How do I verify a South African beneficiation licence?

Beneficiation licences under the Diamonds Act 1986 are issued and recorded by the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator (SADPMR). The regulator maintains the licensee record and can confirm a licence on request. Procut DCW (D and D Diamonds CC) holds licence reference AP5057/3, current cycle valid through 2029.

How do I verify a GIA certificate on a Procut DCW stone?

Every GIA-graded diamond carries a report number. Enter it at GIA Report Check (gia.edu) to see the original grading record, independent of anything we tell you. We supply commercial-grade stones on their GIA report as the pass-off document.

Is Procut DCW a De Beers Sightholder?

No, and we do not claim to be. Procut DCW (D and D Diamonds CC) is a De Beers DBCM Emerging Beneficiation Customer (EBC) since 2019. Molefi Letsiki Diamonds, the separate company run by our co-director Molefi Letsiki, is a De Beers Sightholder (announced December 2022) and is listed in the De Beers Global Sightholder Sales customer directory. They are distinct programmes and distinct companies that share a director.

How do I verify that D and D Diamonds CC is a registered South African company?

D and D Diamonds CC is a South African Closed Corporation, registration 2002/018001/23, founded in 2002. Company registrations can be checked against the CIPC (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission) register via its public search services.

Credentials · licensing · verification

Our credentials, and how to check every one of them yourself.

In the diamond trade, claims are cheap and paper is everything. This page lists each credential the works operates under, the identifier behind it, and the independent route to verify it: the regulator, the registry, the grading lab, or the public record. None of it requires taking our word for anything.

Verify, then trust

SADPMR AP5057/3 · valid 2029
CIPC 2002/018001/23
DBCM EBC since 2019

The verification ledger

Legal entity: D and D Diamonds CC, a South African Closed Corporation, registration 2002/018001/23, founded 2002 by Darren Lance Etkind, trading as Procut DCW.
Verify: company registrations are searchable on the CIPC public register (Companies and Intellectual Property Commission).
Beneficiation licence: SA Beneficiation Licence under the Diamonds Act 56 of 1986, SADPMR reference AP5057/3, current cycle valid through 2029. It is what makes it lawful for this works to take possession of rough and polish it in Bedfordview, and it obliges us to keep auditable records of every parcel.
Verify: the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator issues these licences and maintains the licensee record; the regulator can confirm a licence on request.
De Beers DBCM EBC status: Emerging Beneficiation Customer since 2019, De Beers Consolidated Mines' channel for South African beneficiators. Documentary basis: the signed DBCM EBC term sheet, current.
Verify: the programme is described in De Beers Group's own beneficiation case study; DBCM counterparties can confirm customer standing through their own channels.
The Sightholder connection: Co-director Molefi Letsiki runs Molefi Letsiki Diamonds, the first majority-black-owned De Beers Sightholder in South African history (December 2022). That company is separate from D and D Diamonds CC; the two share a director, not a licence.
Verify: the De Beers Global Sightholder Sales customer directory lists Molefi Letsiki Diamonds; the appointment was carried by Mining Weekly and the trade press. Full record: the Sightholder partnership.
Kimberley Process: All rough is acquired through DBCM viewings and licensed South African channels, inside the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme that governs rough movements in and out of SA.
Verify: the scheme is documented at kimberleyprocess.com; in South Africa its administration sits with the SADPMR, the same regulator that audits our parcel records.
Trade footprint: Listed in the Jewellers Network directory as D & D Diamonds CC t/a Procut DCW. Founder Darren Etkind has served on the executive of the Diamond Dealers Club of South Africa (Rapaport, which also records Letsiki's chairmanship).
Premises: Suite F1W6B, The Paragon, 1 Kramer Road, Bedfordview 2007, Gauteng.
Verify: The Paragon on Google Maps. Viewings strictly by trade appointment.

Verify the stone, not just the works

Credentials tell you who cut the diamond. The certificate tells you what the diamond is. Every commercial-grade stone we sell passes off on its independent GIA report, and a GIA report is verifiable by anyone: enter the report number at GIA Report Check and read the original grading record directly from the lab. We cut to GIA Excellent, and the report is how you hold us to it.

What we are not

Not a De Beers Sightholder. We are an Emerging Beneficiation Customer. The Sightholder in our directorial circle is Molefi Letsiki Diamonds, a separate company.
Not a lab-grown supplier. We do not cut, polish, stock or trade lab-grown, synthetic, CVD or HPHT-treated stones. Natural only.
Not a retail shop. The works is trade-only. Consumers buying a finished stone or piece are served by our retail sister brand Prodiam.

Common questions

How do I verify a South African beneficiation licence?: Beneficiation licences are issued and recorded by the SADPMR, which maintains the licensee record and can confirm a licence on request. Ours is reference AP5057/3, current cycle valid through 2029.
How do I verify a GIA certificate on a Procut DCW stone?: Enter the report number at GIA Report Check on gia.edu and read the original grading record straight from the lab, independent of anything we tell you.
Is Procut DCW a De Beers Sightholder?: No. We are a DBCM Emerging Beneficiation Customer since 2019. Molefi Letsiki Diamonds, run by our co-director, is the Sightholder, and is listed in the De Beers GSS customer directory.
How do I verify the company registration?: D and D Diamonds CC is registration 2002/018001/23, a South African Closed Corporation founded in 2002, checkable against the CIPC register.