De Beers

Zimbabwe army guns down 12 people searching for diamonds

An army helicopter shot and killed at least 12 impoverished Zimbabweans as they scrabbled in the earth looking for diamonds. By Peta Thornycroft in Harare The group were gunned down as they dug for stones in the ground in the...

Namibia: Gem Suspect Found Not Guilty

A FORMER employee of ocean diamond mining company De Beers Marine Namibia is a free man again after the trial in which he was accused of stealing more than 500 diamonds from his employers ended with him being found not guilty...

Financial Times Spotlights CCL's Growing Presence in Africa

Most business education courses concentrate on strategy, accounting and economics. Earlier this year, Ms Uys took part in the Leadership Development Program run by the Greensboro, North Carolina-based Center for Creative...

Canadian partner criticises De Beers on stalled project

By William MacNamara in London The world's largest diamond deposit remains undeveloped for no good reason, shareholders of a Canadian diamond company have claimed in a criticism of De Beers. The industry leader is the company's...