As part of our comprehensive overview of all of the different kinds of refining that jewellers can make money back from, let’s delve into the categories of polishings and bench sweeps.
Read on for descriptions of these, as well as best practices in collecting, storing and submitting your refining to maximise your payout:

Continue reading CPM refines precious metal waste for jewellers across Southern Africa – Polishings & Bench Sweeps

As some of you may be aware, a high court judgement in 2021 in favour of a local manufacturing jeweller set aside certain clauses of the Mining Charter. Unfortunately, now in March 2023, the DMRE has still to this date not published any notices outlining which clauses have been amended. As such, South African manufacturing jewellers remain obliged to comply with the below simplified list of license application requirements, which the Jewellery Council requested from the South African Diamonds and Precious Metals Regulator:
Continue reading How to apply for a license with the Regulator

SMME clients please note an update from the South African Revenue Service related to VAT, as well as general tax affairs. We’ve summarised the below points from their newsletter, the full version of which may be found here.
Continue reading VAT obligations for SMMEs – news from SARS
As part of our comprehensive overview of all of the different kinds of refining that jewellers can recover from their waste metals, let’s delve into the categories of Solids and Clean Filings.
Read on for descriptions of these, as well as best practices in collecting, storing and submitting your refining to maximise your returns:

Continue reading CPM refines all Precious Metal waste for Jewellers across Southern Africa: Part 1 – Solids and Clean Filings

It’s the month of Love (and CPM’s birthday!) and the first major opportunity for jewellers to boost revenue after the Festive Season. We know how hectic life gets, and how overwhelming marketing can be for small business owners. Between trying to stay on top of the social media algorithms, figuring out how to not lose money on Facebook ads, and Googling what SEO even is… there’s hardly any time to do actual work!
Continue reading Last-minute Valentines Day marketing hacks for independent jewellers on a budget