Kimberley Process

Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) in the diamond watchdog group, the Kimberley Process, is today expected to release a damning report showing Zimbabwe has since 2008 lost over $2 billion in what it says is the continuing plunder of the…
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Human rights activist Farai Maguwu who has put his life on the line researching and documenting horrific abuses in the Marange diamond fields is the guest on Question Time and answers questions from SW Radio Africa listeners.
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Zimbabwe’s government plans to use some of the revenue from the sale of its rough diamonds to reinstitute grants for students, the University World News reports.
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Diamonds from Zimbabwe's notorious Marange field have been sold for the first time since the international ban on the country's 'blood diamonds' was lifted. It is reported the notorious state security agency (CIO) will benefit from the…
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Zimbabwe's government expects to take in $600 million in additional revenue from diamond sales next year, after a global watchdog lifted its ban on exports, Finance Minister Tendai Biti said on Thursday.
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De Beers high-quality diamond retail arm Forevermark will not sell any diamonds from Zimbabwe's controversial Marange fields, CEO Stephen Lussier said at the launch of the exclusive brand in SA.
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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…
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KINSHASA — The Kimberley Process watchdog on Tuesday authorised the resumption of diamond sales from two mining sites in Marange, Zimbabwe, where alleged rights violations took place. Zimbabwe conducted a KP-monitored sale last year…
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Zimbabwe police and private security guards employed by mining companies in the Marange diamond fields are shooting, beating and unleashing attack dogs on poor, local unlicensed miners.
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A BBC Panorama documentary broadcast Monday evening firmly put the spotlight on abuses in the Marange diamond fields. According to the 30 minute report Zimbabwe's military and police are running secret torture camps in the diamond mining…
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