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Zimbabwe's diamond wealth enriches elites

For decades, diamonds have been celebrated as symbols of wealth and transformation â€” precious stones capable of reshaping entire nations. But in Zimbabwe's diamond-rich fields, the reality for local communities tells a darker story: disp…

Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:42hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter

Lab-grown diamonds causing havoc

South Africa's cabinet has approved participation in an international effort to boost the marketing of real diamonds, responding to the increasing appeal of lab-grown gems and funded by a 1 percent levy on the annual revenues of diamond co…

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 10:16hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe unveils fund to support value chains

The Government of Zimbabwe has launched the Industrial Development Fund (IDF) to support the strengthening of domestic value chains, promote industrial growth, and increase the export of value-added goods. The IDF is designed to anchor imp…

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:20hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter

ALROSA to double investment in Zimbabwe's diamond sector

ALROSA, the world's largest diamond producer by output, has announced plans to double its initial investment in its joint venture with the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), in a move that underscores growing confidence in Zimba…

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:20hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter

Dembare fails to polish the Diamonds

Manica Diamonds 1-0 DynamosA first-half stunner from Charles Teguru was all Manica Diamonds needed to edge Dynamos 1-0 in a fiercely contested Castle Lager Premier Soccer League showdown at Sakubva Stadium on Sunday.Despite a dominant seco…

Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:29hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter

What role have I played in the destruction of Zimbabwe?

For over two decades, Zimbabwe has been trapped in a seemingly endless economic crisis that has brought untold suffering to millions. With over 70% of the population living below the poverty datum line and a staggering 90% youth unemployme…

Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 19:16hrs | 31009 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Botswana President concedes defeat in televised address

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has officially conceded defeat in the recent elections, signaling a significant political transition in the country. In his remarks, Masisi expressed his commitment to ensuring a smooth transfer of powe…

Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 07:12hrs | 3339 | by Staff reporter

Botswana's ruling party loses power after six decades

Botswana's governing party has suffered a shock election defeat after nearly six decades in power, preliminary election results show.President Mokgweetsi Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) lost its grip on power on Friday after oppos…

Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:51hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter

The curse of diamonds: How Zimbabwe's wealth is failing its people

I was listening this morning as the Minister of Mines, Winston Chitando, boasted over Zimbabwe's increasing diamond production. Indeed, Zimbabwe's diamond industry has long been touted as a beacon of hope for the country's economic revival…

Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 15:09hrs | 962 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Africa must move with time

As we commemorate Africa Day, we need to reflect on the potential the continent has and devise ways to improve on our weaknesses and make the continent great.Africa is often referred to as a "land of riches" due to its abundance of natural…

Published: 23 May 2024 at 19:18hrs | 19 | by Leonard Koni

Kuda Mahachi joins Manica Diamonds

Kuda Mahachi has inked a two-year deal with Castle Lager Premier Soccer League outfit Manica Diamonds.The 30-year-old forward, who was rumored to be sought after by Harare giants Dynamos and Yadah Stars, found himself without a club after …

Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Manica Diamonds joins the race for Khama Billiat's signature

Manica Diamonds has entered the competition to secure the signature of former Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs forward, Khama Billiat.The premier soccer league team based in Mutare is one of three clubs showing interest in signing the 3…

Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 08:06hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter

400 delegates jet into Zimbabwe for diamond Indaba

Approximately 400 delegates hailing from 59 countries, including Zimbabwe, are set to gather in Victoria Falls next week for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) summit. The focus of these discussions will encompass various as…

Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Bossolona still unbeaten at 16 games

Highlanders FC 1-0 Manica Diamonds FCIT took a really good run of play for Highlanders FC defender, Peter Muduhwa as he strode lengths yelling for a pass, and eventually he was there to score the ball that won this Castle Lager game at Bar…

Published: 23 Jul 2023 at 18:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Bosso invites fans to Diamonds polishing event at BF

HIGHLANDERS will seek to maintain their spot at the top of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League when they clash with Manica Diamonds at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow.The Bulawayo giants lead with 31 points while Manica Diamonds sit on p…

Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

A glimpse into Mnangagwa's wealth

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi's visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Kwekwe farm on Friday gave a glimpse into the Zanu-PF leader's massive wealth after he paraded his prized herd of Ankole cattle.The  Ankole cattle are  o…

Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:14hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to scale up diamond cutting, polishing industry

MINES and Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando has said the country is targeting seven million carats this year as the country plans to scale up the diamond cutting and polishing industry.He said a 10 percent quota is set aside for…

Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 05:21hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's diamonds sold for a song

