonds, Credit: Getty Images