10 Business May 2 2022 | World and Press Botswana’s president seeks top spot in diamond trade DIAMOND TRADE The African nation is vying to host a permanent new headquarters and secretariat for the Kimberley Process. By David Malingha 1 BOTSWANA,the world’s second-largest diamond producer, is looking to play a more prominent role in the industry as No. 1 player Russia faces international outrage following its invasion of Ukraine. The southern African nation is vying to host a permanent new headquarters and secretariat for the Kimberley Process, which seeks to combat trade in the gems from conflict areas, part of the government’s effort to turn the country into a global industry hub. Income from diamonds has helped Botswana, which was among the world’s 25 poorest countries, attain uppermiddle income status. 2 “We have the most to lose if diamonds are badly managed,” Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said in an interview in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. “We have used everything we’ve got from diamonds for schools, for roads, for medicine, for developing our human resource.” 3 The Kimberley Process was initiated in 2003 by governments, civil rights groups, and industry players to increase transparency and try and eliminate trade in socalled “blood diamonds.” While it has established a mechanism to trace the origin of the stones, which has curtailed the illicit trade, the U.S. and groups such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have called for it to have a broader mandate and address more wide-ranging issues such as human rights abuses. 4 Botswana, which took over the rotating chairmanship of the Kimberley Process Plenary from Russia after its last session in November, will go up against China and Austria to host the watchdog’s permanent secretariat. It’s unclear when the winner will be named or when the next Kimberley Process Plenary will be held, partly because of the war in Ukraine. 5 Masisi’s administration is monitoring the fighting and the effect it might have on the diamond market. The country held a successful gem auction last month and doesn’t expect the war to have any immediate effect. Over the longer term, sanctions against Russia could curtail demand for its gems, which would push up prices for stones produced elsewhere, but there is a limit as to how much they can rise before demand tails off, Masisi said. 6 Most of Botswana’s gems are mined by Debswana, a joint venture between the government and Anglo American Plc unit De Beers. A ten-year diamond-sales pact between the government and De Beers expired in 2020, but has been extended until the end of June this year. 7 Masisi, 59, who has been pushing for the industry to create more jobs and for more diamonds to be cut and polished in his country, said neither he nor De Beers want another extension and are busy negotiating a substantive new deal. It took years to negotiate the last deal, which led to De Beers moving all its diamond selling and sorting staff to Botswana from London. 8 “We want to get into the whole value chain,” said Masisi, who has been in office since 2018. “We want to be the best bearers of knowledge on diamonds in the world.” © 2022 Bloomberg L.P. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Two captive grizzly bear cubs play-fight in Bozeman, Montana. | Photo: Picture Alliance Wanted: grizzly bear conflict manager JOBS The successful applicant will patrol the Montana wilderness to reduce friction with humans, rather than referee grizzly v grizzly sparring. By Oliver Milman 1 IF YOU AREfed up of a mundane desk job, aren’t bothered by austere conditions, and have an affection for the hirsute, a potentially ideal new role has opened up in Montana: a grizzly bear conflict manager. For a salary between ,363 and 3,176, the US government is offering one lucky applicant the chance to spend time in the Montana wilderness, dealing with discord within the world of grizzly bears. 2 The disputes aren’t between ursine combatants themselves – although territorial quarrels do occur – but in the friction between bears and humans. While grizzly attacks on people are exceptionally rare, farmers can become agitated if a bear preys on livestock, while residents have raised concerns over bears tearing their way into their garbage, seeking tasty morsels. 3 The job, listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, involves managing a team of two to four, with tasks including “trapping, chemical immobilization, monitoring, conflict prevention, and relocation efforts”. The role can be based within 100 miles of Missoula, Bozeman, or Kalispell in Montana, though the advert makes clear the successful applicant will not be spending much time in the “adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated office” pondering the hefty delights of grizzly bears. 