EX-River Ranch managers had UNDP permits 17 months after their contracts had ended

Charles Rukuni 7 months ago Region: Zimbabwe

  Three people seconded to River Ranch diamond mine by a South African-based company had valid United Nations Development Programme permits five to 17 months after their contracts had been terminated.   The th... more

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Government confirms River Ranch vehicles were registered in the name of UNDP

Charles Rukuni 7 months ago Region: Zimbabwe

Two vehicles with civilian number plates belonging to River Ranch diamond mine were indeed registered in the name of the United Nations Development Programme. This was confirmed by the then secretary for Transport and C... more

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Black Mask on Glory of Diamonds

Ramanujam U a year ago Region: India

  Diamonds were first discovered in India and until the 1725 (when diamonds were discovered in Brazil) India was the only world's source for diamonds. But since then much changed and India isn't any longer associa... more

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Search for Diamonds Unearth Oldest Shipwreck

Rodrick Mukumbira a year ago Region: Namibia

What might turn out to be the oldest shipwreck in the sub-Saharan African region has been discovered in diamond-rich Namibia. The country’s diamond mining company, Namdeb Diamond Corporation, a 50-50 joint venture b... more

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What’s a blood diamond’s worth ?

Habibou Bangré 2 years ago Region: United States

Watching Blood Diamond makes the heart beat fast, fills the eyes with sadness, anger and hope, and pushes brain’s activity to the max. One thousand questions come in and out, the most reccurent one being: what’... more

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Underwear Made of Diamonds

Gnette a year ago Region: Singapore

Singapore – A thong made of diamonds that is worth S$168,000 (U.S. $122,000) is the main attraction in recently held lingerie fashion show in Singapore. The very expensive thong made by Triumph has 518 diamonds and ... more

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