Tag Archives: Marange diamond fields
by John Campbell Zimbabwe’s public account is down to its last $217. The finance minister says the country’s finances “are in paralysis.” How can that be? Zimbabwe’s diamond fields at Marange could hold between two and seven billion carats of … read more »
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Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party has told police to investigate five provincial leaders accused of swindling nearly a million dollars from diamond mining companies, an apparent image clean-up ahead of elections expected this year. State media said on Friday … read more »
Zimbabwean officials have dismissed a report by a non-profit group leading the campaign against conflict diamonds. The report says at least $2 billion worth of diamonds have been stolen from the country’s diamond fields and have ended up in the … read more »
Centre for Research and Development, Mutare, Zimbabwe The continued theft of large quantities of diamonds by dealers and cartels is a threat to national security and may undermine the work of the inclusive government in Zimbabwe. Three years after the … read more »
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Harare – Many Zimbabwean teachers at government schools took part in a strike on Tuesday, demanding a salary increase of more than 50% on what should have been the first school day of 2012. “We are not teaching as we … read more »
November 2, 2011 by benim
Harare – Zimbabwe could earn billions of dollars a year selling diamonds from a region scarred by army abuse, officials said on Wednesday after a crisis that left the global “blood diamond” watchdog badly tarnished. Opponents slammed the decision by … read more »
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Cape Town – A torture camp run by Zimbabwe’s security forces is operating in the country’s rich Marange diamond fields, the BBC reported on Monday. According to the report, victims had recently told of severe beatings and sexual assault. “It … read more »
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Zimbabwe has been given the green light to sell diamonds from its Marange diamond fields by the industry’s leading certification system, but the decision did not have the backing of all members. Participants of the Kimberley Process, which aims to … read more »
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Foreign mining firms operating in Zimbabwe are on track to meet a September deadline to sell majority stakes to local investors, though the government will be flexible in its approach, a senior ministry official said. Earlier this month major mining … read more »
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Mozambique is speeding up preparations to join an international conflict diamond monitoring scheme amid widespread gem smuggling from Zimbabwe’s controversial Marange mines, state media said on Monday. Mining Minister Esperanca Bias said Mozambique, which hopes to start mining its own … read more »
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December 9, 2010 by benim
The illicit diamond trade in Zimbabwe has led to the murder of thousands, enriched those close to President Robert Mugabe and been financed in part by the central bank, according to U.S. documents on WikiLeaks. “In a country filled with … read more »
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November 11, 2010 by benim
British officials urged Zimbabwe on Wednesday to comply with global diamond trade regulations and said most of the finest stones are being smuggled out of its rich Marange fields. Zimbabwe said last week it would soon start selling millions of … read more »
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November 1, 2010 by benim
Human rights campaigners are calling for a ban on “blood diamonds” from Zimbabwe to be upheld, as international regulators meet to decide whether to allow future exports from the country. A dealer holds out illegal diamonds for sale near the … read more »
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