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Belgo-British Conference:  Natural Resources - Challenges and Opportunities, 12-13th of November in Brussels.

Nicky Oppenheimer talks with John Fraser of South Africa's Classic FM radio.

Senior executives from De Beers have this week been discussing the strong long-term fundamentals of the diamond industry, and the company’s strategy for maintaining diamonds’ market share of discretionary spend during the current global economic crisis. 

De Beers’ Voorspoed Diamond Mine in South Africa, the first of a new generation of mines, was officially opened on 4th November 2008.

Forevermark announces the launch of its Forevermark consumer website, www.Forevermark.com.

Forevermark would like to congratulate Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Team’s racing driver, Lewis Hamilton, for his sparkling victory.

Nicky Oppenheimer's byline has been featured in World Policy’s 25th Anniversary issue.  

Archangel Diamond Corporation has been notified that the Russian government is to give conditional consent for its acquisition of a 49.99% equity interest in AGD, but escrow release conditions were not satisfied by the deadline of October 17, 2008.

The two largest Forevermark diamonds in the world, were sold at auction by Steinmetz at Christie’s, New York on 15th October 2008.

Varda Shine, Managing Director of the Diamond Trading Company was recently interviewed by Bloomberg's Emerging Markets Programme on diamonds in the current economic climate.

Boteti has today signed a Heads of Agreement setting out the terms and conditions for the granting, by the Government of Botswana, of a mining licence for the AK06 deposit.

Archangel Diamond Corporation has become aware of press reports which indicate that the Russian government has given consent for its acquisition of a 49.99% equity interest in AGD under the new foreign investment law.

The largest Forevermark Fancy Yellow Diamond in the world will be put up for auction in an online first – Saffronart’s inaugural Fine Jewels Sale on October 7th and 8th, 2008.

De Beers announced last week that, together with the Department of Education in the Limpopo Province, it had handed over another four schools that received infrastructure upgrades as part of the Rural Schools Programme at the Malenkwana Primary School in Wegdraai Village within the Blouberg Municipality.

Windhoek residents got the shock of their lives today when it was discovered that the Namdeb building had apparently disappeared! It appeared to have been replaced overnight by a new, drastically different building.

De Beers, African Diamonds, and Wati Ventures, the shareholders of Boteti, are currently in the concluding stages of discussions with the Government of the Republic of Botswana to resolve all outstanding issues surrounding the development of the AK06 project.

The largest Forevermark diamonds in the world will be put up for auction at Christie’s, New York on the 15th October 2008 by Steinmetz. The two stunning emerald-cut diamonds, originally formed the centrepiece of the Ponahalo - a beautiful African-inspired pendant created by internationally acclaimed South African jewellery designer, Kevin Friedman.