Zim Diamonds

Lawmakers want to question Mugabe over his 2016 claim that Zimbabwe lost $15-billion in revenue because of corruption in the diamond sector

Mugabe’s appearance before the Mines and Mining Development Committee is now expected to be within the next two weeks

There is growing concern that Zimbabwe’s diamond production has dipped.

The 81 countries taking part in the Kimberley Process have called on the US to follow the EU’s lead and lift sanctions on Zimbabwean mines.

A recent parliamentary report shows that the Zimbabwean government is not receiving nearly as much money from the stones as it should.

State employees in Zimbabwe have begun an indefinite strike, demanding a wage hike of 150% and action against militants targeting rural teachers.

Ernie Blom calls the alleged boasting of his involvement in the illegal Chiadzwa diamonds trade ‘an absolute lie’.

A Zimbabwean high court has released a rights activist charged with endangering Zimbabwe’s economic interests by highlighting abuses at diamond mines.

Zimbabwean diamonds have been a hugely divisive issue around the world, but within the country’s ruling coalition they have unified feuding parties.