Oppenheimers leave the diamond race with $5bn sale
The Oppenheimer dynasty has ended by selling their 40% of De Beers to global miner Anglo American for $5.1-billion.
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Battle is on for Zim gems
Big money arriving in the country has resuscitated old rivalries among the political elite.
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Zim defiant about diamond export
The country is eager to rid itself of a large stockpile and could deliver 25% of global supply.
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Angola's diamond sector regaining lustre
Angola's diamond sector is slowly recovering but gem prices still need to rise by around 15% this year to enable companies reinvest in it.
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Downturn, debt dull diamond sector sparkle
It wouldn't be fitting to mount a barrage of "sale" and "special offer" signs in the windows of jewellers crowded into Antwerp's diamond square mile.
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Diamonds aren't forever
'Watertight' investments in diamond mines and real estate spring a major leak.
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De Beers benefits from $500m 'buffer'
The world's largest diamond group, De Beers, said its three shareholders have agreed to loan the company $500-million.
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De Beers in talks with unions on looming job cuts
De Beers Consolidated Mines has begun consultation with labour unions about possible retrenchments, the world's largest diamond miner said on Friday.
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Diamond industry facing 1 200 job cuts
More than 1 200 job cuts are looming in South Africa's diamond mining industry, trade union Solidarity said on Friday.
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