The hopes of thousands who rushed to a rural South African village last week in search of diamonds have been crushed, after government officials said Sunday that the stones were only quartz ...

From Kimberley comes news of the death of John O'Reilly, whose name is prominently associated with the discovery of the first diamond in the area now worked by the De Beers Corporation.

The South African government says that stones found in a village last month are not diamonds but quartz. A cattle herder first uncovered the stones in KwaZulu-Natal province. It prompted thousands ...

However, on Thursday morning, Liebenberg requested to address the court for 20 minutes regarding issues that he failed to ...

Money makes money - and these six South Africans have made a lot of it over the years. And by a lot, we mean a LOT!

Scotland’s Historic Ties to Africa’s Diamond Trade. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Scottish businessmen and mining ...

Jacob Joseph is one of about 800 people living in the remote desert town of Sanddrift in the Richtersveld. He has lived in the region all of his life, as did his parents and his grandparents, he says.

South Africa is the hotspot for millionaires in Africa—but there are emerging contenders who are threatening to snatch the ...

Last week, StatsSA data showed South Africa’s seasonally adjusted real mining production increasing 3. 8% month-on-month in ...

Apart from its rich biodiversity, the Richtersveld is littered with diamond mines. However, these mines have very few ...