New De Beers diamond deal to give Botswana greater share in sales
Gaborone – Botswana signed a deal Tuesday with leading diamond producer De Beers that increases its share of sales... Read more
26 Feb
OPINION | If Russian sanctions are working, why are our mineral prices so low?
By Savious Kwinika Johannesburg (CAJ News) – The price of coal soared in 2023, reaching almost $300 a... Read more
23 Oct, 2024
Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights
Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998 By John Yeld GroundUp... Read more
28 Aug, 2023
De Beers’ new SA mine delivers first diamonds
Johannesburg – A $2.2-billion mining tunnel in South Africa has started to produce its first diamonds, mining giant De... Read more
25 Jul, 2023
Diamonds are for now: Botswana inks new deal with De Beers
Gaborone – Botswana has reached an eleventh-hour deal with diamond giant De Beers after months of tense negotiations that... Read more
2 Jul, 2023
De Beers ‘confident’ about Botswana diamond deal talks
Gaborone – Diamond giant De Beers said on Thursday it was confident talks to renew a sales deal with... Read more
24 Feb, 2023
Botswana threatens to cut ties with diamond giant De Beers
Gaborone – Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday warned that his country may sever ties with diamond giant De... Read more
13 Feb, 2023
De Beers returns to Angola after decade hiatus
Luanda – Diamond mining giant De Beers on Wednesday signed two investment contracts with the Angolan government, marking a... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Ladysmith stones ‘aren’t diamonds’, SA experts say
Experts, who analysed stones that attracted scores of people at KwaHlathi near Ladysmith, say they found out the stones... Read more
20 Jun, 2021
WATCH: ‘Diamond rush’ hits KZN village
South Africa’s mineral resources department will dispatch a team to Kwahlathi, outside Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal, where large crowds of... Read more
15 Jun, 2021
