Cape Diamonds PLC
28 March 2008

Cape Diamonds Plc ('Cape Diamonds' or the 'Company')



Directorate Changes



28 March 2008



Cape Diamonds Plc, the diamond producing company with diamond assets in the
Republic of South Africa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David
Gadd-Claxton, aged 50, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company with immediate
effect.



David is very familiar with the mining environments in Southern Africa and has
been on the Board of a number of AIM quoted companies. David held the positions
of President and Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Leone Diamond Company Limited
since 2005. David was formerly CEO and then President of Diamond Exploration and
Production for African Minerals Limited, and held the position of Chief
Operating Officer of Petra Diamonds Limited between July 2002 and June 2004.



David spent four and a half years as Vice President of SouthernEra Resources
Ltd, a Canadian diamond and platinum miner and was responsible for the building
of both the Klipspringer and Marsfontein diamond mines.



David is a mining engineer with more than 25 years experience in the mining
industry. He has extensive experience in both underground and open-pit mining in
the gold, coal and diamond industries. He worked for De Beers Consolidated Mines
for a number of years and participated in the Venetia mine project and has
developed expertise in large underground diamond mines such as Finch, Kimberley
and Koffiefontein.



Mr Gadd-Claxton holds, or has in the last five years held, the following
directorships and/or partnerships:


Current directorships and/or partnerships             Past directorships and/or partnerships


TouchStone Resources Pty Ltd                          Petra Diamonds Ltd

                                                      Sierra Leone Diamond Company Limited (now African
                                                      Minerals Limited)



No further information falls to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g)
of the AIM Rules for Companies. Mr Gadd-Claxton does not hold any interests in
ordinary shares in the Company.



Mr Manie Silver, has resigned from the position of Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, with effect from close of business today, 28 March 2008.



Enquiries:


Cape Diamonds Plc                                      00972 543 320 908

Sharon Sasson, Executive Director

Oren Lubow, Non-executive Director


W.H Ireland                                            0121 265 6330

Tim Cofman-Nicoresti




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