| Diamond Challenge | |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Dates: | 2–5 October 2016 |
| Host Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Durban |
| Tv: | SuperSport (South Africa) |
| Winners: | South Africa |
| Second: | Zimbabwe |
| Third: | Uganda |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Prev Season: | 2015 |
| Next Season: | 2018 |
The 2016 Diamond Challenge was the fourth Diamond Challenge netball series. It featured South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe and a Netball South Africa President's XII. The series was played in October 2016 at the Westville Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.[1] With a team coached by Norma Plummer and captained by Bongiwe Msomi, South Africa won the series. South Africa finished the series undefeated, winning all four matches. In the final they defeated Zimbabwe 68–34.[1] [2] [3] Zimbabwe, 21st in the World Netball Rankings, qualified for the final and caused an upset when they beat Uganda, ranked 8th, 42–39 in their final group stage match.[4] The series was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa.[1]
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Norma Plummer | Bongiwe Msomi | |
| Rashid Mubiru[5] | Irene Eyaru[6] | |
| Perpetua Siyachitema[7] | ||
 President's XII | Elsunet du Plessis | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 97 | 88 | 6 | ||
| 2 | President's XII | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 138 | 9 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 160 | –51 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 153 | –37 | 1 |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |