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Monday Morning Spice
02 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Eskom sabotage vanishes, How Team SA fared at the Paralympics on Saturday, Myanmar people are offering to sell their kidneys online, and Adele announces indefinite hiatus from music.
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Massive 2,492-Carat Diamond, Believed To Be Second-Largest Ever Found, Unearthed In Botswana
23 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Lucara Diamond Corp seems to be extremely lucky and has found six of the top 10 diamonds ever discovered.
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Friday Morning Spice
19 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Fruit exports plummet, How SANDF ranks globally in 2024, Japan’s space agency braces for moon landing attempt, Walvis Bay becoming top fuel stop for large ships, and Will pop-punk ever die?
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R15 Million Diamond Ring Lost At Ritz Paris Found In Vacuum Cleaner
11 Dec 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The guest is said to be ‘happy at the news.’ Surely not as happy as the cleaning staff at the hotel.
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De Beers Is Investigating ‘Ground Movement’ At Kimberley’s Big Hole [Video]
16 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Big Hole is a 40-hectare open-pit diamond mine and the largest hand-excavated hole in the world.
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The Diamond Industry Is In Trouble As GenZ Turns Their Back On Stones
13 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
It was nice while it lasted, but with a new generation that doesn’t see the ‘value’ in gemstones, diamonds may turn out not to be forever.
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India Now Has The World’s Largest Office Building With Office Space For 65 000 People [Video]
18 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Marble floors and light-filled atriums connect over 4,700 office spaces, dining, retail, wellness, and conference facilities. The development also houses 131 elevators and has office space for 65 000 professionals.
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Remember That 530-Carat Star Of Africa? South Africans Want This King’s Coronation Jewel Back
05 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Again, the British royal family is facing controversy over their illustrious jewel collection.
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Fascinating Look At West Coast Diamond Miners Looking To Strike It Big [Video]
01 Jul 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Working a boring nine-to-five is not an option for those looking to hit the jackpot up the West Coast.
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De Beers Just Sold This Blue Diamond For A Whopping Figure
28 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Found by mining magnates De Beers in the Cullinan mine here in South Africa, the 15,1 carat, step-cut beauty was sold yesterday.
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“The Scourge Of De Beers” – Meet The Real Diamond Mogul Referenced In ‘Tinder Swindler’
15 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Simon Leviev, AKA Shimon Hayut, pretended to be the son of Lev Leviev, an actual diamond mogul with an interesting rise to riches and a South African connection.
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Record-Breaking Black Diamond Likely Came From Space
18 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Not only does this rare black diamond have a creation story involving space matter, but it also has mystical numerical significance.
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Story About Beyoncé’s South African Diamond Is Getting Messy
27 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Beyoncé and Jay-Z partnered with Tiffany & Co. in a new campaign that really hasn’t gone to plan.
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Another Incredible Find In Gauteng Mine
29 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Petra Diamonds has found yet another notable gem in the Cullinan mine, just two weeks after its rare blue diamond was sold for around R580 million.
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You Almost Have To Appreciate This Alleged Diamond Thief’s Technique
21 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Hotel meetings, sleight of hand swaps, and a change of clothing in a pub toilet all form part of an elaborate London jewellery heist.
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They Sold That Gauteng Rare Blue Diamond For A Tidy Sum
13 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The exquisite and rare 39,34-carat type IIb blue diamond found on April 1 in South Africa’s Cullinan Mine has found a willing buyer.
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KZN’s ‘Diamond Rush’ Coverage Goes International
15 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The small KwaZulu-Natal village of KwaHlathi village is at the centre of a so-called ‘diamond rush’. People have been digging through the night in the hopes of striking it rich.
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Everything We Know About The KZN ‘Diamond Rush’ [Video]
14 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
KwaZulu-Natal’s KwaHlathi village is at the centre of a so-called ‘diamond rush’. Some residents think they have struck it rich, whilst others are more hesitant.
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Why This Gauteng Blue Diamond Could Shatter World Records
03 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
This 39,34-carat type IIb blue diamond found in Cullinan Mine, Magaliesberg, is going on sale this month, and could well break some records.
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This Guy Reckons He Can Make 200 Carats Of Diamonds A Month “From The Sky”
30 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Multi-millionaire and environmentalist Dale Vince has set out to create the world’s first “zero impact” diamond.
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Thursday Morning Spice
25 Jun 2020 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Overnight millionaire. Facebook ad boycott. Cape principals want schools closed. Trump accuses Obama of treason.
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Savvy, Eco-Conscious Consumers Shift Towards Alternatives To Traditional Diamond Rings
27 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There is a shift in the diamond ring market, which experts put down to a more affordable price point, as well as a more conscious and sustainable mindset.
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Tiffany’s R1,6 Million Advent Calendar Needs To Be Seen To Be Believed
02 Dec 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
If you’ve got some cash to burn, and you’re tired of boring chocolate-filled Advent calendars, Tiffany and Co. have you covered.
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They’re Calling This The Biggest Art Heist In History [Videos]
26 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Master thieves have stolen priceless diamond jewellery from one of Europe’s largest treasure collections.
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Friday Morning Spice
04 Oct 2019 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Cops tied up, guns taken. Diamond sales plummet. Nickelback fights back. Bok game in space. Rugby players dead from Heroin.
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“Off The Proverbial Cliff” – Things Aren’t Looking Too Rosy For De Beers
31 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
De Beers’ latest diamond sale event was a disaster, which has forced the company to make some unprecedented decisions.
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Check Out This Monster Emerald They Found In Zambia
30 Oct 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
A 5 655-carat emerald with “remarkable clarity and a perfectly balanced golden green hue” was discovered in Zambia in early October. It’s a beauty.
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De Beers Gets Into Lab-Made Diamonds
31 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
The diamond giant is planning to expand its business into diamonds of the man-made variety, which is quite a change of tune.
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Monster Diamond Found In Lesotho [Image]
15 Jan 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After a turbulent year, Gem Diamonds can finally smile after operations in Lesotho led to the discovery of the fifth biggest diamond in the world.
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Oh Dear, Millennials Are Now Killing The Diamond Industry
14 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If you happen to fall under the Millennial tag then hey, you’re part of bringing down the diamond industry. Sheesh you guys.
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