The government plans to start collecting half of the royalties from gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, and lithium.

The largest vivid pink diamond sold at Christie's was the 18.96-carat Winston Pink Legacy, which got $50.4 million in 2018.

The Kafubu Cluster is likely to set a record for the world’s most expensive single emerald sold in auction.

Output was hurt by a two-day halt in Lesotho during the country's general elections, as well as by an equipment breakdown, now repaired.

However, De Beers sees the risk of the market slowing down in the coming months due to a deterioration in global economic conditions.

Production of rough diamonds climbed 4% to 9.6 million carats in the third quarter of the year, compared to the same period of 2021.