Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: Demand for considerable-sized diamonds stronger than ever

The African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that although overall global diamond prices have been somewhat soft, the demand for considerable-sized diamonds...

02 september 2024

Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company

Anglo has revealed its plans to demerge Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), which has operations in South Africa and Zimbabwe, to optimise shareholder value. Rough&Polished contacted Amplats to comment on this and other issues but was referred...

19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

Yoram Dvash is President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) having been elected in 2020. He found time in his busy schedule to speak to Rough&Polished about the state of the diamond industry around the world and some of the major...

12 august 2024

Lyudmila Vysotskaya: Amber is a mystical stone, a living substance

Lyudmila Vysotskaya is a Kaliningrad-based amber artist and designer, expert, chairwoman of the Amber Academy and member of the Creative Union of Artists in Decorative and Applied Arts. This summer, visitors could admire the art works by Lyudmila Vysotskaya...

30 july 2024

De Beers shines light on budding jewellery designers

Diamond giant De Beers will this year conduct its bi-annual Shining Light Awards jewellery design competition. De Beers beneficiation manager Kagiso Fredericks told Rough & Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview they set aside 4.5 carats...

22 july 2024

Kavango completes £1.4 mln loan

21 june 2023
London-listed Kavango Resources, an exploration company with a focus on Southern Africa, has finished Stage 1 of a two-stage equity investment to raise £1.4 million by issuing 140 million new ordinary shares in the company's capital.
The proceeds from the Stage 1 subscription will go towards the company's overall operating capital as well as funding projected exploratory activities and potential acquisitions.
The Standard List section and trading on the LSE's main market will both receive applications for admission of the new ordinary shares.
Expectations are that the admission will take effect and that trading in the new ordinary shares will start on June 28.
Kavango is engaged in several copper exploration projects in Botswana.  
Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished