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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
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Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
The All-Russian festival of the small peoples of the North starts in Yamal
17 november 2023
Salekhard will host the Russian North youth forum for the third time from November 21.
The only brown bear settled in the Arctic
16 november 2023
The only brown bear has settled in the Arctic. The predator remained to live on Wrangel Island, the administration of the Wrangel Island Nature Reserve reported.
Experts found out how warming in the Arctic will affect global climate
15 november 2023
British scientists together with colleagues from other countries have revealed that warming in the Arctic may lead to the average global temperature overcoming the climatic threshold of 2 degrees Celsius 5-8 years earlier than expected.
Rosatom scientists use laser to get rid of oil spills
14 november 2023
Scientists of the Troitsky Institute of Innovative and Thermonuclear Research (TRINITY), part of Rosatom, tested a mobile laser for cleaning the water surface from an oil film for the first time.
Polar bears in the Arctic to be protected from extinction
13 november 2023
Russia, Canada, the USA, Norway and Greenland have agreed to cooperate in preserving the population of red Book animals.
AngloGold Ashanti steps up renewable energy projects across two continents
10 november 2023
Gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has commenced sustainable energy projects at a number of its projects in Tanzania, Australia and Ghana.
Gold mining in tropics affects birds - study
09 november 2023
Tropical birds are showing signs of mercury contamination as a result of nearby artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations in the jungle, according to the study published in the journal Ecotoxicology cited by Reuters.
