Zimbabwe Faces International Diamond Trade Ban

ZIMBABWE'S chances of a diamond ban escalated last week amid revelations that a complaint had been lodged with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) detailing how the international rules and regulations were violated as the wrangle over the right to mine diamond spilled onto the international spotlight.

River Ranch and Bubye Minerals are fighting over the Special Grant 1278 that gives the right to mine diamond. The Mines and Minerals Act does not allow players without authority to mine in an area.

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