Chiadzwa diamonds

By Julias Muguwe As promised I am going to explain the Zimbabwean "Chiadzwa Diamond debacle". Please fill up your popcorn bucket and enjoy! Again some geology terms are quite difficult to simplify, but will try to be as simple as…
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Anjin is set to resume mining in Chiadzwa in May this year, while Russia’s Alsora will complete setting up its office by the end of next month, raising expectations Government will achieve its targeted haul of US$400 million in revenues…
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Fearful villagers from the diamond-rich Chiadzwa area are accusing the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) of gross human rights abuses, which its chief executive officer, Morris Mpofu, confirmed were being investigated by police.
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By Maynard Manyowa Police have launched an all offensive brutal attack characterised by arbitrary human rights abuses against people residing in Chiadzwa and surrounding areas close to the diamond fields in Manicaland province.…
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By Vince Musewe As far as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is concerned, a State monopoly on diamonds will not necessarily benefit Zimbabweans. In fact, the consolidation of this sector into one government controlled entity…
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CHINESE diamond mining firm, Jinan Mining, is under investigations for allegedly externalising close to half a billion dollars, which it later brought back into the country as investment capital, the Financial Gazette reports.
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OPINION - In the economic grand scheme of things, Zimbabweans seem to be forgetting the important fact that minerals — unlike plastics or pieces of glass — are not renewable resources and after some time they do run out.
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“Diamond revenues from alluvial diamond mining have dramatically shrunk. We now need to come terms with this reality,” said Minister of Information Professor Jonathan Moyo on Twitter in response to a question on where diamond revenue was…
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THE state owned diamond miner, Marange Resources owes the tax collector $3,7 million from 2010 while government has no board representation in two Chiadzwa diamond mines despite holding a significant stake in both, the latest…
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