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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...
12 october 2026
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.
Lab-grown...
10 august 2026
Myanmar’s largest lake is threatened by illegal gold mining
05 april 2023
Gold mining is threatening wildlife living in and around Indawgyi lake, Myanmar’s largest natural lake and a UNESCO-designated wildlife sanctuary and world cultural heritage site.
Copper ore analyses reveal deep connections between ancient African civilizations
04 april 2023
An international team of researchers ran chemical and isotopic analyses of copper artifacts from southern Africa and discovered new cultural connections among people living in the region between the 5th and 20th centuries.
European Green Deal: accelerate the rollout of renewable energy
03 april 2023
The Commission welcomed the provisional agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council to reinforce the EU Renewable Energy Directive.
Vale signs agreements with Chinese companies to reinforce strategic agenda in Asia
31 march 2023
Vale announced on Wednesday seven agreements with different Chinese partners to reinforce its strategic agenda in Asia.
Trapped miners in east Congo tumble out of rubble intact in viral video
30 march 2023
A video showing nine Congolese miners unexpectedly popping out of a collapsed gold mine and tumbling down a steep slope as onlookers cry out in joy has gone viral in Democratic Republic of Congo, a rare happy ending to an all-too-common story.
Scientists solved the mystery of the disappearing Arctic reservoir
29 march 2023
Scientists of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AANI) have found explanations for the discharge of water in Lake Spartak on the Bolshevik Island of the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, which is located north of the Taimyr Peninsula in the Krasnoyarsk Territory on the border of the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea.
Bacteria to purify the Arctic water
28 march 2023
Russian scientists have developed a preparation based on microorganisms to purify the Arctic waters. According to the Russian newspaper AiF, the research was carried out with the participation of Rosneft and Innopraktika on the basis of the biological station of Moscow State University.