4 There is a “substantial” amount of field work, involv- 0 – 2 TO VIE“vaI‘ darum konkurrieren — to host s.th. h.: Standort für etw. sein — Kimberley Process System zur Bekämpfung des Handels mit Blutdiamanten — outrage Empörung — to combat bekämpfen — gem “dZem‘ Edelstein — industry hub Zentrum der Branche — to attain “´"teIn‘ erlangen — human resource Arbeitskräfte 3 to initiate “I"nISieIt‘ einführen — civil rights group Menschenrechtsorganisation — industry player Branchenakteur — mechanism “"mek´nIz´m‘ — to trace zurückverfolgen — origin “"ÅrIdZIn‘ Herkunft — to curtail “k´"teIl‘ drosseln — illicit trade “I"lIsIt‘ Schwarzhandel — to call for fordern — mandate “"mœndeIt‘ Mandat; Auftrag — wide-ranging umfassend — human rights abuses Menschenrechtsverletzungen Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi looks at a 1,098-carat diamond discovered by Botswana’s Debswana Diamond Company in June 2021. | Photo: Picture Alliance 4 – 5 rotating chairmanship turnusmäßig wechselnder Vorsitz — plenary “"pli…n´ri‘ Plenarversammlung — to go up against s.o. gegen jdn. antreten — watchdog Aufsichtsbehörde — permanent secretariat “Æsekr´"te´ri´t‘ ständiges S. — to monitor beobachten — immediate “I"mi…di´t‘ unmittelbar — demand Nachfrage — to tail off nachlassen 6 – 8 to mine fördern — joint venture “Æ-"ventS´‘ Gemeinschaftsunternehmen — unit Tochterunternehmen — to expire “Ik"spaI´‘ auslaufen — to extend verlängern; s.w.u. extension — to push for s.th. auf etw. drängen — to negotiate “n´"g´USieIt‘ aushandeln — substantive “s´b"stœntIv‘ substanziell — value chain Wertschöpfungskette — in office im Amt — bearer Inhaber(in) 0 – 1 APPLICANT“"œplIk´nt‘ Bewerber(in) — to patrol “p´"tr´Ul‘ patrouillieren — wilderness “"wIld´n´s‘ Wildnis — friction Spannungen — to referee als Schiedsrichter(in) fungieren — sparring Duell — mundane “møn"deIn‘ banal; eintönig — to be bothered by s.th. s. an etw. stören — austere “O…"stI´‘ karg; schmucklos — the hirsute “"h‰…sju…t‘ behaarte Kreaturen — discord Konflikt 2 ursine combatants “"‰…saIn; "kÅmb´t´nts‘ kämpfende Bären — territorial quarrel “"kwÅr´l‘ Revierkampf — exceptionally “Ik"sepS´n´li‘ außergewöhnlich — to become agitated “"œdZIteItId‘ s. aufregen — to prey on s.th. Jagd auf etw. machen — livestock Vieh — to raise concerns Sorgen vorbringen — to tear into s.th. s. über etw. hermachen — tasty morsel Leckerbissen 3 – 4 trapping Fangen — immobilization “IÆm´Ub´laI"zeIS´n‘ Ruhigstellung — monitoring Überwachung — relocation effort Umsiedlungsaktion — adequately “"œd´kw´tli‘ angemessen — ventilated belüftet — to ponder s.th. über etw. nachsinnen — hefty kräftig; mächtig — substantial erheblich — field work Außendienst — terrain “t´"reIn‘ Gelände — all-terrain vehicle Geländefahrzeug 5 incumbent “In"kømb´nt‘ Amtsinhaber(in); h.: erfolgreiche(r) Bewerber(in) — to be subject to s.th. etw. ausgesetzt sein — proximity “prÅk"sIm´ti‘ Nähe — moose Elch — 50lb ca. 22,7 kg — to grapple with s.th. mit etw. kämpfen 6 – 7 humped gekrümmt; bucklig — bulk Masse; Größe — rampant ungezügelt — habitat loss Verlust des Lebensraums — endangered species “"spi… Si…z‘ bedrohte Art — pocket (fig) Insel — to recover s. erholen — legislator “"ledZIsleIt´‘ Politiker(in) — to resist s.th. s. etw. widersetzen — pressure “"preS´‘ Druck — storage “"stO…rIdZ‘ Lagerung — fencing Einzäunung
World and Press | May 2 2022 ing walking in wet, rocky, and otherwise harsh terrain, sometimes requiring the use of boats, small aircraft, and all-terrain vehicles. “Extended periods of camping in tents or cabins in remote field camps may occur,” the advert states, adding that a “variety of temperature and weather extremes may be encountered while in the field”. 5 “The incumbent may be subject to large numbers of biting insects and may be required to work in close proximity to large animals such as bear and moose,” the ad warns, adding that the conflict manager may have to carry a gun for protection. The applicant must be strong enough to lift a 50lb weight, although directly grappling with a bear is not required or encouraged. 6 Grizzly bears are known for their humped shoulders and sheer bulk, weighing up to 1,000lb. The creatures were once found throughout the US West and into central Mexico, but European colonization resulted in such rampant hunting and severe habitat loss that they now occupy just 3% of that historic range. Listed as an endangered species by the US government, pockets of grizzly bears remain in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. In recent years, they have started to recover. As the bears have started to spread from these isolated populations, they have come into increasing contact with the growing human population in the US West, particularly farmers and those living in small rural towns. 7 This has, on rare occasion, led to attacks on people, leading to calls from Republican legislators in Montana for the ban on hunting grizzlies to be lifted. The federal government has resisted such pressure, instead focusing on efforts to reduce conflict by encouraging better garbage storage, improved fencing around livestock, and warning campers to not sleep with food in their tents. © 2022 Guardian News and Media Ltd Surgeons work to keep fading shopping malls alive BUSINESS • HEALTHCARE In several US states, old mall department stores are being turned into healthcare centres. By Will Pavia 1 IN THE PASTtwo decades, chroniclers of shopping habits in America have charted the decline and fall of the suburban mall. As Amazon became the world’s largest retailer, big department stores sank into bankruptcy, leaving behind desolate and empty malls. Some malls have now found a new way to pull in the crowds. Besides clothing stores and a hamburger restaurant, they will soon offer hip replacements, knee surgeries, and MRI scans. 