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

Endiama, GGPEN deploy cutting-edge technology to monitor illegal diamond mining in Angola

10 october 2023

The National Space Programme Management Office (GGPEN) and ENDIAMA successfully launched Tech-Minas, a cutting-edge Earth monitoring tool that integrates satellite photography, artificial intelligence (AI), and Chat GPT.

Space in Africa reports that Tech-Minas guarantees to revolutionise Endiama, providing an invaluable tool for identifying and stopping unlawful diamond extraction.

The multidimensional approach of the technology allows for more efficient surveillance of the full diamond value chain in Angola.

“GGPEN, with its strategic focus on harnessing the potential of the Angolan Space Programme, has once again demonstrated its commitment to serving as a pivotal support system for critical sectors of the Angolan economy, particularly the diamond industry,” GGPEN general manager Zolana Joao was quoted as saying.

“Moreover, we thank ENDIAMA and all our partners, especially Selina Hayes, Hayes Group International, for supporting this transformative project to fruition.”

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished