Enter one Cecil Rhodes -imperialist. Backed by the Rothschilds he persuaded most of the miners to sell only to him. By 1888 he had 90 per cent of the diamond production and a new company, De Beers, ...

As consumers have grown less worried about whether their diamonds are mined or made, many have turned to cost-friendly lab ...

According to figures from GJEPC , the gross exports of gems and jewellery stood at USD 28.67 billion in the financial year ...