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July Vol 3

Zimbabwe Asks for Diamonds Not to Be Blacklisted, Times Says

By Staff reporter and agencies   Thu, Jul 23, 2009

July -- Zimbabwe asked the Kimberley Process not to blacklist its diamonds over non-compliance of trading rules, the Times reported, citing Finance Minister Tendai Biti.

A Kimberley Process team visited the southern African country earlier this month to probe allegations of non-compliance, the Johannesburg-based newspaper said.

Zimbabwe was given two weeks to remove its soldiers from diamond mines, the newspaper said. While the deadline has passed, the soldiers remain in place, it said.

Profits from diamond sales may help fund the country's $10 billion reconstruction, the newspaper said.

By Staff reporter and agencies

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  1. Blood Diamonds

    The Zimbabwean Government needs to look at human rights abuses on the diamond sites and protect vulnerable villagers. The new Government of National Unity should not only think of profit when people are being tortured and killed. The people who are perpetrating abuses are the same people who are harbouring corruption. Justice and transparency should be brought to the diamond fields first. Owen Chitsamatanga.

    Sunday, July 26, 2009 owen