With her promotion to MD of diamond mining company Lucara Botswana in 2018, Naseem Lahri became the first woman, and the first Motswana woman, to serve in this capacity for a diamond mining company in Botswana. Lucara Botswana is a subsidiary of Lucara Diamond Corp, which owns the Karowe mine, in Botswana. The openpit mine is expected to be in operation to 2026, with further underground potential.
