The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe (CoMZ) blamed the job losses on frequent power cuts and foreign currency shortages, which ...

VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe At least $2 billion worth of diamonds have been stolen from Zimbabwe's eastern diamond fields and have enriched President Robert Mugabe's ruling circle, international gem ...

Second, beneficiation must move from rhetoric to reality. It is unacceptable that Zimbabwe still exports its diamonds in raw ...

New mines in Zimbabwe help keep the despotic Robert Mugabe in power and threaten to undermine global efforts to eliminate blood diamonds ...

Zimbabwe’s critics say the Kimberley Process, as the regulatory group governed by diamond exporting or importing nations is known, is supposed to address any violence fueled by diamonds.

The US-based Rapaport Diamond Trading Network announced a Zimbabwe diamond ban Monday, but will it have the desired effect of preventing child labor and forced labor?

Marange diamonds typically have multiple layers of metallic silicates and mineral coatings, which makes them hard to assess.

THE Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) has expressed concern over an escalating crisis in the diamond sector due to illicit trade and unfair labour practices. The union's ...

Zimbabwe’s biggest diamond miner is cutting 400 jobs, weighed down by a global downturn in the market for natural gems, a ...

Internal documents show the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has begun laying off workers to stay afloat — barely ...

Zimbabwe’s biggest diamond producer has shifted almost all of its sales to Dubai, targeting cutters, polishers and traders and eliminating middlemen.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has stockpiled 300,000 carats of diamonds under new regulations which compel miners to pay half of their royalties using commodities, the state-run Sunday Mail reported.