Posts by Charles Rukuni

Reading the headlines, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has no door now. South African President Jacob Zuma, the Southern African Development Community appointed mediator for Zimbabwe, is piling pressure on the…

South African President Jacob Zuma’s unhelpful attitude towards Zimbabwe, especially at the United Nations, was likely to complicate relations between South Africa and Britain, the head of the Southern Africa section in the Foreign and Commonwealth Sarah Riley said shortly after the signing of the Global Political Agreement.

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African Diamond Producers say Zimbabwe should now be allowed to sell its diamonds from Marange without any hindrance because its mines are compliant with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. The…

Failure by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to reach a decision to allow Zimbabwe to sell its rough diamonds from Marange will not change anything. Zimbabwe will continue to sell…

Zimbabwe’s diamonds from Marange have not been cleared despite the announcement on Thursday that agreement had finally been reached.

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This is a question we have asked since the formation of the inclusive government. The only reason we continue to ask this question is that this country is endowed with…

Britain’s Minister of International Development Andrew Mitchell says although British aid to Zimbabwe is not channelled through the government but through “trusted partners” like the United Nations Children’s Fund, his officials have regular contact with Zimbabwean ministers and senior officials to ensure the best possible coherence with plans of the Zimbabwe government.

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