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Spotlight | South Africa
Pretoria bets on new strategy to arrest the fall of diamond flagship Alexkor

By Christophe Le Bec

Published on 26.06.2026 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 9 min

The Orange River near Alexander Bay in the Northern Cape, South Africa, in May 2023. © Roger de la Harpe/Alamy

The South African state-owned company, which controls a vast land and offshore diamond concession, is floundering and lags far behind its Namibian neighbour Namdeb, co-owned by De Beers. Under growing parliamentary pressure, Alexkor's new management is betting on diversification and deep-sea mining to get back on track.

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Spotlight | South Africa
Pretoria bets on new strategy to arrest the fall of diamond flagship Alexkor

South Africa
New environment minister Aucamp gives oil companies cautious optimism

Spotlight | South Africa
Behind the rapprochement between Pretoria and Paris

South Africa
ANC ministers divided over chromite tax

South Africa
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister finally appoints chief of staff