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Diamonds and dirty dealings: Alexkor whistleblower testifies
The story of how a dormant shelf company with no licence to market and sell diamonds won a tender to do just that, receiving its first tranche of multi-million rand rough stones in the first month. 00:01
When the whistleblowing diamond diver started querying the prices received for rough diamonds, his contract was cancelled and his access to the site blocked. Image: Shutterstock
Gavin Craythorne, a marine diamond diver operating along the north-west coast of South Africa from Alexander Bay to Port Nolloth, testified at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into state capture on February 8 and 11.