Organizers of Jewellex Africa 2013 trade fair announce show dates

Organizers of the Jewellex Africa 2013 trade fair said this year's event will take place August 31 to September 2 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The event is the main trade show of the country's jewelry industry. It has been hosted by the Jewellery Council of South Africa for the past 40 years.

The fair includes exhibitors of watches, clocks, jewelry packaging, machinery, accessories and other services for the domestic and international retail and wholesale jewelry industry as well as fine jewelry, pearls and precious stones.

Some 150 companies exhibited at the 2012 show which also recorded 3,000 trade visitors from South Africa, other African countries and overseas.