For decades, a quaint practice marks the secretive world of diamond trade. Every five weeks, elite diamond houses from all over the world assemble in a room in London, and behind the closed doors, each …
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Diamond houses keep fingers crossed after change of guard at De Beers
Oppenheimers flog De Beers stake to Anglo American
Shining under the blazing African sun, diamonds have an allure consummate with their high price and beauty. For Anglo American, a Fortune 500 globally diversified miner, the opportunity to get their hands on some more …
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South Africa gold miners sue Anglo American
Former gold miners in South Africa are suing industry giant Anglo American in the London High Court for allegedly damaging their health, their lawyers say.
The ex-workers contracted lung diseases because of bad ventilation in …
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Borehole breakthrough for Botswana’s Bushmen
Survival International has been speaking to Bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve as they celebrate drinking water from the Mothomelo borehole for the first time in nine years. It marks a significant step towards …
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Victory for Kalahari Bushmen as court grants right to water
In a case which may have implications for London-listed Gem Diamonds, the Botswana government has been judged guilty of ‘degrading treatment’. The case was described as ‘a harrowing story of human suffering and despair’.
See …
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Botswana approves $3bn mine as Bushman water case gets underway
Botswana’s government has green-lighted a massive $3bn mine in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve – in the middle of the Kalahari Bushmen’s appeal against the Botswana authorities’ refusal to allow them access to water there.…
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Botswana government rejects high-profile court ruling
Four years on from a court victory which saw the Kalahari Bushmen win the right to live on their ancestral lands, the Botswana government has issued a statement flouting the ruling.
Survival International believes that …
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Celebrities back Survival’s call to boycott Botswana diamonds
Gillian Anderson, Quentin Blake, Joanna Lumley, Sophie Okonedo, and Mark Rylance are amongst the celebrities who have pledged not to travel to Botswana or wear its diamonds until the Bushmen are allowed to live on …
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Outrage as Botswana Bushmen denied water rights – while Gem Diamonds is allowed access
A Botswana judge has ruled that Bushmen who returned to their lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve are not allowed to drill wells for water. The decision condemns them to having to walk up …
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Debswana to proceed with Jwaneng Tailings Project
Firestone Diamonds plc, the AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company, is responsible for financing, construction and operation of the plant. Firestone Diamonds plc is an international diamond mining and exploration company with operations in Botswana …
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Botswana army and police enter Bushman reserve
Trucks of soldiers and police entered the Central Kalahari Game Reserve last week, according to Survival International. Survival believes this is to intimidate the Bushmen, and perhaps even force them out, because:
1) Gem Diamonds …
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