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Police fight running battles with gold panners

Police fight running battles with gold panners

KWEKWE- Police and illegal panners are engaged in furious running battles here following the invasion of Sherwood Farm by panners searching for alluvial gold. The injured were admitted at Kwekwe General Hospital. Police have, however, denied reports of fatalities saying only two suspected gold panners were injured.

Kimberley Process lets Zimbabwe off the hook (again)

Kimberley Process lets Zimbabwe off the hook (again)

The Kimberley Process (KP) has thrown away its main point of leverage over the Zimbabwean government by allowing it to export diamonds from the controversial Marange region without first fulfilling previous commitments to reform its diamond trade, said the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition of NGOs on Wednesday.

Mandiwanzira defends Mpofu diamond wealth

Mandiwanzira defends Mpofu diamond wealth

Mines Minister Obert Mpofu’s personal wealth came under the spotlight during a conference at University of Witwatersrand in South Africa to discuss resource governance of Marange diamonds recently.

Charges against activist Farai Maguwu dropped

Charges against activist Farai Maguwu dropped

Prosecutors have dropped charges against Zimbabwean activist Farai Maguwu, who had been accused of endangering national security by exposing rights abuses in diamond fields, his lawyer said Friday. “The state has withdrawn charges against Farai (Maguwu) before plea Trust Manda told AFP Friday

Persecuted diamond activist gets top monitoring job

Persecuted diamond activist gets top monitoring job

They locked him up in remand prison for nearly 40 days on dubious charges of communicating falsehoods but now diamond rights activist Farai Maguwu has landed the top job coordinating the technical team of the Local Focal Point (LFP) for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS).

Lawyer on renewed persecution of Maguwu

Lawyer on renewed persecution of Maguwu

Human rights lawyer Tinoziva Bere has been representing persecuted rights activist Farai Maguwu who was forced to spend nearly 40 days in remand prison on cooked up charges. In this update Bere tells us of the latest struggles in Maguwu’s unending legal persecution including the refusal to release his assets seized by the state.

Tinoziva Bere talks about Maguwu case on BTH

Tinoziva Bere talks about Maguwu case on BTH

This week on Behind the Headlines SW Radio Africa journalist Lance Guma speaks to Tinoziva Bere, one of the lawyers representing human rights activist Farai Maguwu. Bere and his team watched helplessly as Mugabe’s regime put pressure on the legal system to keep Maguwu detained for nearly 40 days in remand prison.

Set up accountability measures in diamond industry: CZC

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.