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Despite a plethora of significant local and international challenges facing the South African diamond industry, the 2023 Kimberley International Diamond Symposium (KIDS) will focus on finding ways of planning for the future and finding solutions together, rather than fixating on the many negatives.    The symposium, which is presented by the South African Diamond Producers Organisation (Sadpo) in collaboration with the Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA), will take place from Aug...

South Africa’s rivers are filled with sewage, plastic and industrial pollution. A recent webinar hosted by WaterCAN highlighted some of the crucial work being done by organisations to safeguard South Africa’s waterways.

Small diamond miners want to lock arms with all stakeholders through the South African Diamond Producers’ Organisation (Sadpo) to recover a large number of lost jobs and to realise the full potential value alluvial diamonds. “The role of Sadpo is to take on those big conversations and make sure that we not only have the right regulations, but also the right and the best relationships between the key stakeholders, not just government, but also that the big licence holders like De Beer...