- 23 Jan 2013 11:27 - Reuters
- Cameroon aims to begin production at its first industrial diamond mine by the end of January as part of plans to develop the long-neglected sector.
- 01 Dec 2012 07:31 - Sapa-AFP
- A UN-mandated watchdog has agreed to end monitoring controls on Zimbabwe's diamond trade, after the government allayed concerns over Marange mines.
- 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Jason Moyo
- A conference on Zimbabwe's diamonds has showed widening divisions in the Kimberley Process, the global diamond certification group.
- 12 Nov 2012 14:20 - Sapa-AFP
- Cash-strapped Zimbabwe is selling its diamonds to few takers at give-away prices as most foreign buyers shun the isolated country.
- 24 Aug 2012 10:55 - Roman Grynberg
- Botswana, the world's largest diamond producer by value, is now doing with its diamond mining industry what SA failed to achieve for a century.
- 15 Jun 2012 11:29 - Monica Mark
- Lying in Sierra Leone's mineral-rich eastern belt, the Koidu Holdings diamond mine was once at the heart of the country's decade-long civil war.
- 24 Feb 2012 00:00 - Staff Reporter
- In terms of mining, there are no easy options to make the most of local beneficiation.
- 30 Aug 2011 07:44 - Wendell Roelf
- Diamond producer De Beers expects its South African unit to produce 6.5-million carats in 2011, a million less than last year.
- 22 Jun 2010 06:37 - Lisa Steyn
- A Zimbabwean activist accused of passing information on diamond-mining violations to the international diamond control body was on Monday denied bail.
- 27 May 2010 12:12 - Staff Reporter
- Zimbabwe has banned exports of diamonds until the Kimberley Process regulator approves the sale of gems from a field plagued by human rights abuses.
- 17 Feb 2010 14:09 - Staff Reporter
- The appointment of a monitor was blocked for four months by disputes between KP and Harare over the names put forward by both sides.
- 10 May 2009 07:41 - Staff Reporter
- Workers say conditions at South Africa's Cullinan mine have deteriorated as new company targets benefits.
- 20 Mar 2009 12:46 - Alexander Woollcombe
- Diamond mining in Sierra Leone is following a global economic trend with miners turning to gold.
- 24 Feb 2009 19:13 - Staff Reporter
- The world's diamond giant is halting mining in Botswana for the next seven weeks as the global recession takes it toll on gem demand.
- 22 Feb 2009 08:12 - Staff Reporter
- One of the world's largest game parks located in Botswana may soon host mining activities, officials said on Saturday.
- 20 Feb 2009 14:36 - Staff Reporter
- The world's largest diamond group, De Beers, said its three shareholders have agreed to loan the company $500-million.
- 16 Jan 2009 15:56 - Staff Reporter
- De Beers Consolidated Mines has begun consultation with labour unions about possible retrenchments, the world's largest diamond miner said on Friday.
- 19 Dec 2008 11:45 - Staff Reporter
- Diamond mining junior Petra Diamonds on Friday warned that the diamond mining industry faces difficult times in the year ahead.
