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Zimbabwe Seeks to Add Value to Diamonds Locally

Sunday, May 13 2012 4:21AM News from the Israeli diamond industry,

Zimbabwe Seeks to Add Value to Diamonds Locally The government of Zimbabwe is committed to creating incentives for citizens of the country to open new

World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Court Orders Investigation Into Allegations of Torture in Zimbabwe

Wednesday, May 9 2012 4:00PM NYT > Africa,

World Briefing | Africa South Africa Court Orders Investigation Into Allegations of Torture in Zimbabwe A South African judge ordered prosecutors to investigate whether the government of Zimbabwe had committed human rights abuses saying it would benefit Zimbabweans and South Africans

Sarin Q1 Revenue +61% Thanks to Zimbabwe Production

Sunday, May 6 2012 11:19PM IDEX Online - Technology,

Sarin Q1 Revenue +61% Thanks to Zimbabwe Production Singapore listed Sarin reported record revenue and a sharp rise in profit in the first quarter The company credited expanding manufacturing needs in India to meet the growing supply from Zimbabwe

Israeli Pilot Acquitted of Diamond Smuggling, Advised to Sell them in Zimbabwe

Sunday, Apr 29 2012 5:18AM IDEX Online - Legal,

Israeli Pilot Acquitted of Diamond Smuggling Advised to Sell them in Zimbabwe The Harare magistrate acquitted Israeli pilot Shmuel Kainan Klein of smuggling diamonds out of Zimbabwe for lack of evidence The led some to complain that justice was not done

Zim now issuing licences to diamond cutters and polishers again

Thursday, Apr 26 2012 6:00PM Mining Weekly | Diamonds,

Zim now issuing licences to diamond cutters and polishers again The Zimbabwe government has restarted the issuing of licenses to diamond cutting and polishing companies which was halted late last year following the suspension of more than 30 companies over allegations that they were not doing any value addition but selling rough gems

The Marange Diamond Interview

Friday, Apr 13 2012 4:36AM ,

The Marange Diamond Interview Interview With Mr Marange From The Marange Diamond Fields of Zimbabwe The Marange diamond district of Zimbabwe has been the site of numerous human rights violations The Kimberley Process Certification of these diamonds has been very controversial among jewelers around …

THE DEATH OF AIR ZIMBABWE AND MARANGE DIAMONDS .

Monday, Mar 5 2012 3:09AM Diamond News Today,

THE DEATH OF AIR ZIMBABWE AND MARANGE DIAMONDS It flew profitably through 23 years of United Nations-imposed sanctions It carried on without a blip after black nationalist guerillas shot down two of its Viscounts in the late 1970s the last years of white-ruled Rhodesia

Global Witness Withdrawal May Be Good News For Diamond Industry Reform

Friday, Jan 20 2012 4:11PM Brilliant Earth Blog,

Global Witness Withdrawal May Be Good News For Diamond Industry Reform Looking back at 2011 we’d say that the biggest news story at least insofar as efforts to reform the diamond industry was the Kimberley Process’s wrongheaded decision on Zimbabwe In November the international diamond certification scheme decided to lift a ban on diamond exports from Zimbabwe’s blood-stained Marange diamond fields But there is another news []

Zimbabwe and the Kimberley Process

Friday, Jun 25 2010 3:17AM Janus Thinking » Diamond Industry,

Zimbabwe and the Kimberley Process the export ban on diamonds from Zimbabwe remains in place

Violence Increases at Chiadzwa, Soldiers Killed

Tuesday, Jun 2 2009 7:11AM Diamond news agency, Suzanne Gannon

Violence Increases at Chiadzwa Soldiers Killed Although the Mugabe-controlled government of Zimbabwe claims to have taken command of the Chiadzwa diamond fields near the city of Mutare violence continues In the past week however it is four soldiers who have been killed in two separate incidents