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Zimbabwe’s diamond sector is surging back into the global spotlight after a massive 500,000-carat showcase in Dubai triggered strong international demand, drawing top buyers and signalling a powerful comeback for the country’s high-value gemstone industry.The endorsement...

Struggling miner RioZim has announced plans to sell a series of assets, including its 22.2% stake in Murowa Diamonds, as part of a strategy to tackle a US$76.5 million debt, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Ryan Chigoche This...

The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is advancing its Area 3 Diamonds Processing Plant Expansion in Chiadzwa, with the diamond recovery section slated for completion by 30 August 2026, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Rudairo Mapuranga This critical...

Harare, December 31, 2025 - As the curtain falls on a tumultuous 2025, the Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) reflects on a year of profound struggles and unyielding resilience among mine workers who...

Diamond mining companies operating in Zimbabwe are mounting a unified and urgent appeal to the government to reform the sector's fixed 10% royalty rate, which they label as one of the highest and most uncompetitive in...

In a stark reflection of the challenges facing the diamond sector, Murowa Diamonds has reported a significant financial downturn, swinging from a profit to a substantial loss for the half-year ended 30 June 2025, Mining Zimbabwe...

An 18-year-old man from Mutasa has been sentenced to two years behind bars, becoming the latest individual to feel the "full wrath of the law" in a renewed clampdown on illegal mining within Zimbabwe's restricted Chiadzwa...

In its mandate to promote mining development, the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) has identified the struggling local diamond sector as one of the areas most critically in need of beneficiation investment, Mining Zimbabwe can...

Vice President of Zimbabwe, Retired General Dr Constantine Guvheya Chiwenga, is in India where he is leading a delegation engaging companies in Surat involved in diamond cutting, polishing and jewellery manufacturing, Mining Zimbabwe can report. By Rudairo...

Zimbabwe’s diamond sector has suffered a heavy blow in the first half of 2025, with export volumes collapsing by 60% to 2.72 million carats, down from 6.85 million carats in the same period last year, according...

Once upon a time, the diamond story wrote itself. The stones were rare, the allure unmatched, the market hungry. A few adverts and glossy campaigns were enough to keep buyers convinced that a diamond was indeed...

Two men have been sentenced to two years in prison each after they were caught prospecting for diamonds without a licence in the Marange diamond fields, a powerful reminder of Zimbabwe’s strict stance on illegal mining...