Zimbabwe: Diamond Bling-Bling Comes to Victoria Falls

LONG accustomed to holiday-makers and tourists who wear khakis and shorts, the resort town of Victoria Falls was given a different treat as diamond traders, barons and magnates in pristine suits descended on the resort town for the two-day diamond conference held at the Elephant Hills Hotel this week.

In fact, staff at the Elephant Hills Hotel advised that they had reached full booking prior to the start of the conference -- signalling the large number of participants who descended on the resort town for the diamond indaba.

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