Shining Light Unearths 'Bling' Budding Luminaries

The Shining Light Awards (SLA) were launched to create opportunities for the next generation of jewellery designers from diamond-producing countries. Over the years the awards have grown to include submissions from new graduates of jewellery design programmes in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa.

The managing director of the De Beers Group managed operations, Nompumelelo Zikalala said through the initiative they can help the winners polish their talent and gain world-class skills to get a foothold in the jewellery design industry. “The award recipients are very much like the rough diamonds we recover that get turned into beautiful gemstones.