There is a disturbing contrast along South Africa's remote west coast. The 800km (500 mile)-journey north from Cape Town ...

GABORONE, Botswana — In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and an entire nation’s economy — built on ...

Africa stands as one of Earth's most resource-rich regions when it comes to natural treasures and raw materials. This massive continent holds an impressive collection of gemstones - featuring diamonds ...

The small and junior diamond mining industry in South Africa is in dire straits, says South African Diamond Producers Organisation (Sadpo) vice chairperson Lyndon de Meillon. “Over the past 16 years, ...

The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding.

A diamond miner works in a mine in Mbuji Mayi, Congo, July 31, 2006 (AP photo by Schalk van Zuydam). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) ...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — In a village outside Botswana ’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging couch in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and an entire nation’s economy — built ...