Surat now desperate for Marange diamonds

December 26, 2010

Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing India Limited, a consortium of 1 500 diamantaires which signed a deal with Zimbabwe in October…

Just added to our archives- Mugabe vindicated, the letter that changed everything

December 26, 2010

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has been accused of bringing the country to its knees because of his “land grabbing”. Zimbabwe…

Two caught with Zim diamonds in Israel

December 26, 2010

Two Israelis were caught at Ben Gurion Airport with Marange diamonds valued at $140 000 reports said today. The two…

Zimbabwe’s ambassador remains defiant as UN debates Marange diamonds

December 25, 2010

Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the United Nations Chitsaka Chipaziwa says Zimbabwe will never bow to pressure from the West over its…

Politicians, the rich and the poor

December 25, 2010

The most dangerous people politically are the very rich and the very poor, so says Henry George in his book,…

Prosecutions over Wikileaks

December 25, 2010

Attorney-general Johannes Tomana today said he would appoint a team of five lawyers to establish whether reports in the WikiLeaks…

What Mugabe said about Zuma- the full cable

December 24, 2010

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has described South African President Jacob Zuma as a “man of the people” who likes to…

More provocation for our MPs- whose budget is it anyway?

December 24, 2010

Our MPs recently threatened that they would not pass the 2011 budget unless their salaries were increased. Nearly 20 years…

Zimbabweans remit US$490m a year

December 24, 2010

Zimbabweans are remitting at least $490 million a year, enough to finance the entire budgets of the Ministries of Health…

Are Zimbabwe’s MPs people’s representatives or just mercenaries?

December 23, 2010

Former Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries boss Callisto Jokonya this week aptly described why Zimbabwe is in such a mess.  "We…