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Where is Zimbabwe's Diamond Money Going?

Amid questions over whether all the returns from Zimbabwe's diamond fields are being reported to the Finance Ministry - controlled by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party - it is alleged that President Robert Mugabe's wing of of the unity government has channelled diamond money to pay for civil servants' salary increases.

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A diamond sorter evaluating the quality of the stones.

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An aerial view of the controversial Chiadzwa diamond diggings.

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A wealthy dealer examines rough diamonds.

Zimbabwe: Where is Diamond Money Going?

SW Radio, 27 July 2011

Several headlines in recent months have raised serious questions about the abuse of revenues coming from diamonds in Marange. These include: 'Mines Minister in US$2 billion diamond… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Speculation On Chiadzwa Financial Leakages - Figures Out

The Herald, 28 July 2011

MINES and Mining Development Deputy Minister Gift Chimanikire yesterday put to rest speculation there were financial leakages from Chiadzwa diamond extraction, saying Government… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Diamonds Used to Fund Wage Hikes

RFI, 26 July 2011

In Zimbabwe, it has emerged that earnings from the sale of the country's controversial diamonds are being used to fund a wage hike for tens of thousands of struggling civil… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Wanton Salary Hike Sparks Fresh GNU Crisis

Zimbabwe Standard, 23 July 2011

The tottering inclusive government is headed for a fresh crisis following the unprecedented move by the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation to deposit US$40 million into the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Unofficial Pay Hike a Dangerous Precedent

Zimbabwe Standard, 23 July 2011

Civil servants received an upward alteration of their salaries last week but the manner in which it was handled stinks. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Bypasses Finance Minister to Pay Officials From Diamond Funds

SW Radio, 22 July 2011

The Mugabe regime has continued efforts to undermine the MDC-T over the issue of civil servants' salary increases, with reports saying the wage increment paid out this week came… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Disgruntlement Over Civil Servants Salaries

Financial Gazette, 22 July 2011

UNIONS representing public workers have dismissed the minor adjustments to civil service salaries saying the increase was too little to sustain their members. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Report Says Diamonds Sustain Mugabe Regime

SW Radio, 14 June 2010

An international rights group, Partnership Africa Canada, issued a damning report Monday which exposes some of the players who have been at the forefront of the plunder of diamonds… Read more »
Zimbabwe: PAC Condemns Violence In Country's Diamond Fields

PAC, 14 June 2010

PAC calls for the release from detention of human rights activist, Farai Maguwu, and the suspension of Zimbabwe from the Kimberley Process. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Calls to Ban Blood Diamonds

IPS, 23 May 2009

Amid allegations of human rights abuses and government corruption, international calls are growing to ban or restrict the trade in diamonds from politically unstable Zimbabwe. Read more »

Documents

1 March 2009
Zimbabwe, Diamonds and the Wrong Side of History

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Partnership Africa Canada

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Partnership Africa Canada

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This report describes the role of diamonds in the Zimbabwean economy and their place in the countrys increasingly repressive governance. It describes ... see more »
14 June 2010
DIAMONDS AND CLUBS: The Militarized Control of Diamonds and Power in Zimbabwe

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Partnership Africa Canada

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A new PAC report about Zimbabwe’s contested diamond fields is about many things: smuggling and frontier hucksterism; a scramble fuelled by raw ... see more »

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Zimbabwe's Conflict Diamonds Challenge Industry

President of the International Diamond Manufacturers Mr Moti Ganz yesterday said Zimbabwe should be allowed to immediately sell its diamonds on the international market for the ... Read more »
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Zimbabwe Court Asked to Prevent Diamond Exports

A Harare court has been approached to prevent the government's mining corporation from selling Chiadzwa diamonds. Read more »
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- Zimbabwe: 'We Won't Be Stopped From Selling Diamonds'

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Where is Zimbabwe's Diamond Money Going?

Documents

Zimbabwe, Diamonds and the Wrong Side of History

DIAMONDS AND CLUBS: The Militarized Control of Diamonds and Power in Zimbabwe

InFocus

Zimbabwe's Conflict Diamonds Challenge Industry

Zimbabwe Court Asked to Prevent Diamond Exports

InFocus

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