Uwe Koetter Jewellers Cape Town – Africa Travel Channel

www.africa-24.com Uwe Koetter Jewellers Cape Town – Uwe Koetter Jewellers are award winning jewellery manufacturers in Cape Towns vibrant Foreshore Area.The founder of this Cape Town based business, Uwe Koetter, hails from Hamburg and has set a precedent for quality, individuality and pride in craftsmanship in the creation of fine individual items of jewellery. His wife, Magda, has been the driving force in marketing and sales in the business. The 40 year old family business has won numerous international awards for their innovative jewellery designs. His brother-in-law, Johan Louw, designer and director, is the most awarded jewellery designer in South Africa. Eileen Wium, director and De-Beers trained diamond grader, is responsible for the quality of finely selected diamonds sold loose or set in specially designed jewellery pieces. Uwe Koetter Jewellers offer a unique interactive tour of their workshop for free. Visitors are able to see the smelting of gold, goldsmiths work at their benches and the setter ensuring that none of the precious stones are loose or fall out of the beautiful items. As part of the outstanding service, the visitors jewellery is polished and quality checked for free. Uwe Koetter Jewellers designers are able to create individual pieces to suit the pocket. The knowledgeable staff are able to advise on the four Cs of diamonds and the qualities of all gemstones, including Tanzanites, as well as pearls.

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Urge the South African government to allow seals to return to their native islands, and boycott everything related to Namibia, until they stop killing seals In October 2006, De Beers Group Director of External Affairs, Rory MoreO’Ferrall wrote to Caroline Lucas originator of the Written Declaration to ban seal products in the EU, I quote, “On a personal level, I have some considerable sympathy with Seal Alert’s cause to protect the Cape Fur seal. They have asked me to request that you INCLUDE THESE SEALS IN YOUR PROPOSAL BEFORE THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT regarding seal products from Canada and Russia. Seal Alert fear, with some justification I believe, that a successful ban on seal products from those countries will serve to place even greater pressure on the Cape Fur seals”. (see below for full text of this email) Dear Ms Lucas, De Beers has been approached by Seal Alert in Cape Town regarding the cull of the Cape Fur seals in Namibia. I have made it clear to Seal Alert that: De Beers does not support any seal culling activities De Beers has no involvement whatsoever in the current cull in Namibia De Beers does not own the land and only has rights for prospecting and mining of diamonds – we are not active in the Atlas and Wolf Bay areas where the cull is being conducted De Beers does not have any right to deny access to people granted entry to these areas by the Government of Namibia De Beers does not, and will not, provide assistance or support to the cullers in anyway …

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