Diamonds continue to make a significant contribution to the development of southern Africa. This contribution has been most marked in Botswana and Namibia, where diamonds remain the largest single contributor to Gross Domestic Product, export earnings and government revenues.
The largest and most advanced diamond sorting facility in the world was officially opened on 18th March 2008 by His Excellency the President of Botswana Festus G Mogae, and Nicky Oppenheimer, Chairman of De Beers Group.
We refer to the statement issued by African Diamonds (the Company) on RNS earlier today claiming that De Beers failed to notify the Company of a disposal of shares.
Cheltenham, February 2010 – Curtis Fitch, a leading provider of eSourcing solutions, today announced that Gartner, Inc., a leading independent provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, has positioned Curtis Fitch in the visionaries quadrant of the latest Magic Quadrant for Strategic Sourcing Suites report. The report evaluated software providers based on their “Ability to Execute” and “Completeness of Vision” on a global basis.
Diamond giant De Beers Consolidated Mines (Ltd) (DBCM) has achieved a great deal in its empowerment of women, not only in executive management but more especially at an operational level.
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