Company Announcement: 'See what is right. and be brave- Farewell Address to Anglo American', by Nicky Oppenheimer

On 30 November 2011 a Farewell Dinner was held by Anglo American plc in honour of Nicky Oppenheimer. The dinner in Vergelegen, Western Cape, was held to mark his retirement from the Anglo board in April 2011.

11/11/2011 (On-The-Air)

Botswana, the world’s biggest diamond source, is expected to seize the opportunity to snap up a quarter of the world’s biggest diamond company; Warnings are being sounded that the planned introduction of carbon tax will throttle South African...

De Beers-quitting Oppenheimers go on with Oppenheimer & Son

The big names of De Beers and Anglo American have hogged the limelight. But perhaps questions should have been asked about E Oppenheimer & Son. If they had been, perhaps the exit of the Oppenheimer family from De Beers and its nigh-exit from...

Oppenheimers shed De Beers but continue with age-old E Oppenheimer & Son

The big names of De Beers and Anglo American have hogged the limelight. But perhaps questions should have been asked about E Oppenheimer & Son. If they had been, perhaps the exit of the Oppenheimer family from De Beers and its nigh-exit from...

Botswana govt to trade diamonds independently to verify market movements

What will the Botswana government do with the 10% of run-of-mine rough that it buys from Debswana – the 50:50 De Beers and Botswana government joint venture diamond-mining company – beginning this year?

AFRICA ON FRONT FOOT

AFRICA ON FRONT FOOT – Botswana has staged an economic coup for Africa by persuading De Beers chairperson Nicky Oppenheimer (left) to transfer of the centre of diamond gravity to Botswana. The new deal with diamond company De Beers strips the...

Botswana grasps full spectrum of diamond control in new deal with De Beers

Botswana has grasped the full spectrum of diamond control from mining to marketing and banking. The new deal with diamond company De Beers strips the United Kingdom of the role of aggregating, valuing and selling all De Beers diamonds and places...

South Africans in distress to benefit from new partnership

Emergency services provider, Netcare 911 and diamond miner, De Beers have entered into a partnership, which is expected to make emergency medical services more accessible to many South Africans in dire need.

Company Announcement: Botswana And De Beers Announce Milestone Agreement Marking New Era For Botswana Diamonds

The Government of the Republic of Botswana and the De Beers Group today announced that agreement has been reached on a new 10 year contract for the sorting, valuing and sales of Debswana’s1 diamond production.

London eclipsed as Botswana wrests full diamond control

A deal signed in Botswana on Friday strips London of the aggregating, valuing and selling of diamonds and places these roles firmly on the African soil where the precious stones are dug. The deal also allows the Botswana government to lay direct...

New book archives the experiences of mineral explorers of yesteryear

Diamond-mining giant De Beers Consolidated Mines has launched a book, archiving the experiences of geologists and mine exploration in Africa.

South African mining movie rekindles nationalisation debate

When the Mining Charter was leaked in 2002, R52-billion was wiped off the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in 72 hours.