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EXCLUSIVE: Zimbabwe’s parliament summons Mugabe over diamond corruption

This is the first time the former president is being asked to account for his actions in office

Simmering anger: The year was marked by protests in Zimbabwe. But the brutal state response

Zimbabwe suffers an elite transition while economic meltdown looms

Hoarding cash under the mattress represents one form of stored value during crisis, since placing them in bank accounts risks Reserve Bank seizure.

This was a meeting where we were reconnecting

Illicit diamond fortune props up Mugabe’s regime

New report shows how Zimbabwe’s ruling elite have stolen and squandered the country’s vast diamond wealth

Mines will feel the pain of the indigenisation policy more than any other sector.

Zim’s Mbada Diamonds to switch to underground mining

Mbada will partner with state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation to "invest heavily" into conglomerate and kimberlitic mining.

Zim: State wants one miner for Marange

Zimbabwe wants a single diamond mining company to operate in Marange, and it looks like the frontrunner is one with close links to Robert Mugabe.

Security forces wanted to do business with Higginbottom to ease US restrictions.

Obama fundraiser digs for Zimbabwe business deals

A major fundraiser for Barack Obama has been schmoozing senior Zanu-PF figures in the hope of winning business deals from the Zimbabwe government.

Zimbabwe parliament committee says state diamond revenue missing

Tens of millions of dollars of revenue that a diamond- mining company says its paid to the government never found its way to the Treasury.

Former M&G reporter arrested in Zimbabwe

Former intern at amaBhungane Owen Gagare has been arrested in Zimbabwe following an expose involving the Zimbabwean military and police.

A powerful  Zimbabwean parliamentary committee raised the alarm about the lack of accountability for the sale and smuggling of diamonds from Marange.

UN watchdog lifts tight monitoring on Zim diamonds

A UN-mandated watchdog has agreed to end monitoring controls on Zimbabwe’s diamond trade, after the government allayed concerns over Marange mines.

Abbey Chikane

Zimbabwe at centre of gem row

A conference on Zimbabwe’s diamonds has showed widening divisions in the Kimberley Process, the global diamond certification group.

A powerful  Zimbabwean parliamentary committee raised the alarm about the lack of accountability for the sale and smuggling of diamonds from Marange.

Mining: Burnishing Marange taints the industry

Western retailers could be forced to source their diamonds elsewhere to protect their businesses, writes Alan Martin.

The report condemns the Mugabe government’s control of the Marange diamond fields which have made Zimbabwe a major player in the international diamond trade.

Report accuses Zimbabwe of stealing diamond money

About $2-billion worth of diamonds have been stolen from Zimbabwe’s eastern diamond fields and have enriched President Robert Mugabe’s ruling circle.

Diamond tycoon Robert Mhlanga is said to represent the Mugabes.

Mugabe man cashes in on diamond fields

Mega-rich Zimbabwean businessman Robert Mhlanga stands at the centre of an opaque network of companies set up to cash in on Marange diamond fields.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe

Call for wider Zim sanctions aimed at Mugabe

Human rights group says blood diamond money being siphoned to finance the president and his secret police.

A powerful  Zimbabwean parliamentary committee raised the alarm about the lack of accountability for the sale and smuggling of diamonds from Marange.

Zim court jails ex-cop for diamond miner’s murder

A Zimbabwe court has jailed a former senior police officer for 18 years for beating to death a diamond miner in 2008.

Black market dirties Zimbabwe diamond fields

Black market dirties Zimbabwe diamond fields

The funeral of a gem dealer has revealed the illicit trade of diamonds in Zimbabwe has gone underground and may be propping up Zanu-PF cronies.

Mugabe’s Zanu-PF moves in on gold deposits

A gold rush near a Zimbabwean mining city by illegal panners has led to reports that Zanu-PF security forces have seized control of the mining wealth.

Campaigners call Kimberley Process an ‘utter failure’

Campaigners call Kimberley Process an ‘utter failure’

Conflict diamonds are to be used to fund a new campaign of violence by President Robert Mugabe’s regime against his political opponents in Zimbabwe.

Marange diamond company is Zanu-PF’s best friend

Marange diamond company is Zanu-PF’s best friend

Zanu-PF kicked off its 12th annual people’s conference amid efforts to pull in big business to participate in a concurrent exhibition.

Kimberley Process left in the lurch over diamond dispute

Global Witness has left the Kimberley Process after a series of disagreements, including the resumption of sales of Zimbabwe’s Marange diamonds.