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Zim mines minister says they have met Kimberley Process requirements

Nov 4, 2009 10:43 PM | By Sapa-AP

Zimbabwe has made progress in complying with the requirements of a diamond watchdog body, Zimbabwe Mines Minister Obert Mpofu said as the Kimberley Process discusses Zimbabwe's possible suspension from the body.


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"We strongly believe that, as a country, we have done all in complying with the requirements of the process," Mpofu was quoted as saying in Namibia.

Yet civil society groups are demanding the country's suspension from the diamond trade, after investigations showed "horrific" abuses by the army against civilians.

The investigators visited Zimbabwe in June and July, gathering accounts of soldiers raping women and killing illegal miners in an eastern diamond field. They say it's "credible" that security forces are smuggling diamonds.

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Nov 5 2009 03:43:36 AM
mcritic
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This is normal ZANU-PF speak. They have met NO requirements and they are not about to - so the diamonds are still being mined by the army through forced slave labour - also child labour - and then taken in part by the army - to keep them happy. Most goes to the JOC for export to Hong Kong.

Nothing goes to revenue ffor the State and just watch the SABC programme to see what really happens.

ZANU-PF lies about everything they do to mask their massiver looting of anything of value in Zimbabwe and about the GPA and GNU - so why should they ever speak the truth in this case.
Nov 5 2009 04:28:11 AM
Billy Hill
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De Beers hard at work protecting their stranglehold on the diamond trade I see. Anybody with any interest in how the diamond cartel controlled by the Oppenheimer family goes about it's business should watch this documentary:

http://freespeech.org/video/diamond-empire-part-one
Nov 5 2009 05:07:01 AM
Africa_need_No_link_to_europe
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Pink "white" countries are after Mugabe and are using any tool in their hands to achieve their evil Agenda against Africa after president Mugabe heroic actions of freeing the land of the African people.

We know that, the evil western Europeans governments are like HIV in the human body and will not stop with their criminal actions toward Africa.

They will use any excuse until they get their evil goal achieved so that their pink "white" supremacy is preserved.

We call on the African leaders to study the mind-set of the western Europeans criminal governments and adjust their mind-set to be able to respond to their criminal behavior appropriately.
It is funny that the people that oppressed the African people and denied them all the basic human right all the time they occupied us and illegally ruled are now the people talking about abuse against civilians they want their slave even today.
Listening to pink “white” supremacists is the same as listening to the devil speak.
Nov 5 2009 06:16:08 AM
enie
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africa...if the land is so free, why did everyone leave there and come here, dick head?

why are you still speaking english, dick?

you couldnt study a worm in a glass jar, just like syphilis bob.

are you human??? thats a joke.

Nov 5 2009 07:41:18 AM
Billy Hill
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Well said Africa_need_No_link_to_europe .

enie you don't make any sense. But then white boys with little piepies like you and the accompanying inferiority issues seldom do.
Nov 5 2009 08:12:28 AM
enie
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hill billy..

and you abviously love ol africa's theme song....hate hate hate.

look at his points...

and then see where my points are.

of course, you are probably just as wasted as ou little friend anyway, therefore the need to have a go at me (because im white).

if you need me to explain any fuller just let me know.
Nov 5 2009 11:26:34 AM
TheWisdom
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I see we have two numb nuts on this forum speaking their bile! I say until ole Bob has any respect for human rights, all sorts of sanctions should be imposed on him and his extremist followers.


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