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Mejuri sells two pairs of hoops every minute through its own direct-to-consumer channel and via its 28 stores worldwide.

Diamonds in Marange were discovered by De Beers Zimbabwe in 2002 and not by African Consolidated Resources in 2006 as is now widely reported. This was disclosed to The Insider two years ago in a face-to-face interview with De Beers’s spokesman Tom Tweedy. Tweedy said De Beers Zimbabwe, also known as DebZim, and in some

The bloc of industrialized nations has been trying to find additional ways to squeeze Russia’s economy to constrain its ability to fund its war in Ukraine.

The Group of Seven nations have agreed to ban Russian diamond imports from the start of next year in the latest move to curb Russia’s ability to fund its invasion

The G-7 said it will continue to consult with diamond-producing and manufacturing countries on how to design and implement the tracing system.

Panama’s politicians have mortgaged the country’s future for short-term populist satisfaction.

How did followers of Jainism, a faith that shuns attachment to material goods, come to boss the global diamond industry?

Russia has blocked discussions on conflict diamonds and Ukraine at the Kimberley Process Plenary in Zimbabwe.

Negotiations dragged past 4am in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe last week but still failed to break a deadlock in the Kimberley Process over the wording of a contentious communique. For the second year running, the global diamond watchdog’s members split over Russia, a failure that comes as the G7 prepares its own tough stance, writes MBONGENI MGUNI

In a bid to navigate the challenges left by the tumultuous Kimberley Process (KP) plenary in Zimbabwe, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)