The U.S. ambassador to Botswana strongly condemned the government's forced eviction of the Kalahari San, according to secret U.S. embassy cables. Read more »
The diamond trade watchdog, the Kimberley Process (KP) is facing scrutiny over a newly amended deal, which will allow exports from Zimbabwe's controversial Chiadzwa diamond fields. Read more »
The country is drafting its first ever nuclear policy while developing its rich uranium resources to build a nuclear electricity plant. Read more »
The international diamond trade watchdog, the Kimberley Process, has been warned against setting a "dangerous precedent" over its handling of the diamond crisis. Read more »
Mines Minister Obert Mpofu has said that the all the licences awarded to a British based mining firm, which used to operate out of Chiadzwa, will be cancelled. Read more »
First Lady Grace Mugabe is suing a newspaper for U.S. $15 million damages over an article saying she benfitted from illegal diamond sales. Read more »
Violent conflict has persisted in eastern Congo for more than a decade and a half, causing more death than any war since World War II. Although Congos conflict stems from ... Read more »
A Harare court has been approached to prevent the government's mining corporation from selling Chiadzwa diamonds. Read more »
A rise in armed incursions is restricting people's movements, reducing their ability to farm and increasing food security concerns in the southeast of the country, says an aid ... Read more »
SIX Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation and Canadile Miners executives, who were arrested last week, yesterday appeared in court on charges of fraudulently acquiring diamond ... Read more »
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