Civic groups are calling for Zimbabwe to be axed from the international diamond trade, pending investigation of human rights abuses.
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Zimbabwe: Kimberley Process to Strive for 'Consensus' On Harare
Business Day, 3 November 2009
Members of the Kimberley Process, a global body created to curb trade in diamonds to fund wars, would strive for consensus over Zimbabwe's membership and avoid a vote, the chairman… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Blames Regulator for Diamond Problems
Namibian, 5 November 2009
ZIMBABWE has placed the blame for not complying with the principles of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) on the global diamond trade regulator itself, saying the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Escapes Diamond Trading Ban
UNIRIN, 5 November 2009
Zimbabwe's rough diamond trade has escaped a six-month suspension by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) - an international initiative to stem the flow of conflict… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Watchdog Groups Urge Ban On Diamond Exports
IPS, 2 November 2009
The past week brought new scrutiny of Zimbabwe's human rights record with the deportation of a senior U.N. official sent to investigate torture there, and demands by a coalition of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Country Escapes Diamond Ban
SW Radio, 5 November 2009
The government's campaign to lobby for support of the country's continued participation in the global diamond trade has paid off, with the country escaping a ban by international… Read more »
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South Africa: The Big Stick
Business Day, 5 November 2009
AS ANY childcare expert will tell you, if you want to get difficult kiddies to behave, it's best to try to reinforce the positives, not just berate them for the negatives. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mines Minister Mpofu Threatens NGOs Over Blood Diamond Reports
SW Radio, 3 November 2009
Mines Minister Obert Mpofu has shocked international government delegations and rights groups by threatening NGOs and an international diamond review mission, who have reported on… Read more »
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Africa: Crunch Time for Action on Conflict Diamonds
Namibian, 2 November 2009
AS members of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme convene in Swakopmund today for a Plenary Meeting that will last until Thursday, various human rights groups calling for… Read more »
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Botswana: D-Day Looms for Conflict Diamond Process
Mmegi, 30 October 2009
A four-member team of senior Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources officials will join other high profile players in the international diamond industry for a meeting in… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Country Faces Diamond Market Ban
Nation, 30 October 2009
Zimbabwe could be banned from the world diamond market if a report on human rights violations at one of the country's notorious diamond fields is considered. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: We've Done Our Best to Comply With KP - Mpofu
The Herald, 4 November 2009
Zimbabwe has done everything possible to ensure full compliance with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme principles, Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu has… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Country Faces Diamond Ban
Zimbabwe Standard, 31 October 2009
ZIMBABWE faces a ban from the world's diamond trade at the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (KPSC) plenary meeting that opens tomorrow in Namibia where a damning report by a… Read more »
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HRW, 29 October 2009
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, scheduled to meet in Swakopmund, Namibia, from November 2 to 5, 2009, should immediately suspend Zimbabwe for continuing human rights… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Campaigners Call for Urgent Action on Blood Diamonds
SW Radio, 29 October 2009
A coalition of civil society groups on Thursday called for urgent action on Zimbabwe from the international diamond trade monitor, the Kimberley Process (KP), saying inaction will… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Release Diamond Report'
Financial Gazette, 17 September 2009
INTERNATIONAL diamond tra-ders have called for the speedy release of the Kimberley Process' report on Zimbabwe's controversial diamond mining sector, as the international human… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: No Blood On Country's Diamonds
The Herald, 10 September 2009
THE greatest threat to democracy in Africa used to be Multinational Corporations and nauseating ambassadors and diplomats from Western countries who threatened everything from… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Diamond Trade Monitor Says No Decision Has Been Made
SW Radio, 3 September 2009
The chairman of the international diamond trade monitor, the Kimberly Process, has this week said that no final decision has been taken concerning Zimbabwe's participation in the… Read more »
