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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

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 09:16hrs | | 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 inhabitan

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

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 06:31hrs | | 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 11:00hrs | | by Davison Kaiyo

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 09:12hrs | | 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 21:46hrs | 1268 | by Themba Mthethwa

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 | | by Staff Reporter

Marange, a rich land with the poorest inhabitants

For decades, Marange has been known for nothing else save for poverty until some years ago when the greatest and most spectacular find of the century was made in that area. Expectations were high that the discovery of diamonds in Marange w…

Published: 21 Jun 2016 at 14:49hrs | | by Rufaro Mufundirwa

Zimbabwe Needs to Recover $15 Billion Diamonds funds

It was quite frightening and nerve-raking to learn that Zimbabwe lost a whooping $15 billion dollars to fraudulent subversive activities in the diamond mining sector in the past six years. This prejudiced the state of funds which is more t…

Published: 10 Mar 2016 at 19:13hrs | 3022 | by Suitable Kajau

Is the Mugabe regime smuggling diamonds via diplomatic bags?

With the Mugabe regime owing its diplomats at 47 missions nearly US$7million in salary arrears as at 31st December 2014, could it be smuggling diamonds via diplomatic bags to get them going? According to the U.S. Department of State, a dip…

Published: 30 Mar 2015 at 13:06hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri

Citizens should assume responsibility for resources

Zimbabwe is endowed with an abundance of vast natural resources notably diamonds, gold and platinum to mention a few.These minerals and other resources have the potential to take care of Zimbabwe's citizens and propel the country to greate…

Published: 21 May 2014 at 13:14hrs | 3542 | by Nicole Hondo

Mbada Diamonds the Mega Hoax of our time

Characterized by a clean-cut image, splash spending and flamboyant donations, every person dream of being part of the Mbada Diamonds brand. Its Chairman with more body guards and a convoy that can make the president green with envy. With a…

Published: 06 Mar 2014 at 11:30hrs | | by Ticha Taengerwei

Diamond beneficiation: Zimbabwe's road to prosperity

The global value chain of the diamond industry includes exploration, mining, sorting, polishing, dealing, jewellery manufacturing and ultimately, retail.Zimbabwe is able to conduct the first three stages but must now focus on mastering the…

Published: 21 Jan 2014 at 16:53hrs | | by Garikai Chengu

Tsvangirai's diamonds speech at Oxford University - Fulltext

"The Zimbabwean experience of diamonds and how they have shaped our politics."It is always inspiring and a great honour to be invited to an august forum of such a prestigious and famous institution of higher learning and research. I s…

Published: 25 Oct 2013 at 11:21hrs | | by Morgan Tsvangirai

Tendai Biti's advise to Zimbabwe's new minister on mines

The country's diamonds have acquired such notoriety for all the wrong reasons, corruption, arbitrage, rent and opaqueness.Without a doubt therefore Walter Chidakwa, the new Minister of Mines owes Zimbabweans a duty of care in ensuring a fu…

Published: 18 Sep 2013 at 14:34hrs | | by Tendai Biti

US sanctions harmful to the generality of Zimbabweans - Biti

The following is a letter by Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti to the United States Treasury, expressing his disquiet with a decision to impose a ban on diamonds from Marange: 19 December 2011Charles CollynsAssistant Secretary o…

Published: 18 Jan 2012 at 07:29hrs | | by Tendai Biti

Will the KP green light increase remittances to Treasury?

The clearance of Marange diamonds for export by the Kimberley Process has understandably met with mixed reaction, with celebrations in Zanu-PF quarters and murmurs in civil society circles.The KP appears to have succumbed to Zanu-PF's high…

Published: 03 Nov 2011 at 12:31hrs | 678 | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri

Mugabe must account for the goings on at Marange

The reported ongoing shooting, beating and unleashing of attack dogs on poor local unlicensed miners in Marange exposes Zimbabwe's unashamed determination to disregard human rights and the rule of law. No sane person would wish that the la…

Published: 31 Aug 2011 at 12:05hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri

Marange diamonds torture exposure vindicates civil society

Attempts to cover-up human rights abuses in Marange diamond fields have dismally failed after the BBC Panorama programme found that a torture camp run by Zimbabwean soldiers is operating in the area (BBC.co.uk, Marange diamond field: Zimba…

Published: 08 Aug 2011 at 14:31hrs | | by Clifford Chitupa Mashiri | Political Analyst, London

Zimbabwe must promote diamond driven empowerment

As Zimbabwe prepares to be the largest diamond producer in the world, the State must not only play an active role in ensuring that the majority of indigenous Zimbabweans are empowered by diamond production, but they are also protect the in…

Published: 31 Jul 2011 at 06:50hrs | | by Garikai Chengu

MDC playing futile âˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨Ã€ÃºundergroundâˆšÂ¢â€šÃ‡Â¨â€šÃ‘Â¢ politics

WHAT underground politics is Tendai Biti, the Minister of Finance and traitorous implementing tool of the illegal US and EU sanctions on Zimbabwe, playing by barking mad in his shrill and treacherous calls for the probing and auditing of t…

Published: 22 Feb 2011 at 06:50hrs | | by Professor Jonathan Moyo

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