2 In the shells of the old department stores, builders are installing the equipment needed for operating rooms and clinics. At a mall in upstate New York, the vast space once occupied by a Sears store is being turned into a healthcare centre for knee and hip operations, next to a Claire’s Accessories, an Auntie Anne’s pretzel shop, and the Bestfit Menswear clothing store. 3 Similar projects are under way in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi, and Minnesota. The health care industry will soon be offering elective surgery where Americans once bought their underpants. “There is a certain logic to it,” Vikas Saini, a cardiologist who is head of the Lown Institute think tank, said. He likened it to part of a trend “towards the commercialisation of healthcare”. 4 The first suburban shopping malls were built in the 1950s. Before the century was out, 1,500 of them had been built all over the country. As Amazon grew, A shuttered shopping mall in Buena Park, CA. | Photo: Picture Alliance/AP the giants of American shopping began to founder. Sears, the world’s largest retailer in the 1980s, closed more than half of its 1,600 stores before 2018, when it declared bankruptcy. Many had been “anchor tenants” for malls, and the closures – and those of other retailers – seemed to herald the death of the mall. 5 Saini thinks that malls in wealthier suburbs might hold a particular allure for hospitals. “The most desirable patient is the upscale patient who is healthy, who has commercial insurance, and who can get some kind of elective surgery, like their knee or something, that’s very lucrative,” he said. 6 As for the malls, “hospitals offer a steady revenue stream that is less volatile”, Shuba Srinivasan, a professor of management and marketing at Boston University, said. “While it appears strange [to] get cancer treatment at the location where you purchased socks”, the new centres “could be a significant upgrade on traditional medical centres”. Business 11 7 An early pioneer of this blend of shopping and elective surgery was Patriot Place, in Massachusetts, about 30 miles southeast of Boston. “We are the first to have a retail development with a medical presence of scale,” Brian Earley, the mall’s general manager, said. The mall was built beside the ground of the New England Patriots by the Kraft Group, whose founder, Robert Kraft, owns the American football team. 8 Just as the original mall builders followed shoppers out of the city to the suburbs, so Patriot Place would allow Boston hospitals “to come where their patients are”, Earley said. The mall opened in 2008, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital opened a 125,000 sq ft facility there in 2009. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is expected to open a unit in the mall this year. 9 The hospital brings “a constant flow of traffic all day”, Earley said. “My wife and daughter were here for a check-up. We met for lunch afterwards.” The healthcare centre was “highly focused on their patient care” and the “patient experience”. “It’s almost Disney-like,” he said. 10 Out in one of the vast car parks, Linda Donovan, a teacher, was leaving after a check-up. “I’m not a big shopper,” she said, but she liked shopping mall healthcare. “I used to go into Boston,” she added. “This is so convenient.” © The Times, London/News Licensing This article originally appeared in The Times, London. B2 – C2 für nur € 5,95 Jetzt im Einzelverkauf Zusatzmaterial zu dieser Ausgabe. Im Abo PREMIUM sehr viel günstiger! www.sprachzeitungen.de 0 SURGEON“"s‰…dZ´n‘ Chirurg(in); s.w.u. surgery “"s‰…dZ´ri‘ Operation — fading h.: (fig) ums Überleben kämpfend — healthcare centre medizinisches Versorgungszentrum 1 chronicler “"krÅnIkl´‘ Chronist(in) — to chart aufzeichnen — decline and fall Verfall und Untergang (vgl. Geschichtswerk von Edward Gibbon) — suburban “s´"b‰… b´n‘ vorstädtisch — retailer Einzelhändler — bankruptcy “"bœNkr´ptsi‘ Insolvenz; s.w.u. to declare b. I. anmelden — desolate “"des´l´t‘ trostlos — to pull in anlocken — hip replacement h.: Hüftoperation — MRI scan Kernspintomografie 2 – 4 shell (fig) Gehäuse — operating room Operationssaal — upstate NY nördl. Teil des US-Bundesstaats NY — elective surgery “i"lektIv‘ Wahloperation — cardiologist “ÆkA…di"Ål´dZIst‘ Kardiologe(-in) — to liken vergleichen — to founder “"faUnd´‘ straucheln — anchor tenant “"œNk´‘ Ankermieter — closure “"kl´UZ´‘ Schließung — to herald (fig) einläuten 5 – 7 allure “´"ljU´‘ Reiz — upscale exklusiv; anspruchsvoll — commercial insurance “In"SO…r´ns‘ h.: private Krankenversicherung — lucrative “"lu…kr´tIv‘ — revenue stream “"rev´nju…‘ Einnahmequelle — volatile “"vÅl´taIl‘ schwankungsanfällig — blend Kombination — retail development Einzelhandelsimmobilie — of scale bedeutend — general manager Geschäftsführer(in) — founder Gründer(in) 8 – 10 125,000 feet ca. 1,16 ha — facility “f´"sIl´ti‘ Einrichtung — unit h.: Niederlassung — patient care Patientenversorgung Special World and Press: Black Lives Matter Themenheft, DIN A4 ¤ 16,90 [D] ISBN 978-3-7961-1077-1 www.sprachzeitungen.de
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