It’s a hard life being an illegal artisanal miner near Kimberley but now there are signs they may become recognised
The notion of peak diamonds depends on supply and demand – and new discoveries.
Industry leaders say that the current demand is not sustainable, and predict that prices will taper off towards the latter half of 2016.
A devotee of Haile Selassie travels from Cape Town to arid Namaqualand to try his luck at finding a fortune.
Former Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund trustee Jeremy Ractliffe was on Wednesday found not guilty on a charge of possession of uncut diamonds.
Former Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund trustee Jeremy Ractliffe on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of uncut diamonds.
The case of former Mandela Children’s Fund trustee Jeremy Ractliffe, who faces charges relating to uncut diamonds, has been postponed.
Deputy Mineral Resources Minister Godfrey Oliphant has outlined plans to boost South Africa’s fledgling diamond cutting and polishing industry.
Former trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund Jeremy Ractliffe, who faces charges relating to uncut diamonds, appeared in court on Wednesday.