The Minister of Mineral Resources, Mr Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane (MP), together with the State Diamond Trader (SDT), will host the inaugural Diamond Indaba on 27 October 2015 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg.
The Indaba will be driven under the theme “Enabling South Africa to become the Heartbeat of Diamond Beneficiation in Africa”. It will attract role-players within the diamond industry, including producers, beneficiators, industry associations, government, jewellery manufacturers, as well as international diamond stakeholders.
The objective of the Indaba is to support beneficiation, as the Department of Mineral Resources seeks to leverage the country’s comparative advantage in mineral resource endowment to create a competitive advantage for domestic mineral beneficiating entities, thus playing a contributory role towards setting the country’s growth trajectory on a production-led growth path.
Government’s focus has always been on developing historically disadvantaged individuals in order to transform the landscape of diamond manufacturing to include a more diverse population.
Minister Zwane will deliver the keynote address at the Indaba.
Conference Bookings
Registration is essential and the cost for attending the Indaba is R2 500.00 (incl. vat) for South African delegates and $350 00 for international delegates
Bookings can be made through Litha Communications:
Thabane Khumalo
Tel: 011 484 7663
Email: projects@lithacommunications.co.za or www.diamondindaba.co.za
Attendance is limited to 200 delegates only.
Members of the media are therefore invited to the Indaba scheduled to take place as follows:
Date: 27 October 2015
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
Time: 09h00
To confirm attendance and for accreditation purposes contact:
Solomon Phetla, Solomon.Phetla@dmr.gov.za or 076 765 3863
For media enquiries contact:
Ayanda Shezi on Ayanda.Shezi@dmr.gov.za or 082 308 1586
Members of the media will have free access to the Indaba
*Note to editors:
The State Diamond Trader, an entity reporting to the Minister of Mineral Resources, was established in terms of the Diamond Act, 56 of 1986 to promote equitable access to and beneficiation of diamond resources, address distortions in the diamond industry and correct historical market failure to develop and grow South Africa’s diamond cutting and polishing industry. The SDT also carries the function of providing assistance to Historically Disadvantaged South Africans (HDSAs).
