NamGem Diamond Manufacturing Company The NamGem Diamond Manufacturing Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Namdeb. President Sam Nujoma officially opened the company in August 1998. It is the first diamond manufacturing operation in Namibia, and was granted Cutters' Licence 0000001 under Namibia's Diamond Act. In 1994 the Namibian Government and De Beers began investigating a commercially viable operation that would make Namibia a centre of excellence in the diamond-manufacturing world. Plans for NamGem were approved in 1996, with the understanding that the company would: Provide employment for Namibian citizens Design a factory that ensured the security, health and safety of its workforce Provide the country with insight into the world-wide diamond manufacturing industry.  read more...

De Beers Marine Namibia A world leader in marine diamond mining De Beers Marine Namibia is owned by De Beers (70%) and Namdeb (30%). The Company mines off the south west coast of Namibia in the Atlantic 1 licence area of Na read more... Diamdel Diamdel, a De Beers company responsible for the sale of rough diamonds within Namibia was officially established in 2005 as part of an initiative between DeBeers and the Namibian government aimed at increasing the value-add read more...