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

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club mulls diamond safari tours in southern Africa

DiaMondaine Diamantaires Club (DDC) is set to organise diamond safari tours in southern Africa, home to major diamond-producing countries. DDC founder Agnes Abdulahu told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa that the launch of the first diamond safari...

15 july 2024

Vladislav Zhdanov: Questions of efficiency and investment potential of diamond mining versus diamond growing pique keen interest

Vladislav Zhdanov is Professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). He told Rough&Polished about new researches into the effectiveness of diamond production methods.

02 july 2024

Why it's expensive to cut and polish diamonds in Africa? ADMA president António Oliveira has the answer

The African Diamond Manufacturers Association (ADMA) president António Oliveira told Rough&Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that the lack of a robust infrastructure in Africa fails to accelerate and encourage manufacturing...

24 june 2024

Edahn Golan: IPO feasible but not Anglo’s preferred way to sell De Beers

Edahn Golan, owner of the eponymous Edahn Golan Diamond Research and Data, told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that while an IPO of De Beers is “feasible,"  he does not think this is a route Anglo American...

17 june 2024

"Rosa Estrella" sells for $1.1 mn in AV Globale June Tender

23 june 2023

AV Globale, a leading tender and auction house, concluded its Rough Diamond Tender on June 20, 2023. The tender saw the sale of 40% of the goods offered, including the star stone of the event, 7.44 ct "Rosa Estrella", which sold for $1.1 mn.

“We are pleased with the results of our June Tender,” said AV Globale Founder and Chairman, Ashish Vijay. “The sale of Rosa Estrella was a highlight, and we believe that the overall results were not as bad considering the recent price slashed by Rapnet and the lack of buyer’s confidence in buying rough diamonds.”

The upcoming AV Globale tender will be held on the DDE floor, Almas Tower, Dubai in July 2023.

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough & Polished