David Kelly is the CEO of the Natural Diamond Council (NDC), the organization responsible for driving consumer interest in natural diamonds.Nearly four years since the rebranding of the NDC in 2020, the organization is embarking on a new campai

Thabo Manne - Cullinan and the Community

Jan 29th, 2024 24m 18s

Thabo Manne is the manager for social compliance at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. Petra Diamonds, which owns the operations, has embarked on a strategy to put sustainability front and center of its decision making, governed by its four pil

Lyndon de Meilon - A Beautiful Geological Story

Nov 28th, 2023 40m 19s

Lyndon de Meillon is a diamond entrepreneur and geologist with interests in alluvial mining projects along South Africa’s Middle Orange River as well as Pioneer Diamond Tender House. He also serves as vice chairperson of the South African Diamo

Molefi Letsiki - Empowering an Industry

Sep 8th, 2023 39m 25s

Molefi Letsiki is the founder of Molefi Letsiki Diamonds, a South Africa-based diamond manufacturing entity which made history when it became the first majority black-owned company to become a De Beers sightholder.Molefi currently serves as cha

Desmond Ratsoma & Robin Bhebhe - Adding Value in Kimberley

Aug 8th, 2023 33m 39s

The co-founders of OC Gems, a startup manufacturing company based in Kimberley, South Africa, tell the story of their journey into the diamond industry, and discuss entrepreneurship, beneficiation and the crucial role that social media is playi

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