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STONE AGE: Lab diamonds vs mined – how much does love cost?

Sunday at 23:08 PM, via Daily Maverick

The diamond sector enters 2026 battered by falling prices, shrinking retail demand and a surge in cheaper lab-grown stones. The industry’s response is to sell nation building, social impact and scarcity itself.

Condom crisis hits Milano Games on Valentine’s Day

Sunday at 21:53 PM, via Daily Maverick

MILAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Athletes at the Milano Cortina Games seem to have embraced Valentine’s week with their trademark Olympic intensity, racing through their free condom supply to leave dispensers empty before the big day itself.

Tunisian police detain opposition figure Olfa Hamdi at airport

Sunday at 21:48 PM, via Daily Maverick

TUNIS, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Tunisian police detained opposition figure Olfa Hamdi as she arrived at the country’s main airport on Sunday, local media reported, in the latest move against a critic of President Kais Saied.

VIDEO: Watch – Epstein records detail South Africa links

Sunday at 21:16 PM, via Daily Maverick

US Justice Department records detail Jeffrey Epstein’s links to South Africa, including references to business contacts and efforts to recruit South Africans staff and models. There is no indication that the business figures named were involved in wrongdoing. The files place South Africa within Epstein’s broader international network. Daily Maverick senior journalist Rebecca Davis explains.

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