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No X-Mas cheer at Dynamos over bonuses
HARARE- Another storm is brewing in the volatile Dynamos camp – this time over reports that disgruntled players who had been hoping to be rewarded for winning the Premiership title are not happy at having to go for the Christmas break empty handed.
Minister announces new diamond discoveries
Minister of mines Obert Mpofu, told the Sunday Mail, that he received preliminary results of the existence of diamond mines in areas such as Binga, Masvingo and Tsholotsho. He announced that the government was launching a new company made up of mining engineers and geologists called the ZMEC.
Gappah: Diamonds could transform my country
Some say Zimbabwe’s diamonds are drenched in blood. They are wrong. To NGOs, the gems represent the repression they campaign against. But these riches could transform my country writes Petina Gappah.
Crisis averted by last-minute deal on Zimbabwe diamonds
Campaign groups Global Witness and Partnership Africa Canada yesterday acknowledged that a deal reached by the Kimberley Process (KP) diamond certification scheme could pave the way for reinforced oversight of diamond production in Zimbabwe, while allowing for limited exports. The agreement, if fully implemented, would help end abuses in the country’s Marange diamond fields. It [...]
Why diamonds can’t be Mugabe’s best friend
Mugabe, the aged head of what passes for Zimbabwe’s government, is sounding like a girl on the verge of a quickie marriage: diamonds are now his best friend, or at least best hope of clinging to power writes G. Pascal Zachary.
Set up accountability measures in diamond industry: CZC
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition calls on the government of Zimbabwe to urgently put in place the necessary measures to ensure transparency and accountability to the people of Zimbabwe on the extraction of Marange diamonds and how their sale will benefit ordinary Zimbabweans.
Zimbabwe to forge ahead with diamond sales
President Robert Mugabe vowed Tuesday that the country would go ahead with diamond sales that were banned earlier this year because of rights violations at its largest mines.
Zim meets diamond rights standards?
By Godfrey Marawanyika HARARE — Zimbabwe has met minimum human rights standards in its diamond fields, an international monitor said in a report on Tuesday, bringing the country a step closer to resuming international trade in the gems. “Zimbabwe has satisfied minimum requirements of the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the trade in rough diamonds,” [...]
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