Workers fear job losses at De Beers’ Venetia diamond mine

# Workers at De Beers’ Venetia Mine in Alldays, Limpopo, are concerned of possible job losses following the company’s decision to suspend production for two years. The move has placed more than one-thousand-200 jobs at risk at South Africa’s largest diamond mine. Some employees have already received Section 189A notices, which could lead to retrenchments. De Beers says the production pause will support its underground expansion project as it responds to weak global demand for natural diamonds.