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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.
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The spoils of the Richtersveld are an obvious target of state capture. Image: Shutterstock
The Zondo Commission of Inquiry entered 2021 by turning its focus on irregularities and allegations of state capture onto Alexkor, the state-owned diamond miner.
Alexkor owns the marine diamond mining rights stretching from Alexander Bay to Port Nolloth in the Richtersveld, while the Richtersveld Mining Company (RMC), a community mining company, owns the land diamond mining rights.
A successful restitution claim by the Richtersveld community resulted in the formation of a Pooling and Sharing Joint Venture (PSJV), whereby Alexkor has a 51% stake and RMC 49%. The PSJV enters into contracts for marine mining contracts on behalf of Alexkor, and land mining contracts on behalf of RMC.