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Mugabe Defends Mbada, Canadile Contracts
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe defended diamond mining contracts the country's government holds with Mbada Diamonds and Canadile Miners, according to ZimOnline. Mugabe added that the government is ready to begin selling diamonds now that a Kimberley Process (KP) monitor...
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UN Prepares for Côte d'Ivoire's Presidential Election
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The United Nations mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) continues to monitor efforts underway as the nation plans its presidential election. The long-awaited polls have been postponed numerous times since 2005, with the dissolution of the country's government sparking political...
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KP Appoints Chikane to Monitor Marange Diamonds
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The Kimberley Process (KP) has appointed Abbey Chikane as its Zimbabwe monitor, the organization’s chairman, Boaz Hirsch, said in a statement released late Monday. “Mr. Chikane, a founder chairman of the Kimberley Process, is visiting Zimbabwe these days — March 1 to March 3, 2010...
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Minister Says Zim Will Sell Diamonds Without KP
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BBC: Zimbabwe will sell diamonds outside the Kimberley Process' (KP) domain should the group rule that Harare's efforts to comply with its standards are inadequate, Mines Minister Obert Mpofu said over the weekend."If the KP is unsatisfied with our efforts and wants to be...
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Zimbabwe Minister Denies Corruption
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World News Connection: The minister of Mines and Mining Development, Obert Mpofu, has denied allegations of corruption involving diamonds, saying that the claims were coming from detractors bent on destroying his political career. Mpofu has been singled out on many occasions as one...
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Mugabe Comes Out Against Marange Diamond Ruling
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World News Connection: President Robert Mugabe is caught in a sticky situation with the current diamond conflict and faces an explosive confrontation with the Reserve Bank and the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe.Official sources said Mugabe is "sailing close to the wind" on...
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Izhakoff Urges Action on Crime in the Marange Fields
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Press Release, February 24, 2010: In a keynote speech delivered at the 2010 CIBJO Congress in Munich, Germany, Eli Izhakoff, the chairman of the World Diamond Council (WDC), urged decisive action to end the intolerable situation in the Marange diamond fields of Zimbabwe. Izhakoff said that... 
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Consumers Misled by 'Conflict-Free' Diamond Label
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Press Release, February 23, 2010: Visionary leaders in the diamond industry are reacting to recent events in Zimbabwe that illustrate the failures of the Kimberley Process (KP), which the industry relies on to prevent diamond sales from funding conflict. In recent weeks,...
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CRD Finds Secret Diamond Mining at Charleswood Estate
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The Center for Research and Development (CRD) in Zimbabwe reported that a Russia-based company, DTZ/Ozego, was secretly mining diamonds at Charleswood Estate, a large commercial farm formerly owned by Roy Bennett, the Movement for Democratic Change's (MDC-T) party treasurer...
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Rapaport Conference at Baselworld
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PRESS RELEASE, February 17, 2010: The Rapaport Group is pleased to announce a special presentation: “Martin Rapaport on Diamond Prices.” The presentation will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 19, 2010 in the Montreal Hall at the Basel Congress Center...
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Violence Halts Voter Registration in Cote d'Ivoire
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced his concern today about recent violence in Côte d’Ivoire, where the government has suspended voter registration ahead of the March presidential election.“The violence in [the town of] Vavoua and other locations in the country is a...
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Ingle & Rhode Advocates Ethical Diamond Mining
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Jewelry retailer Ingle & Rhode joined a growing number of companies speaking out against Zimbabwe's diamond mining industry. In a statement released today, the London-based independent trader cited the ongoing battle between Zimbabwe and U.K.-based African Consolidated...
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UN Urges Calm in Cote d'Ivoire
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The United Nations deplored recent violence in Katiola and Divo, Cote d'Ivoire, as voter registration continues before its March presidential election. The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire, UNOCI, appealed for calm in preparation for the final voters list, a vital...
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Jeweler Distefano Promotes Fair Trade Initiative
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One expert New York jeweler and goldsmith is on a mission to change the way consumers buy jewelry through her new awareness campaign, which is designed to expand Fair Trade initiatives. Jeweler Donna Distefano ensures that her "opulent jewelry is free from associations with...
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Stop Buying and Selling Blood Diamonds
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Severe human rights violations, including murder, rape and forced labor, have taken place in the diamond fields of Marange, Zimbabwe. Recent reports from Human Rights Watch (HRW) indicate that these horrific conditions continue to take place. Blood diamonds from Marange, Zimbabwe,...
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WDC Calls for Increased Vigilance Against Marange Diamonds
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Press Release,World Diamond Council, January 27, 2010: The World Diamond Council (WDC) renewed its call today for members of the industry to redouble their efforts to ensure that no diamonds from the Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe are traded until the Kimberley Process (KP) monitor is in...
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Consumers Comfortable With Diamond Alternatives
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MVI Marketing recently asked consumers to weigh in on man made diamonds versus mined diamonds. The results of this study showed that consumers were highly aware of the negative issues and challenges that plague the natural diamond mining industry, with a majority of...
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Global Witness Questions Zim’s KPCS Commitment
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When Zimbabwe's secretary of mines and mining development, Thankful Musukutwa, canceled a diamond auction as it was getting underway in Harare yesterday, Global Witness welcomed that decision. But the nongovernmental organization (NGO) warned the diamond industry that Zimbabwe...
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Zimbabwe Demands Due Process Ahead of Any Diamond Sale
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Zimbabwe's secretary for Mines and Mining Development, Thankful Musukutwa, halted a diamond auction yesterday in Harare because the proper procedures had not been followed to sell the rough stones, according to government-run newspaper The Herald. On Tuesday, Mbada Diamonds, a...
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Zimbabwe Diamond Auction Begins
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Diamonds from Chiadzwa, Zimbabwe were set to go to auction for the first of many such sales. The government-controlled newspaper The Herald stated that 300,000 carats of diamonds would be made available for sale through the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) in...
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