The Zimbabwe diamonds saga does not seem to have ended despite reports that the Kimberley Process which met in Kinshasa from Monday to Thursday has given the country the green-light to export diamonds from Marange’s two mines, Marange Resources and Mbada.
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British Foreign Minister Lord Howell of Guildford told the House of Lords this week that the International Criminal Court which was established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes against humanity has no jurisdiction over Zimbabwe because it is not a signatory to the Rome Statutes that govern the court.
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Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday said he and President Robert Mugabe will set the date for the next elections when conditions are right because only a legitimately elected government, and not a coalition, can develop and implement a common vision and programmes that will deal with the massive unemployment and poverty that Zimbabwe is currently facing.
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The Movement for Democratic Change yesterday called on the Kimberley Process to lift the ban on Marange diamonds saying the people of Zimbabwe and the country’s civil servants would benefit tremendously from the revenue generated by the diamonds.
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