Published by the government of Zimbabwe
4 November 2009
Harare — Zimbabwe has done everything possible to ensure full compliance with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme principles, Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu has said.
Presenting a progress report on the country's KP compliance in Swakopmund, Namibia, yesterday, Minister Mpofu said the global diamond trade regulator had promised Zimbabwe technical support but nothing had materialised.
Despite this, he pointed out, Zimbabwe had gone ahead and beefed up its systems with the limited resources at the State's disposal.
"We strongly believe that as a country, we have done all in complying with the requirements of the process," he said.
"With limited resources available to us, we certainly have made considerable progress in achieving full compliance in the KP requirements.
"The situation on the ground in the Marange diamond field is rapidly changing with the implementation of our workplan," Minister Mpofu said.
He said Zimbabwe had made formal requests to South Africa and Namibia for capacity building assistance in order to achieve compliance with the Kimberley Process Certifi-cation Scheme at the Marange diamond fields.
"On 21 August 2009, (Government) made a formal request to South Africa and Namibia to assist in capacity building in order to achieve full compliance.
"South Africa responded on 9 October 2009 by seconding an expert to work with Zimbabwe."
He said the Government had engaged two investors to work in partnership with the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation to exploit the Marange diamonds.
The minister's presentation came against the backdrop of a Western-led campaign to ban trade in Zimbabwe's diamonds.
The campaign has been marked by a glut of unsubstantiated claims of human rights abuses at the diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe.
Internet news reports yesterday said some members of the KP review mission who were recently in Zimbabwe had prepared a damning report they would table at the ongoing meeting.
However, Minister Mpofu yesterday moved to assure the industry that Zimbabwe was complying with KP stipulations and two partners had since been roped in to develop operations in Marange.
"The Government has engaged two investors to work in partnership with ZMDC in the exploitation of the Marange diamonds.
"The investors in Marange are currently preparing the area for mining and are constructing processing plants.
"Security has been erected around the plant and mining areas. Double fencing is being used with electric fence forming an integral part of the fencing system.
"Also in place are entry points and observer towers placed strategically around the perimeter fence, while security cameras will be placed along boundaries of the mine," he said.
Zimbabwe is a founding participant of the KP, a tripartite organisation comprising governments, the diamond industry and civil society to prevent trade in diamonds used to finance wars.
Earlier this year, Government constituted a Cabinet Committee of the Ministers of Mines and Mining Development, Finance, Economic Planning and Investment Promotion, Defence, and Industry and Commerce to ensure Zimbabwe achieved full compliance with the certification process.
Diamond dealer and businessman Newman Chiadzwa, who has been posing as Chief Chiadzwa and is also in Namibia, yesterday put the record straight after misleading a KP fact- finding mission last year that there were State-sponsored human rights violations at the Marange diamond fields.
"It must be noted that 90 percent of these violations are done by people with their own agenda who come and instigate violence and disunity amongst our community to the extent of paying our community members to relay false information to various organisations.
"I have been exchanging e-mails with some of the highly respected organisations in the world regularly on behalf of the community.
"However, when you inform them that Government has since rectified security issues, they feel uneasy yet the community may suddenly be in joyous relief.
"I have witnessed efforts being done by private companies operating there to ensure no access by unauthorised persons into the diamond fields.
"I have tried to put the record straight with human rights organisations, but they were not interested in the truth this time around," he said.
Newman denied reports that his home had been vandalised by security forces.
He said improved security had halted cases of diamond smuggling.
Newman said the news of mass graves that had been circulating among NGOs and human rights lobbyists were false, adding that the interviewees had failed to understand the questions posed to them.
"If Zimbabwe is suspended from trading in diamonds, it will not help matters, but only propel illegal trade and members of the (World) Diamond Council are the biggest buyers of illegal diamonds.
"Those people who are saying Chiadzwa diamonds must be suspended are the same people who are buying illegally from the mining field and do not want these diamonds to be specified and fingerprinted," he said.
Newman, however, said the Chiadzwa community was still to receive official communication from Government on their planned relocation to Odzi to pave way for full mining operations.
He indicated that the community was not opposed to the relocation.
Over 200 delegates from 70 diamond-producing countries are attending the meeting.
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Zimbabwe has done NOTHING to ensure compliance with the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme principles. This is typical ZANU-speak. Do nothing, and then complain that you've done all that you can to comply, and that anyone who comments is trying to destroy the government of national unity. We've seen this playbook over and over. Mugabe uses it virtually every day!
Sadly Minister Mpofu, your "best effort", like seemingly everything else ZANU-Poof/Mugabe does in Zimbabwe (except rape, torture & murder), isn't good enough............
Are the diamond fields still militarized? Yes. Is there still evidence of torture, murder and rape in the diamond fields? Yes. Were those two of the conditions the KP representatives laid out for Zimbabwe to comply with? Yes.
The "best efforts" of ZANU-Poof/Mugabe ALWAYS seem to come up short, don't they?
Their "best efforts" to control cholera only resulted in 4,000 deaths. Comrade Gono's "best efforts" only resulted in the abandonment of Zimbabwe's sovereign currency. Their "best efforts" actually have resulted in the continuation of rape, torture and murder in Zimbabwe........
Exactly where does ZANU-Poof/Mugabe actually put their "best efforts"?
Didn't they also promise Zimbabwe "Total Empowerment!"? I guess they also came up short on that.
