Zimbabwe diamonds

By Makomborero Haruzivishe Bad today’s decisions are an automatic liability to our future as students and young people of Zimbabwe. The ‘disappearance’ of 15 billion dollars diamonds money is just but one of the major tendencies of…
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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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Government has given diamond mining companies in Chiadzwa and Chimanimani 90 days to remove their equipment and other valuables from the mines after it stopped their operations yesterday.
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Zimbabwe has produced about 2,2 million carats of diamonds in the third quarter of the year, Mines minister Walter Chidakwa has said.
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HARARE - Zimbabwe has engaged four international diamond cutting and polishing firms as part of the country’s strategies to add value to its natural resources.
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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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President Robert Mugabe on Thursday said the country's diamond sector must shore up the economy, urging local gem cutting and polishing to add value.
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HARARE - Zimbabwe is losing about $17 billion in revenue annually by selling raw diamonds to external markets, chairman of the Zimbabwe Diamond Technology Centre (ZDTC), Lovemore Kurotwi, has said.
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Government this week banned the export of rough diamonds, in a move which mines minister Walter Chidhakwa claimed was meant to ensure Zimbabwe gets maximum value for its minerals.
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HARARE - Zimbabwe has exported close to $0,5 billion worth of diamonds in the year to June 30, 2014, a new Kimberley Process Certificate Scheme (KPCS) report has revealed.
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