Namibia's sparkling jewellery industry : a model of local empowerment, Namibia's jewellery industry is expanding into overseas markets / Tabby Moyo

The local jewellery industry is well established and is supported by a high-tech cutting and polishing industry, producing jewellers and goldsmiths renowdut for their unique and creative craftmanship. Local skill and creativity are used to combine indigenous gems and metals resulting in adornments and jewellery that is distinctly Namibian. Diamonds are now locally cut and polished which are unrivalled in both size and quality, making the stones highly prized on the world market. Quality gemstones from Namibia include amethysts, topaz, rose quartz and especially tourmaline, garnets, dioptaze and agates. Cultural elements and traditional ancient adornments are also used like the ekipa, ancient ivory buttons, and the omba, a fresh water shell from the North. Namibia's first black goldsmith, Paulina Beukes, graduated at Jassona is now a fully qualified goldsmith

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