Is Kimberley Dead? Watching the recent media scrum surrounding the Charles Taylor war crimes proceedings in The Hague has made me realise how fragile the public image of the jewellery industry is. Naomi Campbell, Mia Farrow, huge dirty-looking rocks, midnight visits to supermodels bedrooms, disgruntled ex agents, African dictators, civil wars, poverty and exploitation, made an

In my ongoing research into the story behind the Kimberley Process allowing the sale of rough diamonds from the Marange region of Zimbabwe, an important background to the story is the role of ACR, their diamond concession and how they were thrown off the concession by the Zimbabwe Government. Below is the interview originally published

Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) chief executive Willie Hamilton has come out in support of MasterCut’s decision to ban the purchase of Marange diamonds. The decision to instigate the ban was made earlier this week by MasterCut, which retails in 40 stores nationwide and sells exclusively through CMJ. “I support the ban one hundred percent,”