Zimbabwe: Chaos in Chiadzwa

Mafia-type syndicates have emerged in Zimbabwe's gem fields as illegal diamond diggers siphon the precious mineral in Chiadzwa, the Financial Gazette can report.

Despite State security personnel having been deployed under Operation Chengetedzai Upfumi (in defence of our resources), looting is rife as government is currently locked in a legal fight with some of the former miners who are resisting their expulsion from Chiadzwa.

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