eastern zimbabwe

Tens of millions of dollars in diamond profits perhaps more are being secretly extracted from state-owned mines in eastern Zimbabwe, bypassing the nation’s treasury writes Maureen Gombakomba
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A Zimbabwean diamond field said to be the largest in the world is being mined by companies staffed by Robert Mugabe's police and military chiefs who may use the proceeds to crack down on opposition supporters, Global Witness has warned.
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HARARE- More teachers on Tuesday joined a national strike in which government workers are seeking to double their salaries. Their action on the strike's second day, and the absence of more staff from government offices, began to disrupt…
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HARARE, (AP) — Zimbabwean police stopped a retreat of 80 clergy over claims that their prayer gathering was not given police clearance under sweeping security laws, the country's mainstream Anglican church said Tuesday.
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Robert Mugabe's wife is suing a newspaper for 15 million dollars for publishing a Wikileaks cable saying she benefited from illicit diamond trade, media reported Thursday. Last week, The Standard newspaper quoting a cable sent by US…
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Johannesburg - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's wife was among those who gained millions of dollars from illegal diamonds mined in the east of the country, according to a US cable obtained by WikiLeaks.
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