As always, the "best effort" of ZANU-Poof/Mugabe is NEVER enough to actually improve the lives of the people of Zimbabwe, let alone satisfy the demands of the international community.......
But so what? Zimbabwe is "Totally Empowered!", ZANU-Poof/Mugabe it would be so and they NEVER lie, right?
Let's see the Herald print THAT!
- THE TRUTH ABOUT DIAMONDS –
Did You Know That The Robbers Have Warehouses Full Of 55 Gallon Drums Each Full Of Raw Uncut Diamonds ?
The Wicked Are Using The Same Schemes On Us. : 1) They Hoard Riches ; Controlling The Supply So We’ll Think The Supply Is Low 2) This Scheme Helps Them To Get A Higher Price & Deceives Most Of Us Into Believing That Things ( Such As Diamonds, Gold, Oil, Etc..) Are In Short Supply & Even Due To Run Out.
Diamonds Are In Abundance And Their Supply Is Being Controlled By Persons Under The Control Of Spiritual Wickedness In High Places (Ephesians 6:12) .
We Saints Serve An Infinite God, What He Placed Here On This Earth For His Children Is Also Infinite. When You See A Volcano Or Magma ; The Liquid Land Flowing Out Of Volcanos, Think Of Growth. The Earth Is Steady Growing.
Once God Settles Things With The Rightreous & Un-Righteous . [Definition – Righteous Means The Desire To Do Right ]
Diamonds Are In Abundance And Their Supply Is Being Controlled By Persons Under The Control Of Spiritual Wickedness In High Places (Ephesians 6:12) . [http://janineroberts.org/]
THEY COME TO :
STEAL OUR ECONOMY
KILL OUR INITIATIVE TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT
DESTROY OUR FAMILIES
1) INFERIORITY = CURRENCY EXCHANGE
Currency Exchange is designed to puff up certain peoples and nations over others. The numbers are constantly telling some that they are inferior to others. The problem intensifies when those being manipulated by this financial scam buy in to this wicked scheme.
What’s the solution to INFERIORITY CURRENCY EXCHANGE ? Stop giving away our souls one piece of money ( dollar , pound, franc, rand, deniro, rupal, euro, Chinese renminbi, rupee, Russian ruble,etc..) at-a-time .
Do research on what price your product gets in the so-called First World countries. And demand that price. This will not work unless people at the local areas do this together. Form Co-Ops and agree to charge the prices you deserve.
2) INFERIORITY = Pay by Time
There is another system used to oppress people that feeds the business owners with a lust for MORE profit. One year they may have profits of 50%, the next year they may have profits of 100%, the next year their profits may only be 75%. The system in the world will consider that going from 100% profits to 75% profits is bad for business.
How is that bad ? Profits are profits ! Many businesses have different levels of pay for the same workers.; levels such as :
a) Top Salaries – Private and only known to each individual workers b) Medium Salaries – Private “ “ “ “ c) Lower Salaries – Private and only known to each individual workers d) High Hourly Wages e) Medium Hourly Wages f) Minimum Hourly Wages
I suggest that EVERY WORKER SHOULD BE PAID A LIVING WAGE. The Minimum Wage is like a financial ball and chain ; only giving those receiving it just enough to live to see the next day.
The Living Wage allows workers to live, invest, spend, save, and thrive. We can dream about having our own businesses , then wake up and attain our dreams. This is great for the businesses that pay Living Wages. For this creates new customers and new generations of customers.
As long as the system of Living Wages is in place, there will be a thriving economy and a blooming world full of optimistic activities. But it will only happen when business owners see the benefit of paying more pennies to make more dollars ! Which of you business owners will have the insight, recognition, roots, understanding, initiative, moxy, & compassion to make the step most are afraid to make.
1. The Bakken Oil Field Find
2. 55 gallon drums fulls of unprocessed diamonds.
* These are just a few of the suppressed world riches this beautiful world created by God (Jehovah, Father of Jesus Christ)..
3. Minister Lindsey Williams has known for 30 years of a major oil find in Alaska.
* He says that he sat in on meetings of the rich and powerful. These men decided not to use this oil to help America.
* Beware Africans, the wolves of deception are always around riches.
* Hosea said we perish for two reasons. Most people only remember one reason why we perish.
- Hosea said MY PEOPLE PERISH FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
- AND…because they REJECT KNOWLEDGE
- In other words, they DON’T KNOW & THEY DON’T WANT TO KNOW !!!!
4. For those who want to know I suggest you guys who can get the Internet do these things :
a) Listen to broadcasts like : Alex Jones (Infowars), Derry Brownfield, The Power Hour
(Joyce & Dave), Jeff Rense, and other broadcasts on the Genesis Communications Network.
b) Here’s an appetizer of information on the subjects I have just written on :
• Do a search use IX Quick search engine .They don’t record your computer’s address ; protect your privacy [ http://ixquick.com/]
• Here are three(s) separate subjects that I mentioned that you can search for
(i) – Bakken Oil Field Find
(ii) – Lindsey Williams (YouTube videos)
(iii) – Janine Roberts :Glitter & Greed : The Secret World of The Diamond Cartel
Our only enemies are in Hell , waiting for their life-sentence of damnation.
You are in my prayers. Pray for each other too
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WAKE UP !!! STAY UP !!!
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"Uplift":
Go away! Or are you going to claim that persons of African descent "invented" diamonds too?
Life is fun......... especially when you have cretins like "uplift" to deconstruct!
"Total Empowerment!"
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