“The diamond industry has moved from a relatively stable environment to a highly uncertain environment,” according to a Diamond Insights report published by ABN AMRO and authored by the bank’s Co-ordinator FX & Precious Metals Strategy, Georgette Boele.

Stornoway Diamond Corporation yesterday provided an update on its production and sales results for the Renard Diamond Mine for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2018.

Diamond production in Angola in 2018 reached a reported 9.43 million carats, fetching the country US$ 1.2 billion in sales revenue, according to media reports quoting the head of state-owned diamond company Endiama.

The Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC), a joint venture between the Government of Namibia and De Beers, yesterday said that following the retirement of its long-standing CEO Shihaleni Ellis Ndjaba, it had appointed Brent Eiseb, formerly NDTC’s Senior Manager, Sales and Marketing as the new CEO.

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council has set up two phone numbers to further facilitate its members: one is a number for the Helpdesk number and the other is for a Missed Call service.