04.07.2008

Ministry of Botswana care about diamond workers

Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs Officials in Botswana say they are not aware of any allegations of abuse and trampling of labour laws in the country's backbone industry - diamonds.

04.07.2008

Letseng Mine Diamonds Sell for Average Price of $42,000 per Carat

Diamond miner Gem Diamonds has announced that it sold ten diamonds weighing a total of 261,4 carats that were recovered from the Letseng diamond mine in Lesotho

04.07.2008

Integrity of Diamonds Impacted by Trade Transparency in Africa, Penny Says

De Beers Managing Director Gareth Penny called for increased transparency in the way diamonds are traded in Africa, saying that such transparent and good governance has a positive impact on the integrity of diamonds as a product