A column on diamonds, jewellery, and the South African trade, written from the inside, edited from the outside.https://diamondedit.co.za/en-ZAeditor@diamondedit.co.za (Themba Mokoena)https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/what-a-one-carat-diamond-really-costs-south-africa/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/what-a-one-carat-diamond-really-costs-south-africa/Five South African sellers quote a one-carat at wildly different prices in 2026, a price anatomy of what the certificate hides and why retail costs double.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://diamondedit.co.za/columns/south-african-diamond-statistics-2026/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/south-african-diamond-statistics-2026/Fifty working figures on the South African diamond trade in 2026: production, pricing, certification, lab-grown, Kimberley Process, retail and wholesale market structure. Sourced.Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://diamondedit.co.za/columns/bespoke-in-bedfordview/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/bespoke-in-bedfordview/Thirty days inside a Bedfordview workshop, watching a 1.4-carat oval-cut bespoke commission come together from brief to handover.Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://diamondedit.co.za/columns/cape-vs-johannesburg/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/cape-vs-johannesburg/Two cities, two operating models, two sets of trade-offs. The honest comparison the marketing on either end of the country will not write.Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://diamondedit.co.za/columns/where-jhb-diamond-money-goes/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/where-jhb-diamond-money-goes/A scene piece on Bedfordview, the suburb where most of South Africa’s working diamond trade actually lives, twenty kilometres east of Sandton.Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://diamondedit.co.za/columns/lab-grown-position/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/lab-grown-position/Lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds. They are also, in the South African wholesale context, not the right purchase for most buyers. The argument, in plain terms.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://diamondedit.co.za/columns/wholesale-primer/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/wholesale-primer/Wholesale-to-public diamond buying in South Africa: how the model works, what the trade-offs are, and which dealers actually run it.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://diamondedit.co.za/columns/ideal-cut-still-matters/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/ideal-cut-still-matters/Most of the South African trade has settled for very-good cut grades. The case for paying the small premium for ideal cut anyway, in 2026.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://diamondedit.co.za/columns/sa-diamond-certificates/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/sa-diamond-certificates/GIA versus EGL versus SGL versus the in-house certificate. What each one guarantees, what each one does not, and which to insist on.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://diamondedit.co.za/columns/kimberley-process-explained/https://diamondedit.co.za/columns/kimberley-process-explained/The Kimberley Process documentation a South African dealer must produce, and what compliance does and does not guarantee a buyer.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT