Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa, which is set in the royal scepter that King Charles III will hold at his ...

Put your pick axes away, the “diamonds” discovered in South Africa are nothing but quartz crystals. After a cattle-herder in the KwaZulu-Natal province claimed to have discovered diamon… ...

Diamonds Add Luster to Life in South African Country. Botswana Credits Gems for Stability and Prosperity. December 9, 2000. By Ravi Nessman. JWANENG, Botswana -- The sand sheets, short hills and ...

If South Africa wants the diamonds back, it is going to have to put up a very determined fight. Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand.

South African village's hopes of diamond mine dashed as stones are only worthless quartz 02:30. Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa — As word spread that there were diamonds to be found beneath the ...

Nice ice, baby! A rare blue diamond weighing 122.52 carats has been unearthed in South Africa, and experts believe it’s the most valuable uncut diamond ever. “The rarity of a blue diamond of ...

From oil to diamonds, offshore prospecting looms over South African fishing town. DORINGBAAI, South Africa — On Sept. 23 and 24, 150 women in the small fishing town of Doringbaai, on South ...

Diamonds mined from South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone have an estimated worth of approximately $8.4 billion annually.

When Nicky Oppenheimer speaks of his fears for the diamond industry, ... Have Diamonds Benefited Africa? Published Oct 07, 2006 at 8:00 PM EDT Updated Mar 13, 2010 at 4:50 PM EST.

South African mystery stones unearthed by cattle herder are quartz not diamonds AFP Published: 20 June ,2021: 11:22 PM GST Updated: 20 June ,2021: 11:33 PM GST ...

CAMBRIDGE — Kimberley was once the second largest city in South Africa, and for a few years in the 19th century its diamond mines may have produced more wealth per square inch than any place on ...

The diamond, which weighs 530 carats, was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and presented to the British monarchy by the colonial government in the country, which was then under British rule.