Motapa Reports Corporate Change

Motapa Diamonds Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MTP) ("Motapa") announces that Dr. Theodore
Laub has tendered his resignation from the board of directors of Motapa
effective April 6, 2009. "Dr. Laub's contributions as a director of Motapa have
been invaluable to the board and we greatly appreciate his efforts and insights
over the past six years," noted Larry Ott, Motapa's CEO.


The resignation has been tendered to Motapa in connection with the sale of
3,776,225 common shares directly or indirectly controlled by Dr. Laub. Motapa
has been advised that the sale of the common shares of Motapa by Dr. Laub was
conducted through the facilities of the TSX Venture Exchange on April 3, 2009.


On behalf of the Board MOTAPA DIAMONDS INC.

Dr. Larry Ott, Chief Executive Officer

This news release may contain assumptions, estimates, and other forward-looking
statements regarding future events. Such forward-looking statements involve
inherent risks and uncertainties and are subject to factors, many of which are
beyond Motapa's control that may cause actual results or performance to differ
materially from those currently anticipated in such statements.