Yoram Dvash: Industry unity, producer leadership and marketing investment key to natural diamond's future

The natural diamond industry is navigating a period of significant transition, but there are increasing signs that the foundations for a stronger and more positive future are being built, according to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB)...

29 june 2026

AWDC: First fully traceable artisanal diamonds from DRC sold on the international market in Antwerp

In a historic milestone for the diamond industry, fully traceable, artisanal diamonds from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been sold on the international market for the very first time in Antwerp. Below, Ine Tassignon, AWDC spokesperson, provides...

22 june 2026

Natural diamonds most desired luxury jewellery, Gen Z spending double baby boomers, reveals De Beers report

Natural diamonds remain the most desired jewellery item among US consumers, with Millennials and Gen Z driving demand value and spending, according to De Beers Group’s The Diamond Report, which draws on the biannual Diamond Acquisition Study of 18,500...

15 june 2026

Edahn Golan: India’s lab-grown diamond exports surpass natural diamonds by volume, yet value gap widens

India’s diamond industry has reached a historic turning point. In March and April 2026, the volume of lab‑grown diamond exports overtook that of natural diamonds, with lab‑grown stones accounting for 51% and 50.4% of total export volume respectively...

01 june 2026

Dr M’zée Fula-Ngenge: Kimberley Process failing Africa

The Kimberley Process (KP) is failing Africa, and the world's definition of a “conflict diamond” is a moral and legal absurdity, according to the African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson M’zée Fula-Ngenge. The following exclusive...

18 may 2026

Marange Resources owes $3.7 mln in unpaid taxes from 2010 - report

31 october 2014
Marange Resources, which is wholly owned by the state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC), is reportedly owing the country’s revenue authority $3.7 million in unpaid taxes dating from 2010.
The Source reports, citing the latest Auditor-General’s report that the ZMDC, its subsidiaries and joint ventures had been remitting their corporate tax and royalties to the ministry of mines instead of remitting to the revenue collector.
“Marange Resources’ tax liabilities from the 2010 financial year were not paid in the year under review. Unpaid tax liabilities accrue interest and penalties,” said the report.
“There was a corporate tax liability of $3,152,820 and a VAT payable of $663,931 as at December 31 2011.”

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