Zimbabwe often sells its diamonds below market prices as they are not sought for and are even explicitly banned by major jewellery retailers for ethical reasons," ReportZIMBABWE is allegedly selling its diamonds below market value, while I…

Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 08:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mystery buyer Zimbabwe of diamonds outed

THE Zimbabwean government has reportedly given preference to Belarusian diamond buyers to snap-up the gems under unclear circumstances.This comes at a time when the country's state-run mining entity Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Z…

Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 19:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City polishes Manica Diamonds

Manica Diamonds 0 - 1 Bulawayo CityASSISTANT referee Joel Magweva, triggered a storm at Sakubva Stadium yesterday after flagging for a penalty against Bulawayo City in the dying moments of a tempestuous Castle Lager Premier Soccer League t…

Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:00hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's diamond sector to surpass US$1bn target

Zimbabwe's diamond sector is on course to exceed the targeted US$1 billion contribution backed by exceptional performance by mining companies such as the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZMDC).Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing…

Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt's attempting to paint a good picture in education sector

TEACHERS unions yesterday accused government of inflating the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) 2021 Advanced Level pass rate by 3,68% to present the country's education sector as stable.Zimsec said the country recorded an 84,6…

Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa to open diamond conference today

THE extraordinary meeting of the Association of African Diamond Producing Countries (ADPA) and Council of Ministers will be officially opened by President Mnangagwa this morning.The President, who will be accompanied by Vice-President Reti…

Published: 07 Apr 2022 at 06:37hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe elected Vice Chair of the Kimberly Process

ZIMBABWE has been elected vice chair of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) and has further been nominated to chair the African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA).The two recognitions for the country are an endorsement of Zi…

Published: 03 Apr 2022 at 08:21hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean diamonds producer expands into Botswana

VAST Resources says its acquisition of Gem Diamonds Botswana (GDB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of London headquartered Gem Diamonds, aligns with its longer-term strategy to "maximise and crystallise" the value of its interests in Zimbabwe.I…

Published: 19 Sep 2021 at 08:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

Explosive dossier exposes Chiadzwa gems tax sleaze

A whistleblower has submitted an explosive dossier to the Zimbabwe revenue Authority (Zimra) providing insight into how diamond mining firms in the Chiadzwa diamond fields in Manicaland, evaded tax obligations, prejudicing the state of jaw…

Published: 17 Sep 2021 at 06:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Army-linked Anjin grabs richest diamond claim

AN army-linked miner, Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, grabbed the most lucrative diamond claim in Marange from a firm owned by the government after being relicensed under unclear circumstances, it has emerged.Investigations carried out with s…

Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 2 | by Kenneth Matimaire

Israel talks Zimbabwe up over diamonds

THE Israeli government is in talks with President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to directly buy Zimbabwean diamonds as relations between the two countries continue to warm up after several years of acrimony.Zimbabwe and Israel have n…

Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:48hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Masomere hits out at Manica Diamonds

Former Manica Diamonds coach Luke Masomere, who was sacked on Sunday, has claimed that the club is struggling financially and it failed to back him on the transfer market to achieve the set targets.Masomere said his contract demanded that …

Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Manica strike late to denies Bosso maximum points

Diamonds 1- 1 Highlanders MANICA Diamonds coach Luke Masomere was a relieved man after his team scored a last-gasp equaliser to share the spoils with a determined Highlanders at Vengere yesterday.  The hosts celebrated the equaliser a…

Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe diamonds to be classified as conflict gems?

THE 69th plenary meeting of the United Nations (UN) has resolved to include a discussion on whether Zimbabwean diamonds should be classified as conflict gems during the inter-governmental organisation's 74th general assembly meeting agenda…

Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 17:13hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter

Pressure to block sale of Zimbabwe diamonds

AN alliance of international civil society organisations affiliated to the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) has urged the grouping of diamond-trading nations to classify Zimbabwe's gemstones as conflict diamonds in order to pre…

Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 06:44hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa, Alrosa strike joint diamonds deal

GOVERNMENT will be partnering leading Russian diamond producer Alrosa Diamond Company (Alrosa) in the extraction and processing of gemstones from numerous deposits which have been confirmed across the country, it has emerged.Diamond discov…

Published: 25 Jan 2019 at 14:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'No to continued plunder of our resources' - Marange: The Imprisoned Community

The discovery of diamonds in Marange in 2006 located in the Eastern part of Zimbabwe did not translate into the much anticipated benefits to the local inhabitants. The yearning for positive development among the Marange people has become a…

Published: 24 Nov 2018 at 08:12hrs | 5 | by Brian Maregedze

Diamond exploration starts along highway

THE Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has intensified diamond mining by spreading its tentacles from Chiadzwa to Murazvu Village A adjacent to Wengezi, along the Mutare-Masvingo highway, where evaluation and exploration works ar…

Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 07:58hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Marange diamond comes under the spotlight in Brussels

Human rights abuses in Marange and plans by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) to rope in artisanal miners risk putting the country on the agenda of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), experts and Parliament ha…

Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:15hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

The RBZ should be separated from politics

In any democratic country, politics is bound to be less stable from time to time as new leaders are voted in office. If not separated, the instability of politics is extended to the financial sector. Politicians have different perspective …

Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:31hrs | 7 | by Tryson G. Dube

Unpacking Zimbabwe's mining sector illicit financial flows

Soon after his inauguration the President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that he has a list of individuals and corporates that has been externalizing money and assets and granted them a three-month moratorium to bring them back a…

Published: 31 May 2018 at 12:00hrs | 3 | by Davison Kaiyo

Zimbabwe working on new diamond policy

Government has started working on a new diamond policy which will lead to the unbundling of the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Mining Company (ZCDC) to ensure more players are involved inthe sector, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.He …

Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mugabe conned diamond investor

FORMER President Robert Mugabe's confidante and ex-pilot, Robert Mhlanga, has accused the deposed Zanu-PF leader of conning Grandwell Holdings chairperson David Kassel of his multi-million-dollar investment in Chiadzwa.Mhlanga, who used to…

Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 06:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

How diamond smuggling is thriving in Zimbabwe

SITTING under a shade with eyes glued on a road in Mozambique's Manica town's affluent suburb, a group of five young men scans all directions for potential suppliers of diamonds.The street is notoriously known for illegal sale of Zimbabwe'…

Published: 11 Mar 2018 at 09:26hrs | 14 | by Wealth of Nations

George Charamba should shut up on the missing $15 billion

Mines and Energy parliamentary Portfolio Committee Chairperson and Norton MP Temba Mliswa said Presidential spokesperson George Charamba should shut up on the missing US$15 billion and let Parliament do its work.Former President Robert Mug…

Published: 24 Jan 2018 at 13:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Grace Mugabe $1,4m ring saga rages on

SELF-EXILED Lebanese national Jamal Joseph Ahmed, who is embroiled in a $1,4 million diamond ring wrangle with former First Lady Grace Mugabe, was last week handed a lifeline after the High Court allowed him to defend a $1,475 million defa…

Published: 29 Nov 2017 at 05:20hrs | | by Staff reorter

Zimbabwe diamonds audit stalls

Government audit into the disappearance of diamonds worth billions of dollars in Marange has been stalled by court challenges and inaccessibility to relevant information from firms that used to extract gems in Chiadzwa, a Cabinet Minister …

Published: 02 Oct 2017 at 07:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

CIO company looted Zimbabwe diamonds

DESPITE reports that Kusena, a Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-owned company, which had mining rights in Chiadzwa, never took off, fresh evidence shows it operated under cover with a new name until it folded into the Zimbabwe Conso…

Published: 22 Sep 2017 at 20:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

How Zimbabwe squandered its diamond riches

Just a year before its citizens couldn't find basic food items in their stores in 2007 and were literally starving, Zimbabwe made the largest diamond find in recent history. The Marange fields were so flush with alluvial diamonds that with…

Published: 17 Sep 2017 at 10:12hrs | 3 | by Shannon Ebrahim

We are re-using the 2013 election rigging template to win again in 2018 elections

The following is a hypothetical synopsis of ZANU PF rigging mission for the 2018 elections written in the first person. 'You are well aware that any election is a threat to the rule of our ZANU PF government, political positions of our com…

Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 22:46hrs | | by Themba Mthethwa

Zimbabwe pays Russians $5 million for diamonds

Zimbabwe has paid $5 million-plus to buy out Russian-led miner DTZ-OZGEO for expropriating its diamond claims in Chimanimani.This also comes as parliament is cranking up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to re-open the Marange gem fields…

Published: 04 May 2017 at 14:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Businessman gunned down in Chiadzwa

A tuck-shop owner near the controversial Chiadzwa diamond fields  close  to  Kurauone Primary school was reportedly  gunned down by two yet to be known gun men at his business premises  early today.The deceased&nbs…

Published: 02 Feb 2017 at 19:14hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

Zimbabwe won't pay diamond miners, yet it can't account for $15 billion

Whilst the Zimbabwe government can not account for even a cent of over $15 billion of diamond revenues, the people it used in mining those precious minerals are wallowing in abject poverty, as they have hardly been paid.One can not help bu…

Published: 23 Aug 2016 at 10:43hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

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